Norman North quarterback David Cornwell poses for a portrait in Oklahoma City, Tuesday, August 14, 2013. [Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman]

David Cornwell just wants to have fun playing football. It's been awhile.

Oh, he's played a little football. He's had some fun. He just hasn't had the football and the fun together. Not in a long time.

Maybe that will change come September, when Cornwell figures to quarterback East Central University in the Great American Conference. Alabama to Ada. Nebraska to Norman to Nevada. It's been a wild ride for a ballyhooed quarterback who since 2010 has played only one full season of football.

So now the 23-year-old will spend the autumn in Pontotoc County, playing NCAA Division II football and finishing a master's degree in higher education to go with his bachelor's degree in business from Alabama.