COMMENTARY
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Martell Pettaway could have turned into Martell Poutaway after one of the lowest moments of his career.
A week ago, Pettaway was a healthy scratch against North Carolina State. Outside of his freshman year, it was the first time the senior running back didn’t play in a game he dressed for.
As Neal Brown explained it, the N.C. State gameplan didn’t have any use for Pettaway, who only would have been used in two-back sets against the Wolfpack. But it still would have been easy for a fourth-year player who had already burned what should have been a redshirt season in 2016 to get frustrated.