Kirk Whillock remembers walking through the grocery store or heading to church with his wife, Judy, and being asked the same questions, over and over again.
“Is Trav playing? How’s he doing?”
Ever since Kirk’s son, Travis, and his fellow class of 2016 Katy Tigers left their hometown to compete at the collegiate level, the good people of Katy, Texas have never forgotten to check in.
They could have been forgiven for neglecting Travis Whillock, a redshirt sophomore who saw the field for the first time Oct. 6 against Michigan State, instead choosing to inquire about Whillock’s teammate, NU middle linebacker Paddy Fisher.