K-State Football

By Tim Everson Following an appeal to the conference, Kansas State will only have to pay half of a $500,000 fine for opting out of a bowl game at the end of last season, the athletics department confirmed to The Mercury Wednesday morning. Brett McMurphy of On3 reported the news first. To view the full […]

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An evening season opener and a pair of morning kickoffs begin the Collin Klein era of Kansas State football, as the Big 12 Conference and its television partners have made selections for the first three weeks of the 2026 season. The first game of the 2026 campaign against Nicholls on Sept. 5 will kick at […]

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K-State Football fans will be greeted with a new LED lighting system in Bill Snyder Family Stadium this fall, thanks to a leadership gift from the Koster Family of Garden City, Kansas. This gift will also aid in the daily operation of the athletics department. “We are excited to welcome Coach Klein back to K-State […]

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Kansas State football is losing a special-teams standout from last season Sophomore wide receiver and kick returner Bryce Noernberg is no longer with the team, according to a social media post from his father, Scott, on Facebook. In a post from Tuesday night, Noernberg’s father claimed that after first-year head coach Collin Klein and his […]

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Former Wildcat senior safety VJ Payne was picked with the 12th pick of the seventh round (228th overall) by the New York Jets. It’s the fifth-straight year and the 37th draft overall that the Wildcats have had at least two players picked. A four-year starter for the Wildcats, Payne played in 52 career games, which […]

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It took until Day 3, but Kansas State football is sending another player to the next level. Wildcat senior center Sam Hecht was picked with the fourth pick of the fifth round (144th overall) of the 2026 NFL Draft by the Carolina Panthers Saturday afternoon. A former walk-on, the 6-foot-4, 303-pound offensive lineman was a […]

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By Ned Seaton Chris Klieman is back. Klieman, who retired last November as the K-State football coach, has signed an agreement to serve as a consultant to the athletics department through the end of the year. He’ll help advise Coach Collin Klein and athletics director Gene Taylor, Taylor said in a phone interview with The […]

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Collin Klein has had almost the full head-coaching experience over the last several months. He’s accepted a job at his alma mater to rapturous acclaim, built a staff, and filled a roster. But on Thursday, the former Wildcat Heisman finalist and Ring of Honor inductee will run his first practice as a head coach when […]

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