Following Saturday’s 24-14 home win over Colorado to wrap up the 2025 regular season, it didn’t take long for attention to shift from this season to what could be waiting for the Wildcats in the near future.
In the era of the transfer portal, it’s expected that every team will lose some major contributors in the offseason to other schools. But after a 6-6 season in which K-State failed to meet its high preseason expectations, those concerns magnify.
Players like quarterback Avery Johnson, wide receiver Jayce Brown, tight end Linkon Cure, and other standouts on the Wildcats’ roster would draw a lot of interest from competing schools if they chose to leave Manhattan for other opportunities.
