Jeremiah Johnson, a native of Scandia, Kansas, remembers the two-hour drives southeast to Manhattan for summer coaching clinics at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. A 2000 graduate of the University of Kansas, Johnson also remembers Kansas State's dominance on the gridiron.
He's a Texas A&M alum who faced the purple and white as a player and then as a member of the coaching staff, and later he served as defensive coach for four years at Kansas, but today, after a 36-hour whirlwind trip to see current Kansas State players, Jordan Peterson wears a purple quarter-zip with a silver Powercat and a gray cap that reads "CATS" as he sits at a table by Bill Snyder Family Stadum.
Tess Heal had a season-high 17 points to lead four double-digit scorers, and Kansas State used a 28-6 third-quarter scoring run to break a halftime tie and pull away from Cincinnati in a 79-52 victory in the Wildcats' Big 12 Conference home opener on Wednesday at Bramlage Coliseum.
Marcus Woodson is an accomplished defensive secondary coach with 21 years of experience. He made numerous stops along his journey, including Auburn, Florida State, and most recently three years as co-defensive coordinator at Arkansas. Today, Woodson wears a purple quarter-zip and touches the silver Powercat logo on his chest as he talks.
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