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 staff took over the program, the sophomore from Olathe North found himself at the bottom of the heap in his position groups and is going to try to find playing time elsewhere.

“It was an amazing couple (of) years in Manhattan, but then D1 College Football did what it does. New HC Collin Klein brought in all new coaches and players … paid them accordingly, and (Bryce Noernberg) found himself at the bottom of the depth chart. Not wanting to start over again as a true walk-on freshman, he basically told them to kiss his ass!!

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander brought in another piece to Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster on Monday, adding depth with Class of 2026 recruit Nash Stark.

Stark, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Lipscomb Academy from the Nashville area, was offered a preferred walk-on spot by the new staff at Belmont in April.

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander brought in another piece to Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster on Monday, adding depth with Class of 2026 recruit Nash Stark.

Stark, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Lipscomb Academy from the Nashville area, was offered a preferred walk-on spot by the new staff at Belmont in April.

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By Toby Hammes

Casey Alexander brought in another piece to Kansas State men’s basketball’s roster on Monday, adding depth with Class of 2026 recruit Nash Stark.

Stark, a 6-foot-7 wing out of Lipscomb Academy from the Nashville area, was offered a preferred walk-on spot by the new staff at Belmont in April.

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Because of forecasted inclement weather, Kansas State and Missouri State officials have canceled Tuesday’s contest between the Wildcats and Bears at Hammons Field. Additionally, Wednesday’s game at Tointon Family Stadium with Omaha has also been canceled.

Tuesday’s non-conference game originally was scheduled for 11 a.m. CT, while Wednesday was slated for a 6 p.m. first pitch.

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State’s basketball will enter the upcoming season with just one returning player, as rising sophomore Andrej Kostic opted to stay in Manhattan through a coaching change and full roster overhaul.

Kostic is the lone holdover on a roster that features 12 newcomers in Casey Alexander’s first season, making his decision one of the few pieces of continuity as the Wildcats reset under a new staff.

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Kansas State men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander said his roster for the 2026-27 season is essentially set, with 13 scholarship players already in place and no expectation of adding more.

“We wanted the right people — the right kind of guys,” Alexander said. “We had to do that on a budget, and we’re really pleased with how things turned out.”

With the transfer portal window for entries now closed, K-State has shifted from building its roster to developing it, leaving only a pair of open spots that are unlikely to impact the Wildcats’ rotation.

“If we add, it would be more of a walk-on situation — somebody who brings practice value and can help with depth,” Alexander said. “I don’t anticipate adding anyone that I’d view as a rotational player. I’d never say never, but we’re not beating the bushes right now to try to find the next player.”

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By Tim Everson

The Kansas State women’s golf team is headed to its second-straight regional for the first time in over 20 years.

The Wildcats were picked among the 72-team field on Wednesday, earning the seventh seed in the Louisville (Ky.) regional held at the University of Louisville Golf Club.

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The K-State track and field teams wrapped up three days of the Drake Relays on Saturday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa, finishing with team scores after competing in five relay races.

After the five races, the 4×100, 4×400, 4×800, sprint medley relay and distance medley relay, both K-State teams finished top-5 in the university divisions. The 15th-ranked men’s team were named runners-up with 30 points, the women’s team in 5th place with 15 points. The University of Iowa won both team events with 40 and 37 points, respectively.

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Kansas State held a 6-4 lead after six innings, only to see No. 16 Nebraska score three runs over the final three frames to secure a 7-6 walk-off victory over the Wildcats Tuesday night at Hawks Field at Haymarket Park.

K-State (26-19) crawled out of an early 3-0 hole and battled to take a 6-4 lead until Nebraska (32-11) erased the deficit, highlighted with a game-tying RBI triple from Jeter Worthley. Knotted at 6-6, Rhett Stokes delivered the decisive hit, lining a 1-0 pitch down the left field line to score the winning run from second.

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Whether Jerome Tang will sue K-State over an $18.7 million buyout clause remains up in the air.

