College Football Report released this graphic of the top 20 Heisman contenders for 2024. Will Howard is number six and Avery Johnson is number 20. I’d put money on Howard before Johnson, just because the Heisman usually goes to the best quarterback on the best team, and I think Ohio State is more likely to be the best team than K-State it. What do you think?
As a follower of the Kansas City sports scene for around 40 years now, it seems like the stars are aligning in 2024 for all the local sports teams. It is almost like we are living in an alternate universe or bizarro world. The Kansas City Chiefs are favored to win their third straight Super Bowl, which would make them the only NFL team in history to do so, the Kansas City Royals are in playoff contention, Kansas football is…
The 16th installment of “Profiles in K-State Fandom” features Katie Porter! Katie and I “met” on Twitter/X and she was nominated by a previous honoree. Katie has met and been pictured with many K-State sports figures and head coaches over the years, as you’ll see in the slideshow below. She claims that 90 percent of her wardrobe is purple. She’s barely got me beat. I am sure you will enjoy learning about this K-State super fan! JM: Tell me a…
Perusing the annual K-State media guide probably sounds boring to most people, but I love reading it when it is released. I’ve always loved numbers and statistics, so my favorite sections of the guide are the individual player records. As a little preview of the upcoming season, I like to check it out and see if any players on this year’s football team might be positioned to break some school records this fall. K-State has a pretty young roster right…
Football season is 27 days away and the hype is starting to pick up, but there is plenty of basketball news to share as well. Let’s get right into it. JM: The commitment of Collins will likely turn out to be an underrated one. He is a three-star player, but a speedy one… “Collins, 5-foot-11, 175-pound defensive back from Staley High School in Kansas City, won the 200-meter dash with a Missouri Class 5 record time of 21.23 seconds and…