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K-State hires Sean Gleeson as offensive coordinator

A 19-year coaching veteran who has presided over explosive offenses during his eight seasons as a coordinator, Sean Gleeson has been hired as Kansas State’s offensive coordinator, head coach Collin Klein announced Monday. Gleeson comes to Manhattan from Missouri where he spent the last two seasons working with the Tiger quarterbacks. “My family and I […]

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Desert drought sinks K-State as Big 12 struggles continue at Arizona State

Kansas State men’s basketball had its first real look at a conference win on Saturday afternoon, but one costly stretch proved too much to overcome in an 87–84 loss at Arizona State at Desert Financial Arena. After opening Big 12 play against No. 10 BYU and No. 1 Arizona, the Wildcats had chances to steady […]

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The new old school’: How K-State’s portal plan is built for more than one year

By Toby Hammes College football’s transfer portal has made roster turnover feel inevitable. Players arrive, contribute, and often leave before anyone has time to learn much about them beyond a jersey number. This week’s sprint to building a roster has shown us that K-State has been active in the portal, just like many teams, but […]

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K-State adds Louisiana Tech linebacker Mekhi Mason

By Tim Everson After a blitz of incoming transfers on Monday, Kansas State kept the party going Tuesday morning with the addition of Louisiana Tech linebacker Mekhi Mason. Mason, a native of Miami suburb Pemrboke Pines, started his career with two seasons at Syracuse before transferring to Ruston in 2024. To view the full article […]

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Mike Schmidt hired as K-State’s offensive line coach

Mike Schmidt, who has helped teams rank in the top 30 nationally in rushing offense multiple times in his 14 seasons as a full-time assistant coach, has been hired as the offensive line coach at Kansas State, head coach Collin Klein announced Friday. Schmidt comes to K-State after working the past two seasons as the […]

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K-State alum, donor Bob Tointon dies at 92

Longtime K-State supporter Bob Tointon died last Friday at the age of 92. Bob and his wife Betty, who passed away in 2020, both graduated from Kansas State University in 1955 and gave much of their time, expertise and financial support to the university, K-State Athletics, the K-State Alumni Association and the KSU Foundation. Bob, […]

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Thad Ward returns to K-State as associate head coach and WR coach

had Ward, who served as the Wildcats’ wide receivers coach during their 2022 Big 12 Championship season and has spent the last three seasons at Illinois, has been hired as Kansas State’s associate head coach and will tutor the wide receivers, head coach Collin Klein announced Friday. Ward comes back to Manhattan after working the […]

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What we know — and still don’t know — about this K-State team entering 2026

By Toby Hammes Kansas State men’s basketball has shown flashes of its ceiling, but it hasn’t yet shown its final shape as the calendar turns to 2026. Through non-conference play, the Wildcats have delivered enough evidence to believe they can score with almost anyone in the Big 12. They’ve also revealed enough unanswered questions to […]

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