By Tim Everson

The group, which had been tutored by the current Wildcat offensive line coach Brian Lepak up to last season, is now being led in his first year in Manhattan by Luke Wells, a former tight ends coach at Tulsa, Texas Tech, Utah State and Iowa State, and the brother of associate head coach and offensive coordinator Matt Wells.

“So far, it’s been great,” Luke Wells said. “We’ve had a lot of fun out there. This is a fun group to coach. These guys are excited to play every day. I love the culture of this football program, and we’ve got a bunch of tough kids that love playing football and love showing up to work. It’s a really good environment to be around.”

Wells got quite the present when he arrived in Manhattan. K-State’s tight end room may be the most veteran-laden and talented on the roster, and just turned in a season where they recorded 13 touchdowns as a whole, which led the nation. Those 13 scores were split up between the top four returners, led by junior Garrett Oakely who tied with sophomore wide receiver Jayce Brown for a team-high five touchdowns in 2024.

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A Kansas State offensive lineman is recovering after an undisclosed “medical situation.” 

Ohio State transfer George Fitzpatrick is recuperating and improving after being hospitalized after an in-practice incident last Wednesday. 

“George had a medical situation to which the training staff quickly responded,” K-State and Fitzpatrick’s family said in a joint statement to the media on Monday. “He is improving every day and we appreciate all who have cared for and supported him as he continues to recover.”

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Kansas State head football coach Chris Klieman announced Tuesday new titles of four coaching staff members for the 2025 season.

Nate Kaczor is now the program’s special teams coordinator and special assistant to the head coach, Matt Kardulis is the assistant safeties coach, Sean Maguire is the assistant quarterbacks coach and David Orloff is the outside linebackers coach.

“Each of these coaches provides tremendous value to our staff, and we have been fortunate to add a secondary assistant at numerous positions,” Klieman said. “They provide great support not only on the field, but they serve important functions in recruiting as well.”

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