By now, you’re likely familiar with the saga of Nevada high school offensive lineman Kevin Hart, who made up a nice little ruse about being recruited by Cal and Oregon, complete with press conference and hat selection.

He eventually owned up to his hoax, but there may be a happy ending in all of this. Despite the ruse, someone is still interested in possibly giving him a scholarship, according to KPTV in Portland: “FOX 12 reported that Portland State University football coaches said they have called Kevin Hart’s high school, requesting footage of the lineman.” Hart’s grandfather says Kevin just made a mistake, and he’d be happy to send any game tape to the university.

The Portland State Vikings wouldn’t normally ring anyone’s bells as far as football goes, except for the program being under the stewardship of one of the better fast-talkers around.

Yep, there’s something about a mixed-up kid going to play for Jerry Glanville that just warms my heart. The writers’ strike could be over as soon as this evening; I guarantee someone is working on getting the rights to Hart’s story already.