BracketCat continued his inexorable countdown to opening day with a spotlight on No. 89, redshirt junior tight end Blaise Gammon, who is the son of longtime Chiefs long-snapper, Kendall Gammon. He’s also a six-foot seven-inch monster who originally walked on but has now earned scholarship status.
For the third consecutive year and the fourth time overall, 1997-1998 K-State phenom Michael Bishop is on the College Football Hall of Fame ballot. Other nominees of local interest include Nebraska quarterback Eric Crouch, Texas quarterback Vince Young, Colorado receiver Michael Westbrook, Nebraska offensive tackle Zach Wiegert, and California and Kansas City Chief tight end Tony Gonzalez.