Author: Mitch Fortner

From K-State Athletics Game times for Kansas State’s men’s basketball games with Vanderbilt (Saturday, December 22) in the Wildcat Classic and Texas A&M (Saturday, January 26) in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge were announced on Thursday (September 6) by the Big 12 Conference and ESPN. K-State’s matchup with Vanderbilt at the Sprint Center in Kansas City in the Wildcat Classic will tip at 6 p.m., CT on Saturday, December 22 and air on ESPN2. The road game with Texas A&M in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge will tip at 1 p.m., CT on Saturday, January 26 and air on either ESPN, ESPN2…

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Kellis Robinett, from the KC Star and Wichita Eagle, is today’s guest host. Recap of the South Dakota win, Miss. St game, David Beaty. Is this Saturday’s game against Mississippi State more important than 2014 Auburn? Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – Kellis – Recap of South Dakota win 11:07 – Kellis – Mississippi State is scary 23:48 – Kellis – What should KU do with David Beaty? 31:54 – Kellis – Burger debate 38:16 – This game is more important than Auburn 52:23 – The Bill does not need more cowbell 1:00:56 – Pro Football Focus ratings are…

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Guest host today is Matt Hall from K-State Online. Matt will share his thoughts on how worried K-State fans should be and who should be the guy at quarterback. “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus calls in to preview the Chiefs’ season opener at the Chargers. Plus, You Can’t Be Serious. 0:00 – How worried should we be/coordinators 13:58 – Skylar Thompson is the guy, right? 23:24 – Interview with Mitch Holthus 35:52 – Should KU fire David Beaty? 40:39 – Does KSU have a chance on Saturday 53:46 – K-State gets no love from Big 12 hoops schedule 1:04:42…

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Three marquee matchups on ESPN’s Big Monday, along with five Saturday home games, including each in the last four weeks of the regular season, highlight the Big 12 Conference portion of the Kansas State men’s basketball schedule released today (September 5). The Big 12 season tips off on Wednesday, January 2 when K-State hosts Texas at 8 p.m., CT and ends on Saturday, March 9 when the Wildcats host Oklahoma at 5 p.m., CT on Senior Day. Every team will get a “bye” during league play for the first time since the 2014-15 season. The Wildcats will have an open…

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K-State fan are beginning to panic after the 27-24 win over South Dakota. Is it time to panic? Hear Nick Leckey’s opinion as he called in during hour one. Week one was disappointing for the Big 12. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Not time to panic 12:55 – Interview with Nick Leckey 22:23 – Best case for beating Miss St 32:11 – Texas is not back 36:59 – If you have two QBs, you have none 41:47 – We have seen performances like this before/You Can’t Be Serious

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From K-State Athletics Kansas State women’s basketball will open the Big 12 portion of the 2018-19 season on Wednesday, January 2 at Iowa State, as the league office has announced the complete Big 12 Conference schedule. The conference schedule features a double round robin format for the seventh-consecutive year consisting of 18 games with squads playing each other twice. The team(s) that finish with the highest winning percentage in league games will be crowned the Big 12 regular season champion. The Big 12 is the only of the five peer conferences in which teams have to face each other twice…

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From K-State Athletics As the 2018 NFL season kicks off on Thursday night, 11 former Kansas State players made NFL rosters as organizations set their active rosters and practice squads following the mandatory cut down from 90 training camp players on Saturday. The longest-tenured former Wildcats include running back Darren Sproles and wide receiver Jordy Nelson. Sproles, a Pro Bowler in 2015, is going into his 14th season, including his fifth with the defending Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles. Nelson, the 2016 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, is set for his 11th season but first with the Oakland Raiders.…

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From K-State Athletics With an 85 yard punt-return touchdown that changed the momentum of the game in addition to a 10 yard game-winning touchdown reception, Kansas State junior Isaiah Zuber was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. It was Zuber’s first-career player of the week honor and the 49th by a Wildcat since 2011 to rank second the Big 12. Of those, K-State has a conference-best 27 of the special teams variety. With K-State trailing South Dakota, 24-12, early in the fourth quarter, Zuber energized the team and the crowd with an…

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Hear audio from today’s Coach Snyder press conference. Coach still hasn’t named a starting quarterback for this Saturday against South Dakota. Former Wildcat player Nick Leckey calls in to preview 2018 K-State football. Also, hear from current KSU running back Alex Barnes about gearing up for opening day. Plus, Jabroni of the Week. 0:00 – Snyder won’t divulge quarterbacks 11:17 – Interview with Nick Leckey 21:50 – Mississippi State QB benched for 1st game 30:24 – Kellis injures Elijah Sullivan/Tyler from Maui 39:34 – John is going with Skylar Thompson 51:54 – Interview with Alex Barnes 1:02:08 – Poll result…

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From K-State Athletics Redshirt senior Kylee Zumach was named the season’s first Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week after propelling K-State to back-to-back sweeps at Hawaii and leading the conference in kills per set, the conference office announced Monday. Zumach, who earns her sixth career weekly honor, paced the Wildcats with 19 and 18 kills, respectively, in the pair of three-set wins over the Rainbow Wahine in Honolulu over the weekend. Her 6.17 kills per set were tops in the Big 12 over the season’s opening weekend and she did so while hitting at a .330 clip. Sunday, Zumach…

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