by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse NEW ORLEANS — Despite holding an early 10-0 lead over No. 5 Alabama, No. 9 K-State saw their lead disappear beginning in the second quarter as the Crimson Tide eventually pulled away to win the 2022 Sugar Bowl 45-20. K-State started the game really well on each side of the ball. But a Will Howard interception on the first drive of the game on a pass intended for running back Deuce Vaughn brought the Bama offense on the field. But K-State’s defense forced a three-and-out on their first stand, and they didn’t allow a single yard on the drive.…
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by EMAW Online Publisher • EMAWOnline EMAW Online Picks Standings Staff W-L Last Week GB Mason 49-30-2 3-1 — Alec 45-34-2 4-0 4 Gabe 45-34-2 2-2 4 Cheez-It Bowl: Oklahoma vs #13 Florida State -9.5, THU DEC 29th 4:30 PM ESPN Mason: That seems like a lot of points and even though Oklahoma struggled this season, I think they have enough juice to keep it within the number. Plus, I think they have the motivation to avoid a losing season in year one under Brent Venables. The Pick: Oklahoma +9.5 Alec: This bowl game feels really important for Oklahoma. While I was down…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor -@TheRealMasonV BRYCE YOUNG and WILL ANDERSON The biggest question when it became clear that Alabama would be K-State’s opponent in the Allstate Sugar Bowl was who will opt out? Most initially assumed the Crimson Tide would be without their Heisman-winning quarterback and potential number-one draft pick linebacker, Will Anderson. Both made what 2022 standards would consider surprising decisions, as they are with the team in New Orleans and set to play on Saturday. Now the question shifts to how much they actually see the field. Alabama head coach Nick Saban continues to use…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Two years ago, one of the most highly thought of quarterbacks and No. 2 overall prospects in the 2020 class was at the Maxwell Awards where he was set to be honored for his accomplishments while playing at Mater Dei High School in Santa Ana, Calif. Also at the Maxwell awards that night was a three-star prospect from Downingtown, Penn., with just five Power 5 scholarship offers to his name. Two years later, Bryce Young – the former five-star prospect and potential No. 1 overall draft selection – and Will Howard – the backup turned…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Since 2019 when Chris Klieman was hired as the head football coach at K-State, whenever his team practiced indoors because of uncomfortable weather they did with the sound of a decades-old furnace running and lights buzzing like a bumble bee around your ear in the spring. No longer does Kansas State have to practice in an environment reminiscent of an old high school gymnasium in Small Town, USA. You know the sounds, the smell and the dingy feeling that wraps your body like a weighted blanket. Before arriving in New Orleans on Monday…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV The final touches are being put on the 2022 K-State football season, which will come to an end on Saturday in the Caesar’s Superdome against Alabama. A season that saw an early season loss to Tulane and quarterback controversy also involved a 48-point blowout over a top ten team and a Big 12 Championship win in overtime against a team headed to the College Football Playoff. Now the Wildcats get to face what could be their biggest test in program history, with Nick Saban and Alabama. The Crimson Tide finished a…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse On Monday, K-State’s plane landed in New Orleans as preparations for the 2022 Sugar Bowl began on Monday afternoon with the team having their first workout since returning from a short Christmas break away with their families. “Great to be in New Orleans,” K-State head coach Chris Klieman said. “Left some cold weather up in Manhattan, had some snow, and got everybody down here. We’re excited for our first workout this afternoon and great hospitality that’s already been given to us. Our kids are so thrilled for the opportunity play in the Allstate…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV Quotes & Video provided by Allstate Sugar Bowl & Caption Pros COACH KLIEMAN: Great to be in New Orleans. Left some cold weather up in Manhattan, had some snow, and got everybody down here. We’re excited for our first workout this afternoon and great hospitality that’s already been given to us. And our kids are so thrilled for the opportunity to play in the Allstate Sugar Bowl. As coaches, we couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to play against a great team like Alabama. It’s going to be a great…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV It is time for another Friday Five, and ahead of Christmas on Sunday, we have the Seinfeld popularized holiday, Festivus. As a guy that has a dad in his mid-50s, I saw plenty of Seinfeld reruns on TBS when he got home from work, and to this day still find myself watching when it comes on. As most of you know, I grew up with two parents that went to K-State, I attended K-State, met my wife there and love Manhattan more than any other place. But, even with the things that we…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Nae’Qwan Tomlin had the best game of his young career in the Wildcats’ final nonconference game of 2022, helping K-State secure its 11th win of the season by the score of 73-65. The first half was tightly contested with neither team creating a lead of more than eight points. Radford started the game with a 2-0 lead after scoring on their first possession, but K-State quickly responded to take a 3-2 lead after Nae’Qwan Tomlin buried a corner 3-point attempt. Radford, though, would respond to eventually take an 8-3 lead after a…