Attorneys for Tang, the four-year former men’s basketball coach who was fired in February, sent a draft of a lawsuit that claimed he was owed that amount, athletics director Gene Taylor told The Mercury recently.

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By Tim Everson

Former Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang will be back on the sideline next season after a midseason firing for cause in February.

According to a report from ESPN Tuesday afternoon, Tang is finalizing a multi-year deal to return to Baylor to serve as an assistant coach under long-time head coach Scott Drew.

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On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, what were the best and worst K-State sports moments of 25-26, “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson joins the show, who was the MVP of Spring football, and more!

Hour 1

Segment 1 – Did Tim complete the 9-9-9 challenge

Segment 2 – Who was the MVP of Spring football?

Segment 3 – Bat Cats swept by KU

Hour 2

Segment 1 – “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson

Segment 2 – Best and worst of K-State Sports 2025-26

Segment 3 – This week in the Big 12

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In a game that was delayed more than five hours by weather, No. 16 Kansas defeated Kansas State baseball, 9-7, to complete a Dillons Sunflower Showdown sweep at Tointon Family Stadium Sunday.

With the victory, KU improved to 33-11 and 17-4 in Big 12 play, continuing its best conference start in school history. K-State fell to 26-18 and 9-12 in league games.

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A second 7-footer is headed to Manhattan.

Kansas State men’s basketball and head coach Casey Alexander have signed Xavier forward Pape N’Diaye from the transfer portal, the team announced on Saturday.

The 7-foot sophomore appeared in 29 games for the Musketeers during the 2025-26 season, averaging 2.0 points and 2.3 rebounds in limited minutes. New Mexico transfer JT Rock is the Wildcats’ other 7-footer, standing at 7-foot-1.

Despite the low usage, N’Diaye ranked second on the team and seventh in the Big East with 1.0 blocks per game. He also went 9-of-21 on 3-point attempts for the Musketeers.

N’Diaye showed flashes throughout the season, including a pair of 10-point performances against Creighton and Seton Hall. He also posted a career-high four blocks against Missouri State and recorded multiple games with strong defensive impact off the bench.

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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 is tied for 11th in school history. He started 42 career games including 41-consecutive games to end his career, which stood as the longest streak on the team at the time of his graduation.

A two-time All-Big 12 honorable mention pick, Payne ended the 2025 season with 59 tackles, three tackles for loss, an interception, four passes defended and two forced fumbles.

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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 first-time All-Big 12 selection by the leagues coaches and earned honorable mention for the league’s offensive lineman of the year award.

He played in 42 games as a Wildcat, and started in the last 25 of them.

During the 2025 season, Hecht played 759 offensive snaps and did not commit an accepted penalty. He anchored an offensive line that helped guide the Wildcats to a No. 10 ranking in sacks allowed (1.08 per game) and helped K-State finish fifth in school history in rushing yards per carry (5.09).

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After a couple of quiet days in the transfer portal for Kansas State and head coach Casey Alexander, another new Wildcat is headed to Manhattan.

Miami forward Timotej Malovec, originally from Slovakia, committed to the Wildcats after a season in South Beach, according to reports Tuesday afternoon.

Malovec appeared in 33 games with the Hurricanes, averaging 4.2 points and 1.3 rebounds. The 6-foot-8, 214-pound sophomore shot 35% from the floor and 33.3% from 3, hitting 37-of-111 attempts, including six games with three or more 3s made.

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball added one final name to its list of transfer portal departures just before the deadline.

Forward Elias Rapieque entered the portal on Monday, marking the ninth and final Wildcat to do so this offseason. His entry was confirmed by his agent to DraftExpress.

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On today’s edition of Wildcat Insider, Alexander doesn’t land any of his Belmont players to KSU, spring ball winds down later this week, and “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson joins the show!

Hour 1

Segment 1 – Alexander doesn’t lands any of his Belmont players for KSU

Segment 2 – Mittie adds French player, in the hunt for a top rebounder

Segment 3 – Bat Cats win series in Arizona

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Segment 1 – “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson

Segment 2 – Spring football wraps up this week

Segment 3 – This week in the Big 12

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball’s expected Belmont pipeline never materialized.

