Author: K-State Online

by Kevin Fielder • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheKevinFielder It’s flip season across the country, and Kansas State couldn’t let every other school have all the fun. On Thursday, Kansas State earned the commitment from three-star Bishop Gorman (Las Vegas, Nv.) High School running back DeVon Rice. Rice was previously committed to Hawaii but flipped his commitment following a recent official visit. What stood out the most [from the visit] was the relationship with the coaches, and how they interacted with me and my family,” Rice told EMAW Online about the visit. “I went up there with my mom and…

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by Kevin Fielder • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheKevinFielder Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein and defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman met with the media on Thursday to discuss the upcoming Sunflower Showdown. Kickoff against Kansas is scheduled for 6 p.m. central and will air on FS1. Transcripts of Klein and Klanderman’s quotes and the press conferences are available below. COLLIN KLEIN On the Kansas defense: “They’re doing little things really well. You can tell their block destruction, tackling and space. You can see the confidence in their scheme, knowing what the other guy is doing and how they fit into that. There is a…

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by Kevin Fielder • EMAWOnline – Managing Editor – @TheKevinFielder Before the season began, I wrote that Kansas State guard Cam Carter would be among the team’s breakout players. The reasoning was not that he wasn’t good a year ago — Carter averaged 6.5 points per game last season but had promising moments — but rather that there was a second level for him to reach. Through three games, Carter has almost exceeded that second level. Carter is averaging 19 points per game for the Wildcats while shooting a blistering 41.7 percent from beyond the arc. He’s been K-State’s best player so far…

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