Freshman quarterback, Jordan Cooper, runs the ball around defenders during the first quarter of the game against the Bulldogs.
In years past, football fans from across Wichita have pleaded their cases for a Shocker football team to make a triumphant return to campus. Even late Wichita State President John Bardo posted a cryptic tweet in 2016 with a mock-up football helmet that created buzz across the city.
This past weekend, a college football game between four-year universities was played for the first time inside Cessna Stadium in about 15 years. The Heartland Classic was played between historic Langston University and McPherson College, and even had a Hall of Fame enshrinement for Willie Jeffries, a former Shocker football coach.