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Manhattan graduate Johnson back home with K-State

MANHATTAN — Kansas State’s first game against South Dakota on Sept. 5 marked an important occasion for one Wildcat player, whose journey in NCAA athletics began in a place he never thought he’d play again — home.

Junior offensive lineman Terrale Johnson began his career with the Wildcats nearly three years after he graduated from Manhattan High School, stepping in for injured senior tackle Boston Stiverson.

During his senior season with the Indians, a series of events unfolded to take him away from home and then back again.

The journey began with the Indians’ coach Joe Schartz, a former quarterback for Washburn University, who will be inducted into the Ichabods’ Hall of Fame on Oct.