Kansas State starting quarterback Will Howard is one of three players who announced Monday that they will be putting their names in the transfer portal, meaning his career at the school is over. Also announcing Monday were running back Treshaun Ward and third string quarterback Jake Rubley. Howard’s announcement comes two days after he dropped hints that Saturday’s loss to Iowa State would be his final game in a K-State uniform. In comments following the game, Howard thanked media members and the larger community for their support during his time in Manhattan. He leaves having been the starter for every…
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.
Big plays from the Iowa State offense and sloppiness by the Wildcat defense on a snowy night in Manhattan ended the Kansas State run of home wins as the Cyclones claimed a 42-35 victory. Freshman running back Abu Sama took the first handoff 71 yards, added a 77 yard trot to open the second quarter then carried another time for 60 yards and points in the third on his way to a 15 carry, 276 yard night while setting the tone for Iowa State’s upset. Receiver Jaylin Noel had short catches that he turned in to touchdowns of 79 and…
Andover Central (8-3) at Wamego (9-2) – B104.7 Carpet One of Manhattan Game of the Week, 6:30pm pregame Wamego finds itself in the 4A State Semifinals for a second straight and will face a familiar foe on Friday night when it hosts Andover Central. The matchup is the “rubber game” of the series as the two have met in the two previous seasons, with the Jaguars ending Wamego’s season in 2021 and the Red Raiders handling the visitors in 2022. Both teams are riding five game winning streaks to reach the sub-state round, both having dropped games to 5A teams…
We now have the “clarification” of the Big 12’s tie-breaker rules to determine which teams head to the conference football championship game in two weeks after a new sentence was added to the info and was noted in an email to select media late yesterday afternoon. That new sentence reads “If all the tied teams are not common opponents, the tied team that defeated each of the other tied teams earns the Championship berth.” The previous structure left out an opportunity for a round-robin to make the decision. The move eliminates the edge K-State held going into the final two…
Georgia has moved up to No. 1 in the College Football Playoff rankings, nudging past Ohio State, with third-place Michigan and fourth-place Florida State holding their spots in the top four. Washington was fifth again, followed by Oregon, Texas and Alabama. Missouri at nine and Louisville were new to the top 10 this week. K-State moved up to number 21, Kansas is at number 25 ahead of the Sunflower Showdown Saturday night. Oklahoma State is 23rd. College Football Playoff rankings 1. Georgia (10-0) 2. Ohio State (10-0) 3. Michigan (10-0) 4. Florida State (10-0) 5. Washington (10-0) 6. Oregon (9-1)…
Will Howard directed three touchdown drives in just over one quarter of play as Kansas State opened up a 28-7 first half lead and rolled to their seventh win on the season, 59-25. Howard became the school’s all-time passing touchdown record holder in the blowout. He tied the record of 44 thrown by Josh Freeman when he found Ben Sinnott on a 14 yard throw while scrambling to keep the play alive. He broke the record with a two yard pass to Christian Moore with more than 13 minutes still to play in the first half. It was Moore’s first…
The round of eight in the high school football playoffs includes Manhattan, Wamego and Frankfort all still alive with Friday night tilts. Derby (9-1) at Manhattan (9-1) – 6:30 pre-game on Newsradio KMAN – This game marks the fourth meeting between the two teams in two seasons, as they have opened the year against each other in both 2022 and 2023 plus will have met in the playoffs. Manhattan has won the previous three meetings including a 33-19 decision to kick off defense of their 6A title of a last year. Derby quarterback Braxton Clark missed five weeks with a…
Manhattan native and two time DII player of the year, Trevor Hudgins has signed with a team in France to continue his pro career. The Manhattan High School graduate and Northwest Missouri State product has signed with ‘Le Mans Sarthe’, a squad that plays in the French League and internationally in the Basketball Champions League. Hudgins, a two-time DII player of the year, previously spent time with the Houston Rockets and its G-League team at Rio Grand Valley, playing 28 games with the Vipers last season and averaging 20 points and more than six assists a game. He was cut…
The second week of the KSHSAA football playoffs includes six area teams still in action on Friday night, including two teams playing home games. Lawrence – Free State (7-2) at Manhattan (8-1) – 6:30 pre-game on KMAN, 7:00 kickoff – The Firebirds backed into the playoffs with a pair of losses after challenging for the top seed in 6A West. They advanced last Friday by doubling up Garden City 42-21. Manhatan cruised to a 69-14 win over Wichita Southeast and has won five straight. Rose Hill (4-5) at Wamego (7-2) – B104.7 Carpet One of Manhattan Game of the Week -…
The Big 12’s football scheduling plans for the next four seasons have the Sunflower Showdown set each year, but the remainder of the slate for K-State going foward will see the Cats playing every team in the conference at least twice during the period. That means, however, an matchup with Iowa State isn’t scheduled to take place in 2027. The Cats will see the Cyclones in 24, 25 and 26, but to allow for the rotation of teams to work, the teams who have one of the longest continuous strings of games against each other in FBS aren’t set to…