Former NFL hall of fame head coach and announcer John Madden died yesterday at the age of 85. He was the best football color commentator of all time and was considered one of the best football coaches of all time. You always knew it was a big game when he was announcing it. The Madden NFL football video game was made because of him and became one of the most popular, if not the most popular, video games of all…
I took a little break from the blog after football season to get ready for Christmas and to spend some time with friends and family, but it’s time to get to blogging again. Let’s take a look at the latest K-State news from the Twitterverse….. JM: My condolences to the many friends and family of Joan Friederich. You can view her obituary here. Joan was the administrative assistant for Bill Snyder through his tenure as head football coach. The fact…
Kansas State is set to play LSU in the Texas Bowl on Tuesday, January 4th. That is assuming the game doesn’t get canceled due to Covid. Nothing would shock me at this point, but I will be surprised if the game takes place. LSU does not gain much from playing the game. They still do not appear to have a starting quarterback that is ready to play and between players opting out and testing positive for Covid, many teams are…
The big news for K-State football last week wasn’t the buzz on signing day. It was Nebraska quarterback Adrian Martinez announcing his transfer to K-State to play next season for the Wildcats. Has K-State found their starting quarterback for 2022? The move has been mostly celebrated by K-State football fans who were hoping for a big quarterback acquisition in the transfer portal. The move adds quite a bit of excitement, along with some uncertainty, going into the 2022 season. What…
Alabama quarterback Bryce Young won the Heisman Trophy on Saturday night. I didn’t watch the presentation and, to be honest, I haven’t watched it in years. The last one I watched was in 2012 when K-State quarterback Collin Klein was a finalist. Typically, the award goes to the best quarterback on the best team or the best running back on the best team. It’s a generalization, sure, but in looking at the history of Heisman Trophy winners, it’s not necessarily…