Kansas State became the latest team to withdraw from bowl consideration Wednesday when the school paused all football activities indefinitely amid an outbreak of positive COVID-19 tests and contact tracing that would have prevented them from fielding enough players to play.The First Responders Bowl was the likely destination for the Wildcats, who beat then-No.
3 Oklahoma on the road early in the season but slid to a 4-6 finish after losing quarterback Skylar Thompson and several other players to injuries.Kansas State lost its last five games but was in line for a bowl game because it finished seventh in the Big 12.