After suffering their first conference loss by a single point Saturday on the road, the K-State men are back in Manhattan to face ninth-ranked Baylor. The matchup is the only one this season between the squads because of the unbalanced schedule and marks another meeting between Scott Drew on the Baylor bench and his former long-time assistant Jerome Tang coaching the Wildcats. For K-State, this is the first time this season they’ve faced a top 10 squad, but they go in unsure of Dai Dai Ames’ availability. The guard was said by Tang Monday to be improving after an injury…
Author: Troy Coverdale
Troy Coverdale
Currently the host of "KMAN's Morning News", Troy is a 30 year veteran of radio, nearly 20 in northern Colorado, where he served as the "Voice of the UNC Bears" while serving as the news and sports director for one of the oldest AM stations in the country. No stranger to Manhattan nor Kansas, Troy is an alum of K-State in broadcast journalism and grew up near Circleville. He began his broadcast career with KSDB-FM on campus while working part time at another radio station in town. He's married to the former Monica Haugsness of Seneca, who has patiently put up with his schedule for more than 25 years.
Former Kansas State quarterback Will Howard has announced his intention to transfer to Ohio State on social media. Howard has one season of eligibility remaining after he went 12-5 as a starter for the Wildcats, leading them past TCU in the 2022 Big 12 title game and helping them reach the Pop-Tarts Bowl this past season. He’s started 27 games and thrown for 5,786 yards and 48 touchdowns during his career and will replace Kyle McCord, who started most of the season for the Buckeyes but is transferring to Syracuse. Howard also considered Miami and USC along with declaring for…
Kansas State’s Chris Klieman appears to be on the cusp of hiring a former Big 12 head coach to become an assistant on his staff. K-State Online was first to report yesterday that former Texas Tech head coach Matt Wells is nearing a deal to become the quarterbacks coach for the Wildcats, a deal that would include him sharing the offensive coordinator title with offensive line coach Connor Riley. Riley took on the OC duties for the Pop-Tarts Bowl win last week after Colin Klein left for Texas A&M in the days following the regular season’s end. Wells has spent…
V.J. Payne’s sack of Brennan Armstrong on a two-point conversion with 1:50 remaining in the third quarter to keep Kansas State with a lead and the Wildcat offense would milk 7:24 off the fourth quarter clock before scoring one final TD to claim a 28-13 win over N.C. State at the Pop-Tarts Bowl. K-State ran out to 21 first half points and an 11 point lead at the break before the defense had to make those points stand up in the second half at Orlando’s Camping World Stadium. Avery Johnson found Jayce Brown from 11 yards out with 2:48 remaining…
An estimated 5,000 fans were on hand Wednesday at Pointe Orlando for the Pop-Tarts Bowl Pep Rally, carried live on Newsradio KMAN. Troy Coverdale talked with Dr. Adam Walker of the K-State Alumni Association about the organization’s planning and travel culminating in the pre-game activities. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Joe Wilson in Manhattan and WholeHealth MHK.
Tonight’s game pits a pair of squads that have lost a lot of pieces coming in. With players leaving for the transfer portal or opting out to prepare for the NFL Draft, it’s a night of opportunity. In K-State’s case a large part of that change comes at wide receiver and, yes, even at punt returner. North Carolina State also faces a lot of changes, including Bednarik Award winner Peyton Wilson, who opted out of the game. All eyes are on Avery Johnson starting at quarterback and Chris Klieman said he was impressed with what he saw from the freshman…
K-State Coach Chris Klieman and NC State Coach Dave Doeren talked with the media Wednesday morning ahead of the Pop-Tarts Bowl on Thursday. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Joe Wilson in Manhattan and WholeHealth MHK.
Troy Coverdale has Tuesday morning’s latest from the K-State camp as the Wildcats get ready to match up with N.C. State Thursday in Orlando. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Joe Wilson in Manhattan and WholeHealth MHK.
Troy Coverdale has Tuesday morning’s latest from the K-State camp as the Wildcats get ready to match up with N.C. State Thursday in Orlando. Pop-Tarts Bowl Updates are sponsored by Commerce Bank, Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Joe Wilson in Manhattan and WholeHealth MHK.
The early signing period saw Kansas State’s football program gain the signatures on letters of intent from 15 players, starting early Wednesday morning. Coach Chris Klieman addressed the math behind that number. The signing class consisted of 13 high school prospects and two community-college transfers, hailing from nine different states, including four from Kansas. Four of the incoming players are offensive lineman. Of the 15 signees on Wednesday, nine are expected to enroll at K-State for the 2024 spring semester. Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder, Blake Barnett, Callen Barta, Ryan Howard, Boone Morris, Kyle Rakers, DeVon Rice, Jacques Spradley-Demps and Dante Thomas comprise…