No one needs to remind Deante Burton and Terrale Johnson of the importance Kansas State football fans place on winning the Sunflower Showdown.
They learned about that as young kids.
“Growing up in Manhattan, all you hear about is K-State, K-State, K-State, KU, KU, KU,” said Johnson, a senior right tackle. “You hear all about the rivalry all the time. It does motivate me.”
How could it not?
“People always tell you, ‘K-State doesn’t lose to KU in football,’ ” said Burton, a senior receiver. “That’s just something that doesn’t happen. I definitely don’t want to be a part of the team that lets that happen.