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LINCOLN, Neb. —It wasn't a great way to end the season. With a Big 12 North championship on the line and within its grasp, Kansas State lost back-to-back games to Missouri and Nebraska and won't play in a bowl game for the third year in a row and fifth time in the past six years.
Bob Lutz has been The Eagle's sports columnist since 1996. A native of Derby, he has worked for the newspaper since 1974 and covered a variety of beats, from high schools to Wichita State to pro sports. If you want to get in good with him, mention the St. Louis Cardinals. Provided they're winning, of course.