SPRING, Texas — Sitting in a small office space, head football coach Michael Bishop (yes, the former K-State star QB) is on the phone with Keisean Henderson, the No. 2-ranked QB in the high school recruiting class of 2026, wondering when he’ll be back from Chipotle with a takeout order.
In the meantime, Bishop plants the seeds of a joke to a visiting reporter. “Ask him why his nickname is Honey Boo Boo.”
When Henderson, the team’s star quarterback, walks into the room, he and Bishop pull their chairs together for an interview, munching on burrito bowls while trading verbal jabs. The first question, of course, is about the nickname.
Henderson: “It’s not. It’s not!”
Bishop: “Answer the question, man.”
Henderson: “That’s the nickname he gave my girlfriend. He calls her Honey Boo Boo all the time.”
Bishop is cracking up while Henderson makes this denial, almost like an uncle creating a bit of chaos for his own amusement.
Soon after, the conversation turns to a play Kei — Henderson’s actual nickname — made during his junior season at Legacy The School of Sports Sciences, a charter school just outside of Houston. It was supposed to be a fade ball to the right side of the end zone. Problem is nobody on the o-line blocked due to some snap count miscommunication. That meant Henderson had to make things happen. It started with a hard jump cut and quickly turned into a spin move. It ended with seven missed tackles and a spectacular 31-yard touchdown run.
That’s when Bishop jumped in: “He stole that move from me, too.”
He may have. YouTube highlights live forever.
Bishop is arguably the best player in Kansas State history. He was a consensus All-American in 1998, the Davey O’Brien winner and the Heisman runner-up to…
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Author : Chris Hummer
Publish date : 2025-05-14 16:06:00
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