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Slate: Football Feature Tuesday

Real, live tackle football creeps ever closer. Before the real games begin, writers are combing rosters for personal interest stories and finding no shortage among the K-State players and coaches.

Kellis Robinett ran a long feature about Skylar Thompson, who has been motivated by the death of his mother when he was only five years old and remembers her every time he leads a touchdown drive.

K-State Sports Extra featured new offensive coordinator Andre Coleman, whose experiences as a college and NFL player provide a “cheat sheet” for current players, both on the field and in life.