All my interviews for today's story on Meade quarterback Raymond Cotton were already finished on Sunday when I tuned in to the Redskins-Cowboys game.

As Redskins quarterback Jason Campbell dropped back and threw a strike to Santana Moss, the light bulb went on. Cotton wears No. 17 and so does Campbell. Cotton is set to go to Auburn and Campbell had an illustrious career at the Southeastern Conference powerhouse before becoming a first-round draft pick for Washington. Both guys are 6 feet 4 -- big, athletic quarterbacks with strong arms.

The similarities are obvious and Cotton is often compared to Campbell. It was an obvious connection, right? So I called Raymond back and asked him if Campbell was the quarterback he most looked up to.

He said: "No, he's a real good quarterback and everything, but 17 was just the number one of my coaches gave me."

-- Glenn Graham