K-State Football

A 24-year coaching veteran who has 13 years of coordinator experience, Jeremiah Johnson has been hired as a defensive backs coach at Kansas State, head coach Collin Klein announced Wednesday. Johnson comes to Manhattan after serving one season as the defensive coordinator at Coastal Carolina in addition to being the Chanticleers’ interim head coach for […]

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Kansas State football experienced some comings and goings over the Christmas holiday. Sophomore cornerback Donovan McIntosh announced that he would be staying with the program after reports surfaced that he was leaving, while sophomore defensive lineman Chiddi Obiazor and senior defensive back Daniel Cobbs are entering the transfer portal, according to reports. McIntosh, a St. […]

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It’s early, but new Kansas State head coach Collin Klein is getting high marks from athletics director Gene Taylor for how he’s handled a tricky transition period to start his tenure. The Mercury sat down with Taylor earlier this month for a wide-ranging conversation which will feature in multiple articles in the near future. Klein […]

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A day after the official hiring of Jordan Peterson as Kansas State’s new defensive coordinator, head coach Collin Klein announced two more additions to the defensive staff. Linebackers coach Nick Toth and defensive backs coach Marcus Woodson round out the main defensive assistants on Klein’s inaugural staff, along with Peterson (safeties) and Buddy Wyatt (defensive […]

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Kansas State is losing its top defender to the transfer portal. Linebacker Austin Romaine is entering the transfer portal, according to a multiple national reports Monday afternoon. The junior from Hillsboro, Mo., has been a dominant presence in the middle of K-State’s defense, wracking up 162 tackles over the last two seasons, including 66 and […]

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From K-State sports MANHATTAN, Kan. – Jordan Peterson, an experienced defensive backs coach who has five years of coordinator experience and spent six years on Big 12 staffs, has been hired as Kansas State’s defensive coordinator and will work with the Wildcat defensive backs, head coach Collin Klein announced Sunday. Peterson comes from his alma […]

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Kansas State defensive end Ryan Davis intends to enter the NCAA transfer portal, per national reports on Wednesday, becoming the latest Wildcat to depart as the program navigates a roster movement in the wake of coaching change. Davis’ decision came after fellow former Wildcats Jayce Brown and Donovan McIntosh entered the portal earlier Wednesday, adding […]

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By Tim Everson
Kansas State’s top pass catcher and playmaker is headed to the transfer portal.
Junior wide receiver Jayce Brown is leaving Manhattan for his senior season, the star wide-out announced on social media Tuesday evening.
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A seven-year coaching staff member who has tutored Wildcat defensive ends to 10 All-Big 12 honors, Buddy Wyatt will remain on staff to coach the Kansas State defensive line, head coach Collin Klein announced Monday. Wyatt has coached at K-State since 2019 and guided players to All-Big 12 First Team honors on five occasions. “I […]

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