Despite multiple Bruins entering the transfer portal following head coach Casey Alexander’s departure, no Belmont player with collegiate experience ultimately followed him to Manhattan.

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Arizona baseball took advantage of three errors to claim an 11-7 victory over Kansas State Sunday afternoon at Hi Corbett Field, preventing the Wildcats from securing the series sweep.

“We had our opportunities to win that game,” eighth-year head coach Pete Hughes said in a statement. “I thought we did enough offensively, and we came on strong late, but wasn’t enough. We had enough defensive miscues to create some opportunities for Arizona, and that turned out to be the difference of the game.”

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By Tim Everson

Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added another international talent to the 2026-27 roster, as Penn State guard Tèa Clèante — a native of France — signed with the Wildcats, the school announced on Sunday.

“We are excited to add Tèa as she is a dynamic and versatile guard,” said Mittie in a statement. “She can score, distribute and impact the game defensively with her speed and aggressiveness.

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Former Kansas State two-sport standout Peyton Williams has signed a free agent contract with WNBA expansion franchise Portland Fire for the 2026 season.

Since graduating from K-State in 2020, Williams has played professionally in Russia, France, Hungary and China. In the 2025-26 season, Williams played her second season with Wuhan Shengfan in the Chinese WCBA. During this season, Williams averaged 12.0 points on a .584 field goal percentage, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 steals and 1.5 assists in 29.9 minutes per game.

In the 2024-25 season, native of Topeka, Kansas, averaged 15.0 points on a .611 field goal percentage, 9.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.1 steals.

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By Tim Everson

Kansas State women’s basketball head coach Jeff Mittie has added an international talent to the 2026-27 roster, as Shaila Nde from Spain has signed with the Wildcats, the school announced Wednesday morning.

“We are excited to add Shaila to our family,” said Mittie in a statement. “She will bring athleticism and an emerging offensive game at the forward spot with a good ability off the bounce and an improving three-point attack. She has great experience playing with the Spanish national teams and winning goal last summer.”

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Casey Alexander’s sixth portal addition may not have any on-court experience at the college level, but he does have a lot of upside.

Redshirt freshman forward Matt Gilhool was a four-star prospect out of high school in Pennsylvania, and chose LSU over offers from Iowa, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Penn State, Washington and Miami among many others.

Gilhool announced his transfer to Kansas State on Tuesday in a social media post.

The 6-foot-11, 213-pound Elizabethtown, Penn., native averaged 16 points per game as a senior along with nine rebounds and 1.5 blocks.

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Kansas State men’s basketball and head coach Casey Alexander have earned a commitment from a 7-footer out of the transfer portal.

New Mexico center JT Rock has committed to the Wildcats, the sophomore announced on his social media late Monday afternoon. Rock is the second addition of the day after Virginia Tech guard Jaden Schutt.

A 7-foot-1 center, Rock averaged 6.2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game while shooting 54.5% from the field during the 2025-26 season. He appeared in all 37 games for the Lobos, making one start, and led the team with 34 blocks.

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On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, Casey Alexander is starting to heat up in the portal adding three new players, Wyatt Thompson joins the show, Klein loses out on a top QB in the 2027 class, and more!

Hour 1

Segment 1 – Alexander adds three more players from portal

Segment 2 – More on basketball portal adds

Segment 3 – Bat Cats finally win another Big 12 series

Hour 2

Segment 1 – “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson

Segment 2 – Alexander likes his shooters & Collin Klein suffers first recruiting heartbreak

Segment 3 – Last & this week in the Big 12

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball and head coach Casey Alexander have added another transfer piece.

According to a report from On3 on Monday, Virginia Tech guard Jaden Schutt has committed to K-State.

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball and head coach Casey Alexander have added another transfer piece.

According to a report from On3 on Monday, Virginia Tech guard Jaden Schutt has committed to K-State.

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Kansas State men’s basketball head coach Casey Alexander landed his second transfer of the day, and third overall, late Friday afternoon.

