Kansas State linebacker Arthur Brown was selected by the defending Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday. Brown was drafted with the 56th overall pick.
Kansas State basketball coach Bruce Weber’s search for a big man to add to the Wildcats’ 2013 recruiting class recently took him to California, where he talked with 6-foot-9 power forward Tanner Lancona for more than one hour during an in-school visit.
K-State athletic director John Currie is confident renovations to Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be complete before the Wildcats’ football season starts. “People ask if this is going to be done by Aug. 30,” Currie said. “Well, they are already painting the walls. That’s how much progress we have made.”
Will Spradling is Kansas State’s only returning guard who has played meaningful minutes, which means he will need to slide over to point guard next season or a freshman will be the Wildcats’ predominant ballhandler next season following the departure of Angel Rodriguez.
Anyone of legal drinking age who attends the Wildcats’ six remaining games at Tointon Family Stadium will be able to purchase beer from a third-party vendor.
The high school coach of former K-State point guard Angel Rodriguez, who said Monday he's seeking a transfer to be closer to his family, said the University of Miami is high on his list.
Kansas State sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez wants to finish his college basketball career closer to his family in Puerto Rico and will transfer from the Wildcats men’s basketball team.
Even though K-State’s Chris Harper didn’t get to show off his skills as often as other receivers last season while playing in a run-oriented offense led by Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein, Harper is projected as a second- to fifth-round NFL Draft choice. Dane Brugler, an analyst for CBSSports.com, thinks Harper “is one of the more underrated receivers for the 2013 class.”
The quarterback, who was Collin Klein’s backup last season, is trying to develop leadership skills to win Wildcats’ starting job.
When Kansas State track and field coach Cliff Rovelto heard sirens at Cal State Los Angeles on Thursday, he assumed the school was conducting a routine fire drill.
The Kansas State basketball team officially announced the signing of Neville Fincher.
Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said Tuesday at the KC Catbackers meeting and today on radio that college football "was in a bad place." He continued: "We've allowed it to be TV-driven, and allowed it to become more important to a university than it should be."
Former Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein said his replacement, either Daniel Sams or Jake Waters, can forge his own identity. "I don't want them to look at it as filling my shoes," Klein said Tuesday at the KC Catbackers meeting in Overland Park.
Though the Wildcats have sent former players to the NFL in droves — 107 total draft picks — they haven’t produced many first-round selections. Veryl Switzer was the first in 1954, going fourth overall to Green Bay. Then came defensive backs Clarence Scott (1971), Chris Canty (1997) and Terence Newman (2003) before quarterback Josh Freeman in 2009. Former K-State linebacker Arthur Brown is hoping to join the group next week.
K-State senior Rodney McGruder captured three awards, including most valuable player, during the Kansas State basketball banquet held earlier this week.
Kansas State guard Brittany Chambers and Kansas guard Angel Goodrich were chosen in the WNBA Draft on Monday night. Chambers went 22nd overall to the Los Angeles Sparks and Goodrich, an Oklahoma native, was taken 29th overall by the Tulsa Shock.
The Kansas City Catbackers will hold their annual K-State football banquet Tuesday at the Ritz Charles in Overland Park. The event will feature Wildcats coach Bill Snyder and Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein.
Ever since his college career ended in January with a loss in the Fiesta Bowl, K-State quarterback Collin Klein has worked around the clock to prove he is worthy of an NFL roster spot.
K-State football coach Bill Snyder didn’t label a favorite at quarterback Thursday during his first news conference of the spring. Daniel Sams, who served as Collin Klein’s primary backup as a freshman, and Jake Waters, a highly touted junior-college transfer, are competing to replace Klein as the starter.
Bruce Weber is only one year into his tenure at Kansas State, but he already has a contract extension. On Wednesday, K-State announced it was adding a year to the end of his contract and boosting his salary to $1.75 million for the 2013-14 season.
The Kansas State basketball team took its first steps toward a conference championship during a trip to Brazil last summer
Adrian Diaz has played his last basketball game at Kansas State. Diaz, a sophomore forward, has decided to transfer in hopes of joining a program closer to his home in Miami, K-State announced on Monday.
Former K-State quarterback Collin Klein, who led the Wildcats to the Big 12 title in his senior season, was honored in Topeka on Wednesday at the state capitol.
After completing a furious 14-point rally that forced overtime, the Wildcats were unable to close the door on Utah in overtime and lost 54-46 in front of 2,750 fans.
Kansas State senior guard Rodney McGruder is headed to Atlanta to participate in two college all-star competitions leading up to the Final Four.
When Kansas State football players take the field for the first of 14 spring practices on Wednesday, it’ll be in front of a stadium under construction. K-State administrators have had to work out ways for Bill Snyder and his football team to practice throughout April and for fans to attend the spring game on April 27 without construction workers providing too much of a distraction.
K-State has never lost a home game in the WNIT, going 13-0 and winning the tournament in 2006. The Wildcats will play host to Utah at 7 p.m. Wednesday in the semifinals.
Michael Orris signed up to play for Bruce Weber at Illinois and followed him to Kansas State, but the freshman guard will finish his college basketball career playing for another coach.
Former Kansas State athletic director H.B. “Bebe” Lee died over the weekend at his home in Southport, N.C. He was 96.
The Kansas State women’s basketball team is closing in on a WNIT championship. The Wildcats kept rolling behind another big game from star guard Brittany Chambers on Saturday at Bramlage Coliseum, thumping Illinois 66-48 in front of 1,717 fans, advancing to the tournament’s semifinals.
