by Alec Busse – EMAWOnline – Recruiting Analyst The unofficial start to college basketball season is conference media days, and the Big 12 conference is hosting its men’s basketball media days in Kansas City on Wednesday. All 10 schools will have representation from their head coach and players, including Kansas State’s first-year head coach Jerome Tang and players Markquis Nowell, Keyontae Johnson and Nae’Qwan Tomlin. EMAW Online’s Alec Busse highlights some of the biggest headlines for Kansas State heading into Kansas City. WHAT IS VIEWED AS A SUCCESSFUL FIRST SEASON FOR TANG? Tang spent nearly two decades with Scott Drew as an assistant coach while at Baylor,…
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by Gabe Swartz • EMAWOnline – Staff Writer Before the NCAA approved legislation surrounding name, image and likeness, Kansas State agreed to terms with Opendorse. The athlete marketplace company designed to connect professional and student-athletes with brands for marketing deals partnered up with the Wildcats athletic department when athletic director Gene Taylor announced in December 2020 that KSU agreed to join Opendorse Ready. The program, designed to educate student-athletes for the impending changes that were to come, was just the beginning of KSU’s relationship with the company. At the time, Kansas State head football coach Chris Klieman called it a “milestone in our preparation as a program,” saying…
by Mason Voth – EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV The Big 12 is in the middle of a big five-week stretch that will in all likelihood determine who plays in Arlington at the end of the season for the Big 12 Championship. From Week 7 to Week 11, the top four teams in the Big 12 all play each other. TCU got a leg up on everyone by locking down a win against Oklahoma State this past weekend. Week 7: TCU 43 Oklahoma State 40 Week 8: Texas @ Oklahoma State, K-State @ TCU Week 9: Oklahoma State @ K-State Week 10: Texas…
by Mason Voth – EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV Despite a busy weekend in the AP Top 25, filled with losses and big wins, the Wildcats remained in the same spot from a week prior after not playing on Saturday. In total, eight teams in last week’s Top 25 suffered losses, including a pair of Big 12 teams in No. 19 Kansas and No. 8 Oklahoma State. Big 12 in the Top 25 With Kansas’ 10-point loss on the road in Norman to Oklahoma, the Jayhawks have dropped out of the Top 25. They did receive votes to remain…
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by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheRealMasonV Every team that was unbeaten in conference play saw action this past Saturday and one more team dropped from the unbeaten list, Kansas. TCU kept their strong start alive with the seven-point victory on the road in Lawrence. K-State stayed perfect by the skin of their teeth with a 10-9 victory in Ames. Oklahoma State held off a feisty fight from Texas Tech. The final matchup was down in Dallas where Texas made a statement amidst the return of Quinn Ewers. Here is how the EMAW Online Staff views the Big 12 at the midway point in the season. 1. Oklahoma…
by Mason Voth • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor @TheRealMasonV Kansas State continues its steady climb in the AP Top 25, after moving to No. 17 following the 10-9 victory against Iowa State. The Wildcats, now 5-1 and 3-0 in Big 12 play, entered the poll at No. 25 following a win at Oklahoma and got a bump to No. 20 after the victory against Texas Tech. The USA Today/AFCA Coaches Poll has the Wildcats at No. 16 this week. Three consecutive appearances in the Top 25 ties the longest streak under Chris Klieman since coming to K-State, when they went…
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by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Recruiting Analyst
by Alec Busse • EMAWOnline – Recruiting Analyst AMES, IOWA — A costly drop on the Iowa State sideline by star wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson allowed Kansas State’s offense to put ice on a frosty night in Iowa with a 10-9 win over arch-rival Iowa State. Adrian Martinez was able to secure the win for the Wildcats by running for nine yards to get to the Iowa State 38-yard line while passing the line to gain. But it was the Kansas State defense that deserves most of the credit for the Wildcats moving to 3-0 in Big 12 play, which keeps them atop…