By Tim Iverson

After two seasons in Manhattan, sophomore Macaleab Rich will play his college career somewhere else.

The 6-foot-7, 235-pound wing was the last member of Jerome Tang’s second freshman class to leave the program after Dai-Dai Ames and RJ Jones transferred after the 2023-24 season.

Rich seemed poised to have a promising sophomore season after flashing his high-flying athleticism several times as a freshman. But instead, following an offseason where he was cited for marijuana possession in September, the East St. Louis, Illinois, native struggled to find playing time.

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By Tim Everson

PHOENIX, Arizona — The landscape of college football is always shifting. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, something else changes and that leads to a chain reaction that affects six other things. It’s tough thing to keep it all straight, just ask Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman.

Starting next season, the Wildcats roster will shrink to just 105 players total, all of which will be scholarship spots. This past season, K-State had over 120 players on the roster, but only 85 scholarships to give.

The change, which comes following the $2.8 billion House v. NCAA settlement, sets new limits for the maximum roster size of every Division I NCAA-sponsored sport. The roster limits help make way for a new revenue-sharing model that will allow schools to directly play athletes for their services for the first time in the sports’ history.

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By Tim Everson

For the second year in a row, Kansas State men’s basketball has lost a player off its roster midway through the season.

On Wednesday, multiple outlets reported that senior wing Achor Achor was no longer with the team.

It’s unknown as of press time whether Achor left of his own volition or was dismissed. He played five minutes in K-State’s loss at St. John’s on Saturday, registering two rebounds, two fouls and a turnover with one missed shot.

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