Has (K-State wide receiver) Deon Murphy moved past his academic struggles?
Is he back with the team? Yeah, he’s back with the team, but we have a couple of kids that have some things to tidy up in the summer. I’ll tell you like I’ve told other people, “I love Deon, but there are some days that I don’t like Deon.” It’s not that he’s malicious or anything like that. A lot of young people want to be so good when it comes to sports. Now, he’s accepted that there are responsibilities that come along with being a very public figure. There is a responsibility to do well academically and do well in other ways. I’m confident that he’ll do that, but he has some work to do. We’ve had other players in the past that we’ve had to handle this way. Now, this has nothing to do with on-the-field stuff. Deon isn’t in anybody’s dog house or anything like that, but just like if he is your own child, you have to be able to say, “Look, sports is only for a limited period of time. You have to be able to treat it with respect.” As far as recruiting goes, how important is finding a wa
