By Toby Hammes Big 12 seasons aren’t won in January — but they can be lost there. Kansas State knows that as well as anyone. Last season, the Wildcats opened the New Year by dropping six straight Big 12 games, a January slide that left little margin for error before February even arrived. By the […]
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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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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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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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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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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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On today’s episode of Wildcat Insider, we’ll talk to Mason Voth of K-State Online on the most recent K-State news, speak with “Voice of the Wildcats” Wyatt Thompson, go over Collin Klein’s defensive staff and the ups and downs of KSU men’s basketball. Hour 1 Segment 1 – Mason Voth from K-State Online Segment 2 […]
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By Toby Hammes When Jerome Tang says, “I think we can beat anybody in the Big 12, but I think anybody in the Big 12 can beat us,” he isn’t hedging. He’s simply describing reality. The league is a juggernaut. When it’s this deep, the path to the NCAA tournament is about stacking enough wins […]
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