According to a report from On3, Oregon forward Dezdrick Lindsay committed to K-State. The announcement dropped just about an hour after the commitment of Colorado State guard Brandon Rechsteiner.

Lindsay, a 6-foot-6 junior, played all 32 games and made eight starts for the Ducks under former K-State head coach Dana Altman, averaging 5.3 points, shooting 40.3%, 32.8% from 3 and 58.3% from the free-throw line. He also averaged 2.8 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 20.5 minutes per game.

A native of Louisville, Ky., Lindsay scored a season-high 16 points with five assists in a win over Penn State on Feb. 14.

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Kansas State men’s basketball has landed its second transfer addition under new head coach Casey Alexander.

According to reports by 247sports, Colorado State guard Brandon Rechsteiner has committed to K-State.

Rechsteiner, a 6-foot-1 junior, started all 34 games for Colorado State during the 2025-26 season, finishing as the Rams’ leading scorer. He averaged 12.0 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while shooting 45.1% from the field and 40.0% from 3-point range.

Rechsteiner previously played two seasons at Virginia Tech before transferring to Colorado State. He becomes the second transfer addition for the Wildcats this offseason, joining Murray State forward Brock Vice as K-State continues to reshape its roster.

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Head coach Casey Alexander continued the build-out of his coaching staff on Thursday morning with the selection of Sean Rutigliano as General Manager.

Rutigliano is the first person to hold the title of General Manager. He joins assistant coaches JJ Butler, Kerron Johnson and Luke Smith, all of whom were announced on March 30.

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By Tim Everson

After losing four players to the transfer portal over the last several days, some good news has popped up for the Kansas State women’s basketball team.

K-State announced Wednesday afternoon that the vast majority of the Wildcats’ roster from last season, including all available starters, will be returning. That includes soon-to-be seniors Taryn Sides and Nastja Claessens, juniors Ramiya White and Mikayla Parks and sophomores Gina Garcia, Brandie Harrod and Ivona Scekic.

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Kansas State baseball jumped back into the win column Tuesday night, as the Wildcats dealt Wichita State a 10-6 loss at Eck Stadium.

With the win, K-State (21-12, 5-7 Big 12) earned its sixth consecutive win over Wichita State, tying the program’s second-longest winning streak in the series’ history.

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Kansas State men’s basketball has landed its first transfer under new head coach Casey Alexander.

According to a report from On3 on Wednesday, Murray State forward Brock Vice has committed to K-State.

Vice, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, spent the 2025-26 season at Murray State after beginning his career at North Texas and redshirting at Creighton. He has two years of eligibility left.

In 30 games with the Racers, Vice averaged 2.0 points and 1.8 rebounds while shooting 61.1% from the field in limited action. His season high came with 12 points against Drake.

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By Tim Everson

A fourth Kansas State women’s basketball player has hit the transfer portal.

Jenessa Cotton, a 6-foot-1 sophomore forward, is leaving Manhattan after a season that eventually sidelined her to a supporting role after a mid-season injury.

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By Toby Hammes

A sixth Kansas State men’s basketball player is reported to be entering the transfer portal.

According to a report from On3 on Tuesday, K-State junior forward Taj Manning intends to finish his career away from Manhattan after four years in purple, including a redshirt year.

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On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll discuss Jordan Speiser shockingly entering the transfer portal, hear from “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson, and more!

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Segment 1 – Jordan Speiser has entered the transfer portal, & Andrej Kostic returning

Segment 2 – “Voice of the Cats” Wyatt Thompson

Segment 3 – Big 12 new hires/extensions

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball has its first returning piece of the offseason.

In a social media announcement on Monday, K-State freshman wing Andrej Kostic stated plans to remain in Manhattan and continue his career under new head coach Casey Alexander.

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By Tim Everson

A second Kansas State women’s basketball player has entered the transfer portal on the portal’s opening day.

The daughter of NBA all-star Gilbert Arenas, Izela Arenas got off to a hot start of her career, scoring 18 points in her Wildcat debut.

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A pair of TCU pitchers combined to shut out Kansas State baseball Sunday, as the Horned Frogs won the series with a 4-0 victory at Tointon Family Stadium.

