by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse
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by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV K-State entered Hinkle Fieldhouse on Wednesday night as one of 18 remaining unbeatens in college basketball. After 40 minutes of action, the Butler Bulldogs helped drop the Wildcats from the exclusive list. The Wildcats hung tough for the first few minutes, getting a boost from Keyontae Johnson who hit a three to start the game on a nice pass from Markquis Nowell. That was the most flow Jerome Tang’s squad had in the first half though. Butler faced little resistance from the K-State defense, shooting 50% from the field in the first half of action, and leaving shooters open from…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse Butler head coach Thad Matta is remembered most for the success he had as the head coach at Ohio State, which included a couple of Final Four appearances and Big Ten titles. Before Matta made himself one of the most feared coaches in the Midwest with the Buckeyes, he was on the sidelines at Butler from 1997-2001 as both an assistant coach and head coach of the Bulldogs. Now, he’s back on the sidelines inside Hinkle Fieldhouse in 2022 after not being a head coach from 2017-2022. In his first seven games leading Butler in 2022, Matta’s…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV As the early signing period draws closer, and the transfer portal window gets ready to open, the Wildcats have added to their 2023 recruiting class with Iowa Western defensive back, William Lee. Lee, or “The Blanket,” piled up 24 tackles in ten games this past season for the Reiver defense. He also had 7 pass breakups, while his team allowed under 180 yards of offense to opponents this season. Iowa Western is currently ranked third in the country and will be playing in the NJCAA Playoffs Semifinal against Northwest Mississippi on Sunday.…
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Lead Reporter – @Alec_Busse
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV The Wildcats secured their second commitment of the night on Monday evening, and the second came in the form of an in-state offensive lineman. Gus Hawkins became the first commitment in the 2024 class for K-State as well. Hawkins checks in at six-feet-seven, 240 pounds, and has been an anchor for the two-time defending state champion Mill Valley Jaguars. The lone offer at this point in time for Hawkins was K-State, but he also has interest from area schools like Kansas, Iowa State, Iowa and Missouri. He took visits to Iowa State and…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV After a long 13 weeks, the Big 12 regular season has come to a close and K-State came through as the darkhorse candidate in the league title race this season, surviving a competitive league at 7-2 to go to AT&T Stadium. Their opponent is an even darker horse, the Horned Frogs of TCU had zero buzz entering the first year under Sonny Dykes. TCU was picked to finish 7th, and in their first game against a bad Colorado team, struggled in the early going. TCU only led 7-6 at halftime…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV