There might be some hope for Kansas football fans that the Insight Bowl game against Minnesota will be available on free, over-the-air television.</p><p>The Insight Bowl will be televised by NFL Network, which is not available on Time Warner, the dominant cable system in the Kansas City area. </p><p>While NFL games carried on NFL Network are made available on free TV in the markets of the participating teams, the policy doesn’t apply to college games on NFL Network.</p><p>Last season, as the date of the Insight Bowl between Oklahoma State and Indiana drew closer, NFL Network responded to an outcry of fans as well as the universities and allowed over-the-air stations to pick up the Insight Bowl.</p><p>In 2006 Kansas State’s appearance in the Texas Bowl against Rutgers was carried by NFL Network. The network, in its debut season, offered Time Warner a “trial” week, and the game was aired locally on cable.</p><p>“It’s too early right now to say what we could do or couldn’t do, but we’ll have discussions with all parties,” said Kansas associate athletic director <b>Jim Marchiony</b>.</p><p>“Obviously we’d like the game to be shown to as wide an audience as it can be shown. But ultimately, that’s a decision the Insight Bowl and NFL Network are going to make.”</p><p><b>Priest stays busy</b></p><p>Former Chiefs running back Priest Holmes is barely recognizable these days. He’s a svelte 205 pounds and looks good enough to make another comeback. </p><p>Just kidding.</p><p>Holmes is staying busy in his hometown of San Antonio, doing a lot of charitable and philanthropic work through his <b>priestholmesfoundation.org</b> site.</p><p>“We do comprehensive programs,” Holmes said of his foundation. “We build scholarships. Now to give back as a philanthropist is what I am now because I did the right things while playing and have an opportunity to help kids and be a role model.”</p><p>Dropping about 15 pounds from his playing weight wasn’t so easy for Holmes, the Chiefs’ all-time leading rusher and scorer, whose intense fitness program as a player included running steep hills.</p><p>“I went to a classroom where there were about 20 women,” Holmes said. “I thought I’d do a little bit of a cardio workout, and the women started smiling and laughing, and said, ‘We’ll see if you last.’ The class was for one hour. I lasted 30 minutes. I bowed out gracefully and walked out the door.”</p><p><b>Worth watching</b></p><p>ESPN will air a two-hour documentary at 8 Saturday night, “The Greatest Game Ever Played,” commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1958 NFL Championship Game in which Baltimore beat the New York Giants 23-17 in overtime.</p><p>The presentation includes colorization of the network telecast and previously unseen footage found in the office of Baltimore coach Weeb Ewbank. Also, ESPN brought together 11 players who took part in the game and their modern-day NFL counterparts from the past two Super Bowl champions — the Indianapolis Colts and Giants — that gives some real perspective on the impact of the game.</p><p>| To reach Randy Covitz,&#61477; call 816-234-4796&#61477; or send e-mail &#61477;to rcovitz@kcstar.com