Author: KMAN Staff

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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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, 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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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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Kansas State junior running back Antonio Martin Jr. plans to enter the NCAA transfer portal, according to reports. He becomes the latest Wildcat to explore options elsewhere during an active stretch of roster movement, which now totals 20 reports of planned entrances into the portal. A late addition to the roster, Martin Jr. transferred to […]

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Jeremy Jacobs, an Army veteran who has worked at three Power 4 schools over the last 10 seasons, has been hired as Kansas State’s Director of Strength and Conditioning, head coach Collin Klein announced Tuesday. After serving in the military – which included two combat rotations – Jacobs has worked in the collegiate space at […]

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An experienced skill position coach with eight years of work at Power 4 schools after a highly-successful stint as a high school head coach, Cory Patterson has been hired as Kansas State’s running backs coach, head coach Collin Klein announced Tuesday. Patterson most recently coached the running backs during the 2025 season at Oklahoma State, […]

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