Former BYU WR Parker Kingston seen working out in the indoor practice facility

A new development in the Parker Kingston saga may be making a lot out of nothing, but seeing the former BYU wide receiver working out on campus is drawing eyes and compounding questions.

In a recent Instagram video from another former Cougar wideout, Neil Pau'u, Kingston was seen running through a drill in the on-campus indoor practice facility, a building that isn't simply open for public use at any time. If Kingston is working out on campus, he likely received permission to do so (or whoever scheduled the workout), which is an odd sign in the middle of his felony rape investigation.

Kingston is not with the football program, nor has he been since news of the incident broke out. But the fact that Kingston has been allowed to work out at BYU's campus -- an institution that takes honor code and legal violations very seriously, as has been the case with multiple public instances over the past few years -- draws a few questions about whether BYU knows something about the investigation that hasn't yet been released.

It's probably a whole lot of nothing, and I wouldn't jump to the conclusion that Kingston will rejoin the football team this season, or any future season, but that hasn't stopped the internet from speculating as to what this appearance could mean.

One X user said the following about Kingston's sighting, noting BYU's history of erring on the side of caution in touchy situations like this.

"BYU has extremely tight rules and have a history of enforcing them diligently. Even if you believe they bend rules for athletes, or whatever, nobody can argue that in the face of public backlash, BYU errs on the side of extreme enforcement of the rules even at the extreme expense of the teams. ... The fact that we continue to see PK with his teammates and around the facilities leads me to believe that the decision makers at BYU know something we don’t."

Johnny Linehan, a former punter with the program, chipped in with the possibility that the IPF's admin could have been entirely unaware of Kingston's presence, as the facilities are rarely monitored.

Again, this could all be making a big deal over nothing, but even seeing Parker Kingston on campus during his criminal investigation is eyebrow raising. We'll wait and see if anything comes of this.

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