Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson publicly announced that he had started a drive online to raise money for his high school principal, Dr. Chris Botts, who is undergoing cancer treatments.

Johnson didn’t have a touchdown in a 38-9 loss, but BYU fans helped make up the rest, he said. The goal was to raise $20,000 and BYU fans surpassed that mark by almost $10,000. “The fact that you want to do this for me, I don’t even know what to say. It touches my heart,” Botts said of Johnson’s initial pledge.

The No. 23 Kansas State Wildcats (3-1) play a conference opponent when they host the No. 20 Oklahoma State Cowboys (3-1) on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in a Big 12 battle.