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K-State Handled in Lawrence

johnkurtz | February 26, 2019 | 0 Comments

Snyder Singles Out Zuber After Loss

johnkurtz | November 3, 2018 | 0 Comments

Oklahoma Blasts K-State in Norman

johnkurtz | October 27, 2018 | 0 Comments

K-State explodes in 2nd half for win over OSU

johnkurtz | October 16, 2018 | 0 Comments

Manhattan, Kan. – It was another big day for Alex Barnes and Kansas State on the ground Saturday against Oklahoma State, but this time the Cats could walk away from the game feeling good about their performance. It took a bit for the rushing attack to turn into points for K-State, as the Cats found […]

Thompson rallies K-State over Iowa State 20-19

johnkurtz | November 25, 2017 | 0 Comments

Skylar Thompson is called “The Future” by many Kansas State football fans. The future has arrived. Kansas State rallied from a 19-7 deficit in the fourth quarter to beat Iowa State, 20-19, as time expired Saturday evening in Manhattan. Thompson found Isaiah Zuber in the back of the end zone to cap a ten-play, 87-yard […]

K-State stuns No. 10 Oklahoma State

johnkurtz | November 18, 2017 | 0 Comments

One of the strangest weeks in Bill Snyder’s tenure as Kansas State’s football coach had one final twist. With the program’s uncertain future in the spotlight and pegged a 20-point underdog in Las Vegas, K-State beat No. 10 Oklahoma State Saturday afternoon, 45-40, for the Wildcats’ first win in Stillwater since 1999. K-State also clinched […]

K-State did Nothing Wrong in Snyder/Leavitt Proposal

johnkurtz | November 17, 2017 | 0 Comments

Cole Manbeck Let’s go ahead and make this clear right away regarding Brett McMurphy’s report on Thursday — Kansas State’s administration didn’t force Bill Snyder to do anything. If McMurphy’s report is accurate (I have no reason to doubt its accuracy, as I know John Currie had zeroed in on Jim Leavitt to take over for Snyder […]

Early missed chances doom K-State in loss to No. 23 WVU

johnkurtz | November 11, 2017 | 0 Comments

Forcing four turnovers and holding West Virginia scoreless in the second half seems like a pretty good recipe for success. But scoring points, it turns out, is also important to winning football games. Kansas State did not do enough of the latter in a 28-23 loss to the No. 23 Mountaineers Saturday afternoon. “The defense […]

K-State rallies from 11 down to beat Tech

johnkurtz | November 4, 2017 | 0 Comments

Kansas State’s first second-half comeback win since 2015 didn’t come a moment too soon. With bowl eligibility in question and trailing by 11 points in the fourth quarter, the outlook was bleak for the Wildcats Saturday afternoon at Texas Tech. A few good plays and a couple fortunate breaks later, K-State topped the Red Raiders […]

K-State holds off KU upset bid

johnkurtz | October 28, 2017 | 0 Comments

LAWRENCE — Kansas State’s ninth-straight win over rival Kansas won’t do much to restore confidence in the Wildcats’ sputtering season. But it wasn’t a loss, and that will have to do, for now. K-State used three Matt McCrane field goals and a D.J. Reed kickoff return for a touchdown to overcome KU, 30-20, at Memorial […]