Northwestern, Arizona and Texas A&M to sell only generic jerseys

[Abdullah the Butcher]

http://m.espn.go.com/ncf/story?storyId=11036531

Worried about the ramifications of selling the numbers tied to student-athletes, several schools have decided not to sell football jerseys with star players' digits on them this upcoming season, sources tell ESPN.

Three schools -- Texas A&M, Arizona and Northwestern -- will offer more generic jerseys this season.

The Aggies sold thousands of No. 2 jerseys over the past two years thanks to Johnny Manziel, who wore the number, but sources say the only jersey available at retail this year will be the No. 12 -- as in the "12th Man," a jersey the school has sold for years, alongside other numbers.

 

[Count 'Bility]

things like this so reek of backtracking and damage control, it might as well be an admission of guilt.