bishop attended and played at cathedral high school in indianapolis - class of 1988. he then attended st. joseph's college and played football there before transferring to play college football at ball state university in muncie, indiana. at ball state university, bishop earned all-mid-american conference second-team choice in 1992 as a senior and 1990 as a sophomore. named team captain his senior year. bishop made 243 total tackles, 13 pass breakups, 15 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, one interception, and one blocked kick..