As the Seattle Seahawks took down the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LX, there were many star names and headlines within this title rematch just over a decade later.
Unfortunately, Seahawks legend Tyler Lockett was not a part of this. The ten-year wide receiver just narrowly missed both of Seattle's Super Bowl appearances. He was drafted out of Kansas State in 2015 and departed for the Tennessee Titans in 2025. Lockett ended his four-year Wildcats career with 249 receptions for 3,710 yards and 29 touchdowns.
Lockett declined in play in his later years, but alongside Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba, it's hard to imagine he wouldn't make some type of impact. Cooper Kupp, even for as far as he was from the No. 1 threat statistically, was largely present in the postseason. He had 15 receptions for 157 yards and one touchdown, leading Seahawks receivers in two of the playoff matchups.
Lockett could have been a safety option and even a top threat in these big moments, especially with Seattle's suffocating defensive unit and Kenneth Walker III dominating in the run game.
Still, the Kansas State and Seahawks legend showed love to Seattle for its second championship. It was one of the most dominating victories in Super Bowl history, as well as a revenge tour for the Patriots' victory in 2015.
JEROME TANG VOWS FOR KANSAS STATE TO BE BETTER
It's been a rough start for Kansas State.
And that's honestly an understatement for how bad the team has been this year. A unit projected to be at least a Tournament contender is now at the bottom of the Big 12. A combination of injuries, ineffective star performances, and a lack of cohesion has the Wildcats as arguably the conference's worst team.
After the TCU loss, coach Jerome Tang had a slightly different tone from when his team was blown out by Iowa State last week.
"I'm hurting for them right now. I'm frustrated because there are things I feel like I can do better, and I'm gonna figure that out," Tang said in his postgame interview. "Now we just keep going. This is not how we intended, but this is where we are. Life is 10 percent of what happens to you and 90 percent of how you respond. We're gonna respond the right way."
He held PJ Haggerty and Nate Johnson accountable for their sloppy late-game turnovers in the Horned Frogs loss.
"I'm not sure it's just any one thing," Tang said. "Players have to make plays in those situations. You have to get the ball to the right dude and say, 'Go win it,' and we haven't been able to do that."