by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV On Wednesday the Big 12 and its TV partners announced start times for (almost) all non-conference games, plus certain conference games. K-State’s three non-con games are set to kickoff at 6:00 PM against SEMO, and a pair of 11:00 AM kicks against Troy and Missouri. The Big 12 has some significant non-con games in 2023, here are my top five picks. HONORABLE MENTIONS Not every game marquee non-con game can fit on this list and while some games that are left off might be significant or important for one reason or…
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by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV On Wednesday afternoon the Big 12 and K-State announced game times for a handful of games in the 2023 season. For the Wildcats, their three non-conference games were unveiled as well as their Friday night game to be played at Oklahoma State in early October. K-State will start their season at home against SEMO on September 2nd with a night kickoff and televised game on ESPN+. The last time K-State didn’t play their game against an FCS opponent at 6:00 PM was in 2009 against Tennessee Tech, but the Wildcats…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV On Friday afternoon the NBA’s Fitness to Play Panel officially cleared K-State’s Keyontae Johnson medically for his participation in the NBA Draft. Johnson started his college basketball career at Florida, where he played two full seasons before collapsing in the fourth game of his junior season against Florida State. Johnson would eventually be diagnosed with “Athlete’s Heart,” which is an increase in cardiac mass due to systematic training that can lead to sudden death. Johnson sat out the rest of the 2020-2021 season and all of 2021-2022, not being medically cleared…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV K-State could still look into the transfer portal to fill out their roster for 2023, but it would have to be a very precise need and fit. The portal entry window has also closed now and will not open back up until after the regular season comes to an end near the end of the calendar year. The only players that could enter the portal now are grad transfers. With that in mind, let’s take a look at who the most impactful transfer additions to the Wildcats’ roster will be in…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV Almost one year to the day K-State announced their start times for the first three games of their season against South Dakota, Missouri and Tulane. Other schools are starting to get start times leaked for the start of the season or later games, due to TV designations. Here is a look at my projections for start times for each of K-State’s football games in 2023. I have also added the network I expect the game to be televised on, which I feel less confident about. SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 2ND vs. SEMO (6:00…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV On Wednesday, K-State sent their 2023 transfer count to six by adding Minnesota transfer quarterback Jacob Knuth. Knuth is a player that the Wildcats had an interest in coming out of high school before he committed to PJ Fleck and Minnesota, but entered the portal after redshirting and not seeing any action in 2022 for the Golden Gophers. Knuth is now the fifth quarterback on the roster. In addition to Knuth now, the Wildcats have Will Howard (two years left), Jake Rubley (three years left), Adryan Lara (four years left) and Avery Johnson (four years left). ***SEE K-STATE’S SCHOLARSHIP…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV On the heels of one transfer defensive back committing to K-State on Friday evening, the Wildcats added another. 2023 FCS opponent of K-State from SEMO, Tyler Nelome. Nelome had 25 tackles, one interception and four pass breakups in the 2022 season for the Redhawks and will help fill a defensive back void after K-State lost a number of players to graduation, and others like Julius Brents and Josh Hayes to the NFL Draft. K-State was one of many schools at the FBS level that had interest in Nelome after he…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV After losing a handful of players at the conclusion of spring practice this year, Chris Klieman and the K-State football team added a late member to the class of 2023. JUCO defensive back Daniel Cobbs committed on his visit to K-State on Friday evening. Cobbs comes from Tyler Junior College, where he played one season after completing his high school football at Fossil Ridge in Keller, Texas. Cobbs becomes the latest member from Tyler to come to K-State, as last season the Wildcats added Kobe Savage, Justice Clemons and Gavin Forsha (since entered the portal) from the…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV Spring football is almost a month in the past and now the Wildcats have their focus back on filling out the 2023 roster with some late additions and building the 2024 and 2025 classes. With that in mind, I figured now was a good time to give a refresher of what the depth chart might look like come the season opener on September 2nd against SEMO. Each piece will focus on one position group and by the end of the series, we should have a full projected depth chart in place.…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV With football season just under four months away from kicking off still, sportsbooks are starting to roll out their win total projections for 2023. Before analyzing the totals and my over/under prediction, here is a look at Big 12 title odds from FanDuel for 2023. Win totals are from Draft Kings 2023 Big 12 Championship Odds (FanDuel) Team Odds Texas +115 Oklahoma +330 K-State +470 Texas Tech +1200 TCU +2000 Baylor +2000 Iowa State +4000 Kansas +4000 UCF +5000 Cincinnati +5000 Oklahoma State +6000 West Virginia +7000 Houston +8000 BYU +10000 TEXAS…