The Kansas State women toppled one of the last remaining undefeated teams in the country Saturday afternoon, beating No. 17 Texas Tech on the road, 65-59. In a game that featured 14 lead changes and eight ties, K-State outlasted the talented Red Raiders to secure its second top-20 win of the season. This was the Wildcats’ first road win over a ranked opponent this season and the first since downing 13th-ranked Kentucky on March 23, in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Read the rest at The Mercury website!
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For the second-straight day, Kansas State football has added a young, talented defensive lineman out of the transfer portal who should make an immediate impact for the Wildcats in 2026. Kennesaw State soon-to-be sophomore Elijah Hill is headed to Manhattan, according to reports on Monday, after a breakout season for the Owls. The 6-foot-2, 230-pound Arkansas native and three-time high school state champion, Hill was a first team all-Conference USA player in 2025 and helped lead Kennesaw State to its first conference championship. He ended the season with 22 tackles, including 11.5 tackles for loss and nine sacks, which led…
While many Kansas State fans slept late Monday night, Kansas State coaches added perhaps the highest caliber transfer portal addition so far. Former Oklahoma State defensive end Wendell Gregory, the Big 12 Defensive Freshman of the Year last season, is making the short trip north from Manhattan to Stillwater, according to reports. The sophomore edge rusher was a four-star prospect out of high school, and a four-star transfer portal target. A native of Marietta, Georgia, Gregory started his career at South Carolina but played sparingly, retaining his redshirt, before jumping to Oklahoma State. As a Cowboy, Gregory racked up a…
A furious fourth-quarter comeback by the Kansas State women got the Wildcats within two possessions of a hot-shooting Utah team on Saturday, but that’s as close as they’d get as they fell to the Utes at home, 80-73. K-State (9-9, 2-3 Big 12) trailed by 19 heading into the final period, but fought all of the way back to four before Utah (13-4, 4-1) pulled away in the final minutes. “I can positively say that (I’m) proud of the fight, proud of the fact that we continue to raise our level up. You saw us dive on the floor (and)…
After a quiet day on Thursday, Kansas State football came away with three potential starters from the transfer portal on Friday. Virginia cornerback Ja’Son Prevard and offensive linemen Tanner Morely (Colorado State) and Delvin Morris (Akron) joined the Wildcat roster for 2026 on Friday, according to reports. K-State also added Oklahoma State long-snapper Jaxson Duffield. Prevard comes to K-State after a year as a Cavalier, where he was an All-ACC honorable mention pick, recording 24 tackles, three interceptions, and five passes defended. The 6-foot-2, 199-pound, Atlantic City, New Jersey native started his career at FCS Morgan State (Maryland). Morely, a…
The Kansas State women had to fight (at times literally) their way back from a double-digit deficit in the first half, but the Wildcats found a way to walk out of Houston with their first Big 12 road win of the season on Wednesday, topping the Cougars 71-62. K-State trailed by as much as 14 in the second quarter, but after a major effort in the third quarter evened things up, the Wildcats were able to claw their way to the win, led by a 30-point outing by senior guard Tess Heal. “I just thought we played tougher, a lot…
For the third day in a row, Kansas State football has gotten good returns out of the transfer portal. The commitments of five new incoming Wildcats were announced on Wednesday, led by junior wide receiver Joshua Manning, a player whom K-State recruited heavily out of high school. In addition to Manning, the Wildcats added Cal Poly (FCS) offensive lineman Charlie Adams, Coastal Carolina defensive end Jayden Bryant, Cincinnati defensive tackle Kamari Burns and Toledo kicker Robert Hammond III. To read more, visit The Manhattan Mercury!
It was a busy transfer day for the Wildcats on Monday, with seven new additions signing to play for Kansas State, including five players announced in the afternoon and evening. Defensive tackle De’Arieun Hicks (Gardner-Webb), running back Rodney Fields Jr. (Oklahoma State), safety Koy Beasley (Miami of Ohio), linebacker Jacobi Oliphant Jr. (Oklahoma State) and safety Kaleb Patterson (Illinois) all signed to play for K-State in 2026. The quintet brings K-State transfer total to nine so far, in addition to cornerback Keshawn Davila (cornerback), offensive lineman Keiton Jones (Missouri), wide receiver Izaiah Williams (Texas A&M) and punter Dylan Davidson (Emporia…
Just a day after landing its first target of portal season Sunday afternoon, Kansas State added two more SEC transfers into the fold Monday morning. According to reports from 247Sports, Texas A&M wide receiver Izaiah Williams and Missouri offensive lineman Keiton Jones are both headed to Manhattan to join the Wildcat roster in head coach Collin Klein’s inaugural season. Jones was a four-star recruit in the class of 2025 from Coffeyville. The 6-foot-4, 333-pound interior offensive lineman played eight snaps in two appearances for Missouri last season and will have four years of eligibility. To continue reading, visit the Manhattan…
A competitive back-and-forth game ended in heartbreak for the Kansas State women as the Wildcats fell short of a win, losing 60-58 at home on Saturday. The Wildcats (1-2 Big 12, 8-8) led by as much as eight in the first half and trailed the Mountaineers (3-0, 13-2) by as much as seven midway through the fourth quarter, but couldn’t make the plays down the stretch to come away with the win. Finish the story at the Manhattan Mercury!