With the loss, the Wildcats move to 20-12 overall on the season with a 5-7 mark in Big 12 play, while TCU improves to 20-11 and 7-5 in league games.

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The first morning of the 2026 women’s basketball transfer portal season brought bad news for Kansas State fans.

Star freshman sharpshooter Jordan Speiser is hitting the portal, according to a report from On3 Monday morning. She will enter the portal with a “Do Not Contact” tag, a designation preventing college coaches from initiating communication with a player, allowing athletes to manage their recruitment by having schools reach out only after the player makes initial contact. It’s often used by players who already have a destination school in mind.

A former five-star from Warrentown, Mo., Speiser came on strong late in the season, ending the Big 12 Tournament with an appearance on the All-Tournament team after tying the national mark by a freshman in the last 15 years for 3-point field goals made in any conference tournament in NCAA Division I.

Speiser ended the year averaging 10.2 points per game, shooting 38% from the field, including 34.9% from 3.

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A fourth Kansas State men’s player — and a second former Wildcat starter — is reported to have entered the transfer portal.

According to a report from On3 on Sunday, K-State junior guard Abdi Bashir Jr. will find a new home for his senior season, not sticking in Manhattan with new head coach Casey Alexander.

After transferring to K-State from Monmouth, Bashir emerged as the Wildcats’ primary perimeter threat before suffering a foot fracture early in Big 12 play that became a season-ending injury.

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Six homers, including multi-home run performances by Dee Kennedy and AJ Evasco, powered K-State to a 16-3 eight-inning victory over BYU Tuesday at Miller Park.

K-State (19-10, 4-5 Big 12) scored 10 runs over the first five innings, which included three home runs in the opening frame. The Wildcats totaled 11 extra base hits, as eight players contributed a hit, including six with multiple.

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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 Mercury Tuesday.

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Kansas State has suspended women’s soccer head coach Colleen Corbin for two weeks following the use of a racial slur — even though her use of the term was objecting to its use — The Mercury confirmed Tuesday.

According to sources with knowledge of the situation, Corbin had asked players not to play pregame music that included some swear words, including the N-word, before K-State’s exhibition versus Arkansas on March 7, in Kansas City. In a conversation about the music, she reportedly said the N-word, and players complained to the university.

Corbin later used the word again when relaying the situation during a staff meeting, which led assistant coach and goalkeepers coach Maddie Dobyns, who was hired by Corbin this past offseason, to resign from the team.

Following that incident, Corbin was suspended from the team for two weeks after a meeting with athletics director Gene Taylor on March 23.

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball has its first reported transfer portal departure under Casey Alexander.

Sophomore Stephen Osei intends to enter the portal, according to a report from recruiting analyst Sam Kayser on Monday.

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Utah’s Jacob Long hit for the cycle in a 16-14 defeat over Kansas State baseball Sunday afternoon at Charlie Monfort Field at America First Ballpark.

After dropping the series opener, Utah (15-10, 5-4 Big 12) rallied behind a six-run eighth inning to defeat the Wildcats and earn their fifth series win of the season and second in Big 12 play. With the loss, the Wildcats dropped to 18-10 overall with a 4-5 Big 12 mark.

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By Toby Hammes

Kansas State men’s basketball has added another future piece under Casey Alexander.

Class of 2026 point guard Jaylen Alexander, who was previously signed to Belmont, has flipped his pledge to K-State, he announced on social media Saturday.

Jaylen Alexander, a three-star prospect, is ranked as the No. 22 point guard in the country and No. 180 overall player in the 247sports composite rankings. He is also rated as the No. 3 overall player in the state of Alabama.

He was named the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year last week and earned MVP honors at the Alabama state tournament. Jaylen Alexander joins fellow 2026 commit Devin Hutcherson in sticking with the former Belmont head coach.

Jaylen Alexander, who is not related to the Wildcats’ new head coach, becomes the second addition for K-State as the program begins to build its 2026 class after consecutive years with one domestic high school signee.

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