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Obviously you know, how else would you have spelled his last name right.
I don't know this!
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He was the QB for Manhattan High. Nice guy.
Would someone who is mean and nasty cut and paste the powerespect article "Digging Deep?" The teaser has a blurb about Bachamp. I work with his mom and she is trying to find a way to read it. She is anti-Fitz of course. tia
Robert CassidyGoPowercat.com Staff WriterJokes about head coach LHC Bill Snyder's tendency to make backup fullbacks, kickers and reserve quarterbacks available to the media while keeping his star running back and members of a struggling defense off-limits have been running rampant in media circles for some time. So when the shaggy haired kid tabbed as No. 17 on the Kansas State roster made his way into Tuesday's press gathering, it set off more than a few chuckles.Even so, his entrance was announced like that of anybody else."Cole Bachamp."What came out of mouth belonging to the athletic department official trumpeting the wide receiver's presence next, however, was something you'd never hear said to Brodrick Smith. And not just because of the clear, phonetic syllables that make up his name."Did I say that right?" he asked.His presence in the room was born from necessity. You see, his seldom-recognized face and relatively unknown name is likely to become a fixture of sorts, not just in interviews, but on the football field as well. After all, one person's season-ending injury acts as another's kick-start. Steve AdelsonSenior Aubrey Quarles is emerging as the go-to threat in K-State's injury-riddled receiving corps.For Bachamp, who recorded his first career catch, a 23-yard reception, against Baylor last Saturday, this is the case. Since both Smith and fellow wideout Tramaine Thompson were struck down by leg injuries, the gameday pronunciation sheet has received an influx of new and useful blood. The Manhattan-born walk-on is one of the names on the top of that list."It's kind of an up-and-down feeling for me," Bachamp said on Tuesday. "I get the opportunity to get in at the expense of a couple guys getting hurt. Coach (Michael) Smith keeps us ready for if that kind of thing comes up, though."Come up it has, and the added weight doesn't just fall on Bachamp's shoulders. After a loss of two major contributors, the roles of players all over the Wildcats' wide receiver depth chart have been adjusted. Change was inevitable, but its scope might not be as vast as it would seem.In the absence of Smith, senior Aubrey Quarles has emerged as Carson Coffman's favorite target. After his six-catch, 131-yard performance at Baylor, it became clear that at least part of the shuffle is coming off without a hitch."Aubrey had a really nice ballgame, and I think that's always been there," Snyder said. "Before Brodrick's injury, he probably got more than his share of throws in his vicinity. Aubrey has kind of taken that position."I was pleased with his play."Not only is Quarles, who leads the team in both catches and receiving yards, getting the job done, he's doing so at an accelerated rate. Probably through coincidence, the Wildcats' passing attack has seemed to improve in the weeks since losing its top option. Depth, it would seem, is not an issue here."Aubrey is our leader," redshirt sophomore receiver Chris Harper said. "I think Aubrey is the captain of the team. He's not an actual captain, but he is in my eyes. He works harder that anybody else every day."According to player accounts, Smith, the assistant charged with coaching the unit, harps on the situation during every practice. He does what he can to make it clear. Everybody on the roster has moved up a peg in the pecking order, and for Quarles, Bachamp and Adrian Hilburn, the pressure is being dialed up. Even for Harper, a regular contributor who will be asked for even more in an effort to replace the production that vanished with Thompson's injury, things are different now."He was the quickest out of all of us and the best rout runner," Harper said of Thompson, who Snyder would only said would not be available for Saturday's game. "I'm probably going to have to move in there and play the slot a lot more. I've played the slot when Tramaine wasn't in there earlier in the year. I played it at Oregon, too. I'm pretty comfortable already."The group of receivers that will take the field together for the foreseeable future will feature some familiar as well as so not-so-familiar names arranged in a new pecking order. But so far, there's no reason to think it won't work out."They all do a pretty nice job," Snyder said. "If the execution of their routes are correct, they have the athletic ability to be proficient receivers."The head coaches' assessment looks to be spot on. For a team that certainly has its share of problem areas, the one most devastated by injuries isn't one. So while some will undoubtedly find themselves asking "who?" when certain names are called on Saturdays, the final product should be recognizable."There are going to be a lot of guys that play that you guys didn't know before the season," Harper said. "We have guys like Cole. I though he was going to bust his (first catch) for a touchdown. We have three or four more guys that can come in and play whenever."
stormnut In the future, please save "don't care if I get banned" posts to share recruiting articles/updates instead of touchy-feely crap stories.Thanks.
