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What ever happened to that football helmet?

Is Wichita State President John Bardo still considering the thought of reviving a football program?

Wichita State President John Bardo has a history of teasing the idea of football.

So this arrived… #GoShox pic.twitter.com/GxONJenkxN

— John Bardo (@President_Bardo) February 3, 2016

In early 2016, Bardo tweeted a picture of a football helmet with the comment, “So this arrived…” The helmet continues to sit outside his office in Morrison Hall. That was the start of Bardo’s quest to revive a sport that’s been missing from the university for more than 30 years.