MANHATTAN – The resurgence was also a relief.
By bouncing back from six straight losses to win its last three games, Kansas State qualified for a bowl game.
Legitimately.
By the minimum standard college football adapted some time ago – a 6-6 record.
The Liberty Bowl is expected to extend a formal invitation Sunday to the Wildcats, who will reach the postseason for the sixth year in a row. They did so by avoiding any bowl loopholes after nipping West Virginia 24-23 on Saturday in Snyder Family Stadium.
“That’s major,’’ K-State coach Bill Snyder said.