"We like K-State," said Alamo Bowl representative Marty Wender, who attended Saturday night's game against Texas. "That's why I'm here."
K-State also is being considered for the Insight, Independence and Texas bowls.
"They bring a lot of people, and K-State recruits a lot in Texas," he said. "I'll tell you, it's important when a team travels, and y'all do that."
The Alamo Bowl, which will be played Dec. 30 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, pits a Big 12 member against a Big Ten squad.
K-State fans most certainly remember the Alamo. Despite being ranked fourth in the nation, the 1998 Wildcats plummeted to that bowl, which is fourth in the Big 12 hierarchy, after losing in overtime to Texas A&M in the Big 12 championship. Unranked Purdue upset K-State, 37-34, when Drew Brees completed a 24-yard pass to Isaac Jones with 30 seconds remaining.
