by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Kansas State added Butler Junior College defensive lineman George Traglia to their 2023 recruiting class on Saturday. Traglia announced his commitment to K-State on Twitter, saying that he “can’t wait to get to work.” in two seasons at Butler, Traglia played in four games and recorded seven total tackles, including 0.5 tackles for loss. Standing at 6-foot-5, 250-pounds, Traglia is from Wichita, Kan., and played high school football at Kapuan Mt. Carmel. Traglia received an “opportunity” from K-State’s defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman in mid-December. He took a visit to K-State on Dec. 11, 2022. Kansas was…
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by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Kansas State improved their record to an impressive 17-2, 6-1 in Big 12 play on Sautrday, defeating Texas Tech at Bramlage Coliseum 68-58. With the loss, Tech falls to 10-9 on the season and 0-7 in Big 12 play. K-State started the game with Markquis Nowell drilling an open 3-pointer in the corner to give the Wildcats a 3-0 lead early. But Texas Tech responded to take an 8-6 lead with Fardaws Aimaq scoring a couple of early buckets for Texas tech. But Ish Massoud quickly buried another 3-pointer to give K-State a 12-11 lead with about 14:40 left in…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Kansas State added their second commit in the 2024 class with the addition of three-star quarterback Blake Barnett from Erie (Colorado) High School. “First and foremost, I want to thank god for the opportunity to play at the next level and for giving me this gift,” Barnett wrote on Twitter. “And thank you to everyone who’s been there with me through this journey and my family, my teammates and former teammates and coaches. With that being said, I’m beyond blessed and honored to say I’m committing to the University of Kansas State. Go Cats!”…
by Gabe Swartz • EMAWOnline – Staff Writer As Kansas State sat in a huddle and head coach Jerome Tang looked to his players, he had every intention of drawing up an offensive look with the goal of getting fifth-year guard Desi Sills a shot. Sills was scoring at a pace unlike any other game he’s had in a Wildcat uniform, making his first five shots from the floor against the second-ranked Kansas Jayhawks. A 25-percent shooter from 3-point range, the Arkansas State transfer even knocked down his first two attempts from distance. But the Jonesboro, Arkansas, native’s plans did not align with his head coach during a Wildcat huddle.…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV
by Gabe Swartz • EMAWOnline – Staff Writer MANHATTAN — There have been 297 matchups in the basketball history of the Sunflower Showdown, but the last two looked like they were going to follow eerily similar scripts. Kansas State punched early, knocking the Jayhawks down with a 24-12 spurt to begin the game that prompted two quick timeouts from Kansas head coach Bill Self. KU punched late, reclaiming the lead for the first time in the second half at 58-57 with 8:40 to play. Unlike last year’s matchup in Manhattan, the second-ranked Jayhawks were unable to convert on their final play in regulation, turning the ball…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse For a look behind enemy lines, hear what Bill Self and Jalen Wilson from Kansas had to say on JayhawkSlant
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV K-State had gotten the leg up in the last three Big 12 games, taking early leads against Texas, Baylor and Oklahoma State, but on Saturday the TCU Horned Frogs carried a lead into the halftime break. A lead that would hold up and grow, as the Frogs secured a 82-68 victory. The game got off to a slow start with both teams taking questionable shots and defenses stiffening up. TCU would become the first team to settle in offensively though, getting a big boost from K-State’s looseness with the ball in…