By Toby Hammes

Long before Kansas State men’s basketball hit the floor at Bramlage Coliseum for the first time this season, the success, or lack thereof, of the “Manhattan Project” would loom beyond the Little Apple.

It’s been declared a new age of college athletics countless times across the country with the explosion of Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deals, coupled with looser transfer portal restrictions.

Many have compared the new landscape of collegiate sports to the free agency of professional leagues.

“The lack of leadership at the NCAA and some of the decisions that were made with people way above my pay grade have put us in a vacuum where we have no direction, and we’ve thrust all this upon these young kids,” K-State head coach Jerome Tang said following Tuesday’s three-point loss to Drake in overtime in the Wildcat Classic game held at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

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K-State falls in the 13th annual Wildcat Classic to the Drake Bulldogs in overtime 73-70.

Check out postgame comments from head coach Jerome Tang and players Coleman Hawkins and David N’Guessan following the heartbreaking loss. Also, Hawkins comments on receiving negative mentions on social media when he checked his phone after the game.

AUDIO ONLY postgame press conference with K-State’s Coleman Hawkins, David N’Guessan & Jerome Tang

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K-State falls in the 13th annual Wildcat Classic to the Drake Bulldogs in overtime 73-70.

Check out postgame comments from head coach Jerome Tang and players Coleman Hawkins and David N’Guessan following the heartbreaking loss. Also, Hawkins comments on receiving negative mentions on social media when he checked his phone after the game.

AUDIO ONLY postgame press conference with K-State’s Coleman Hawkins, David N’Guessan & Jerome Tang

The post Jerome Tang, Coleman Hawkins, & David N’Guessan reaction to Drake loss and negative messages on social media appeared first on News Radio KMAN.