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A look at the buy-out situation for Jerome Tang’s contract

Following the third-worst home loss in program history, and the second-worst start to conference play ever, uncertainty in the future of Kansas State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang has started to take hold. Tang is in his fourth season with Kansas State. Barring a miracle run through the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, the […]

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K-State men’s track and field ranked 1st, women 15th

The Kansas State men’s track and field team tops the NCAA after the second week of the indoor season, according to the USTFCCCA national poll released on Tuesday. Track becomes the first K-State team to be ranked No. 1 in 14 years, since the football team in the BCS standings in November 2012, previously No. […]

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Wildcat Insider – 2/2/26

On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll talk about K-State’s blowout loss to Iowa State yesterday, does Tang owe an explanation to the fans, hear from “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson, and much more! Hour 1 Segment 1 – “It’s hard to watch honestly.” – Jacob Pullen Segment 2 – K-State women win again […]

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COLUMN | K-State fans deserve better

By Toby Hammes Jerome Tang didn’t think he needed to explain anything to Kansas State fans after Sunday’s 95-61 loss to Iowa State. “I don’t feel like I need to give an explanation to our fans right now,” Tang said. “I want them to know that I’m working really hard and I’m not happy with […]

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Tim Everson

K-State women fire past Arizona State for road win

After back-to-back losses in the Sunflower State, the Kansas State women traded the cold tundra of Manhattan for the warm deserts of Arizona, and it paid dividends. Behind a stellar showing from behind the arc, the Wildcats (12-11, 5-5 Big 12) came away with a convincing 74-67 win over Arizona State (18-5, 5-5) on Sunday, […]

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K-State suffers 3rd-worst home loss in program history vs. No. 8 Iowa State

The low points keep finding ways to get lower for Kansas State men’s basketball this season. No. 8 Iowa State jumped on the Wildcats early and imposed its will with little resistance, rolling to a 95-61 win Sunday at Bramlage Coliseum — the worst margin of defeat under head coach Jerome Tang. After the game, […]

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Tang releases statement on Mobi Ikegwuruka’s absence

Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang released a statement Thursday regarding junior wing Mobi Ikegwuruka, who has missed the Wildcats’ last six games. “Mobi is dealing with a private matter and remains a member of our team,” Tang said in a written statement. “He is eligible to be with us but is not personally ready. […]

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Gene Taylor: Kansas schools to ask state with athletics in NIL era

By Ned Seaton K-State Athletics Director Gene Taylor says he and his colleagues at KU and Wichita State plan to ask the state government for help, in an era where colleges are obligated to come up with millions to pay athletes. Taylor, in interviews with The Mercury conducted over the past month, said that big-time […]

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Yormark, Linton urge KS legislators to invest in athletics as economic driver for state

Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark told Kansas legislators on Monday that states should invest in their public universities because they are economic drivers. Yormark spoke during meeting of the Joint Committee on Commerce at the Capitol. The meeting was an informational session that touched on recent changes that have changed the face of college athletics, […]

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K-State women fall by 22 at rival Kansas

By Tim Everson A short-handed Kansas State women’s team couldn’t keep pace with rival Kansas in Lawrence on Sunday. The Wildcats fell 83-61 in a game that was only close through the first quarter, and ended as K-State’s worst loss to its rival in over 30 years. The defeat is the Wildcats’ fourth in the […]

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