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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Kansas State baseball’s Maximus Martin was voted the Big 12 Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday afternoon.

The transfer from Georgia State is the second Wildcat to garner a weekly award, joining left-hander Lincoln Sheffield, who picked up Co-Newcomer of the Week honors last week.

A native of Edgewater Park, N.J., Martin led the way for a Wildcat offense that outscored opponents 28-17 and out-hit opponents 33-25. The junior finished the weekend 6-for-12 (.500) with an impressive 1.404 OPS on his way to earning All-Tournament honors.

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For the first time in almost a month, the Kansas State men laid an egg in Saturday night’s 80-65 loss at BYU.

The Wildcats’ six-game winning streak came crashing down in front of a raucous crowd at the Marriott Center in Provo, Utah.

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By Zach DeLoach

The stuffed animal dressed in a purple jersey disappeared from the team hotel in Provo, Utah, Saturday before the Wildcats’ game at BYU. According to senior guard Serena Sundell, the last person to see Gap Goat, affectionately known as Gappy, was a team manager.

“They swear he was put in the conference room, and when they came back, he was gone,” Sundell said. “We don’t know if he’s lost or if he’s kidnapped or what.”

Before vanishing, Gap Goat sat with team managers behind the K-State (17-1, 5-0 Big 12) bench during games, and they lifted him up in celebration whenever the squad made three defensive stops in a row, which they call gaps.

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By Tim Everson

WICHITA — It will not be a merry Christmas for the Kansas State men’s basketball team.

After playing a competitive and, at times, fun first half of basketball, the Wildcats completely fell apart the second half of Saturday’s 84-65 loss at Wichita State.

“They were better than us tonight, especially in the second half,” head coach Jerome Tang said. “I thought their staff did a great job of putting a game plan together of how they wanted to attack us, and they really exploited that in the second half. And I thought their guys were just a little bit more connected.”

Prior to Saturday, the Wildcats (6-5) hadn’t played at Koch Arena since 2000, and hadn’t won on the Shockers’ home floor since an overtime victory in 1997. It’s also the first time since 2001 that K-State has lost to to their in-state foes to the south.

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Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman, met with the media on Friday at the Vanier Family Football Complex to preview the upcoming Rate Bowl against Rutgers.

Looking ahead, the Wildcats are set to participate in Rate Bowl Media Day next Tuesday in Phoenix. This event will provide further opportunities for the team to engage with the media and discuss their goals for the bowl game.

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Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman, met with the media on Friday at the Vanier Family Football Complex to preview the upcoming Rate Bowl against Rutgers.

Looking ahead, the Wildcats are set to participate in Rate Bowl Media Day next Tuesday in Phoenix. This event will provide further opportunities for the team to engage with the media and discuss their goals for the bowl game.

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By Tim Everson

Kansas State players got one of their Christmas presents a little early this year courtesy of head coach Chris Klieman and head football equipment manager Al Cerbe.

On Friday, Klieman announced that the Wildcats would be sporting a new on-field look when they play Rutgers in the Rate Bowl on Dec. 26.

K-State will take in the field in their normal purple uniform tops that they’ve worn at home since 1989, but instead of the regular silver helmet and pants, the Wildcats will be wearing a white helmet with purple Powercats on the sides and a purple stripe down the middle and all-white pants.

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By Tim Everson

For the first time since the announcement of former Kansas State senior wing Achor Achor dismissal on Wednesday, head coach Jerome Tang met the with media, addressing the dismissal and other issues around the program heading into the final week of non-conference play.

Achor, who transferred to K-State after two seasons at Samford, played in seven of the Wildcats’ first nine games of the year, is the second player in as many years to be kicked off the team, following Nae’Qwan Tomlin’s exit early in the 2023-24 season.

Achor averaged 7.3 points and 2.7 rebounds in 13.2 minutes per game. Those minutes have to go somewhere, and Tang is looking toward the end of his bench to provide a spark as the Wildcats’ make the transition into conference play later this month.

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