Article courtesy of K-State Athletics Kansas State Director of Athletics Gene Taylor announced today that legendary head football coach Bill Snyder has agreed to a new five-year contract, securing the services of the 2011 and 2012 national and Big 12 coach of the year through the 2022 season. The contract increases Snyder’s compensation to $3.45 million for the 2018 season, which will then increase by $300,000 in both 2019 and 2020. The new deal, approved by the K-State Athletics, Inc., Board of Directors, includes a salary renegotiation clause after the completion of the 2020 season. “It has been a pleasure…
Author: Mitch Fortner
(AP) Heath Fillmyer used a hockey mentality to get a baseball milestone Wednesday night. Fillmyer allowed three singles over seven innings for his first major league win, Adalberto Mondesi and Drew Butera each drove in three, and the Kansas City Royals beat the Chicago Cubs 9-0. Anthony Rizzo drilled Fillmyer (1-1) with a line drive on the left heel on his third pitch, but Fillmyer stuck around and didn’t allow another hit until David Bote and Tommy La Stella singled with one out in the seventh inning. “Did I see it?” Fillmyer said. “I felt it. It felt like a…
Kansas State soccer ended its 2018 exhibition schedule on Wednesday night as Big Ten foe Minnesota visited the K-State Soccer Complex. The Golden Gophers defeated the Wildcats in the preseason tune-up, 3-1. This is according to a release from K-State. Minnesota captured the lead in the 21st minute, as the Golden Gophers’ Molly Fielder dropped off a pass to April Bockin at the top of K-State’s 18-yard box. Bockin hit a low line drive to the lower left corner of the net for the first goal. The Golden Gophers finished the opening half with a 10-1 advantage in total shots…
Hear Bill Snyder and Andre Coleman speak about K-State running back Alex Barnes. Also, hear comments from Alex Barnes himself. How will K-State utilize the other running backs? “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus calls in to give us an update on Chiefs’ training camp. Plus, the return of Meet the Wildcats, the debut of 15 Seconds of Fame and You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Alex Barnes is the featured back 12:02 – Expectations for Barnes/Barnes interview 22:21 – NCAA hoops rule changes 33:13 – Meet the Wildcats: Coach Impressions 38:56 – Interview with Mitch Holthus 49:23 – How…
Mike Montgomery continues to dominate the club that drafted him out of high school. Montgomery allowed five hits over six-plus innings, David Bote drove in a career-high three runs and the Chicago Cubs beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0 Tuesday night. The Cubs upped their NL Central lead to 2 1/2 games over second-place Milwaukee, which lost in San Diego. Montgomery (4-4), who the Royals drafted in the first round in 2008, picked up his first win since June 29. Montgomery is 3-0 with a 0.40 ERA in four appearances against the Royals. Bote’s first career triple with two out…
We are back with audio from yesterday’s K-State Football Media Day. New offensive coordinator Andre Coleman has added a new energy to the team. We got the story on Collin Klein’s baby name. Ohio State fans are rallying in favor of Urban Meyer. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Andre Coleman spits the truth 12:10 – New energy at K-State 23:10 – Ohio State fans rally in Columbus 32:23 – Collin Klein baby name update 37:32 – A few tweaks to Snyder’s program would go a long way 50:21 – Full Andre Coleman interview 1:00:40 – Coleman on Isaiah…
With preparation underway for the 2018 football season, Kansas State met with the media during the team’s annual media day event on Monday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Head coach Bill Snyder conducted a press conference inside the Vanier Family Football Complex, while student-athletes and members of the coaching staff posed for pictures and answered questions on the field. This is all from a release by K-State Athletics. Selected comments from Snyder’s press conference are posted below, along with a collection of comments from K-State’s coordinators and an assortment players. The next public event for K-State is the annual Fan…
(AP) The Minnesota Twins’ blueprint for 2018 included a dynamic young center fielder making great plays on defense and coming up with big hits. Of course, that role was supposed to be filled by Byron Buxton, once considered the top prospect in baseball. Instead, the Twins are rallying around Jake Cave. Cave hit his first career grand slam and closer Fernando Rodney survived a chaotic ninth inning as the Minnesota Twins beat the Kansas City Royals 6-5 on Sunday. Buxton’s 2018 has been mostly a washout due to injuries. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2012 draft was optioned…
K-State basketball picks up their first commit for the 2019 class. Chick-Fil-A available at football games this season. John finishes his list of the top 10 most important K-State players in 2018. Mitch competes against the spread in the Match Game. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Chick-fil-A coming to The Bill 9:46 – Montavious Murphy commits to KSU 20:55 – Matt Campbell, Matt Rhule or Tom Herman? 31:28 – The worst beer ever 37:14 – #2 and #1 most important KSU players 52:47 – Match Game 1:05:49 – More on Urban Meyer story 1:10:56 – You Can’t Be…
Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, is in studio from hour one as a guest host. K-State starts outside the coaches’ top 25. John delivers No 5, 4 and 3 in his top 10 list for most important K-State players in 2018. The latest on the Urban Meyer story. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – KSU outside coaches’ top 25 10:46 – #5 & #4 Most Important KSU Players 20:59 – Dalton Risner/John’s favorite drink 27:04 – K-State is perfectly fine at #32 37:03 – #3 Most Important KSU Player 48:15 – Matt Campbell to Ohio…