http://www.realfootball365.com Kansas State Wildcats Football News, scores, analysis and discussion. College Football News. en-us info@realfootball365.com Copyright (C) 2005-2008 www.realfootball365.com http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/14064 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/14064 John Currie made the right first move. But Kansas State donors won’t fill the athletic coffers until Bill Snyder puts a winning football team on the football field Last week, the Wildcat athletic director toured the Sunflower State and came clean with KSU fans regarding the previous administration’s mismanagement. Currie also promised to institute reforms and controls to prevent future... Guardeen@aol.com (John Hillman) Kansas State Wildcats 2009-06-22T05:20:15-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/13188 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/13188 Ron Prince’s head coaching tenure ended abruptly. Less than three years ago, Kansas State announced the Junction City (located under 20 miles from Manhattan) native as its replacement for Bill Snyder. On Wednesday, KSU athletic director Bob Krause confirmed Prince would not return next season. Commentary: What caused the Wildcats to terminate Prince with three games remaining in the 2008... Guardeen@aol.com (John Hillman) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-11-07T05:35:28-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/12330 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/12330 College football coaches constantly clamor for a contract extension. In truth, new agreements mean little or nothing. Last week, Kansas State extended its commitment to Ron Prince through 2012, and the Wildcats’ head coach can’t complain about the terms. Prince collected a substantial increase in compensation, upping his guaranteed pay from $760,000, one of the lowest in the Big XII, to... Guardeen@aol.com (John Hillman) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-08-12T05:25:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/12024 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/12024 Muskogee High (Oklahoma) defensive tackle Robert Thomas committed to Kansas State on Tuesday for the 2009 class. The 6-foot-1, 295-pounder, a Rivals three-star prospect, had 31 tackles and two sacks in 13 games last season. Thomas chose the Wildcats over Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. Tim McCarty and Mo Latimore were the primaries on Thomas. COMMENTARY: Although he is the first tackle to commit,... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-07-15T17:47:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11931 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11931 Coffeyville Community College (Kansas) receiver Richard Evans gave his verbal oath to Kansas State for the ’09 class. The 5-foot-10, 175-pounder runs a 4.4-second 40. Defensive line coach Mo Latimore was the primary on Evans. COMMENTARY: Evans is the fourth overall commitment (first receiver) for coach Ron Prince’s class. With 4.4 speed, it’s clear Evans will be a downfield threat for the... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-07-08T17:41:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11920 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11920 Kansas State Wildcats starting running back Leon Patton was arrested Monday after a routine traffic stop because of two outstanding warrants. One warrant is a 2007 theft, while the other is a failure-to-appear charge from an unpaid parking ticket. The discovery of the warrants occurred Monday morning, after Riley County police pulled the junior back over and gave him a ticket for driving with a... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-07-07T21:53:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11851 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11851 Former head coach Bill Snyder and president Jon Wefald will be inducted this fall into the Kansas State Hall of Fame. Snyder, who coached from the 1989 through 2005, took over a doormat of a team and became the winningest coach in school history with a 136-68-1 mark. His accomplishments include 11 bowl trips (6-5 mark), two Big XII North titles and one Big XII championship. Wefald, a huge... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-07-01T17:59:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11836 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11836 Hickman Mills High (Kansas City, Mo.) strongside defensive end Adrian Mims committed to Kansas State on Sunday for the ’09 class. The 6-foot-7, 239-pounder chose the Wildcats over Missouri and Kansas. COMMENTARY: Mims is the second defensive end to commit to K-State for this class; he follows Josh Johnson. This class currently totals at three commitments so far. mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-06-30T19:14:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11760 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11760 Charles Page High (Sand Springs, Okla.) offensive tackle Michael Bowie committed to Kansas State on Monday for the ’09 class. The 6-foot-5, 300-pound lineman chose the Jayhawks over Oregon State, Tulsa and Iowa State. Tim McCarty is credited as the primary. COMMENTARY: The second overall commitment for the class, Bowie joins defensive end Josh Johnson, who committed earlier this month. Coach... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-06-23T21:45:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11548 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11548 Raymore-Peculiar High (Raymore, Mo.) defensive end Josh Johnson gave his oral commitment to the Kansas State Wildcats on Monday, the first overall for the 2009 class. The 6-foot-8, 266-pound strongsider chose Kansas State over Missouri, Iowa State and Kansas. Warren Ruggiero is credited as the primary. COMMENTARY: With the first overall commitment coming in June, K-State will need to hit a lot... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-06-09T18:44:00-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11332 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/11332 Virginia defensive end Jeffrey Fitzgerald will be transferring to Kansas State. As a sophomore starter last season for the Cavaliers, Fitzgerald recorded 73 tackles, 11.5 tackles for loss, seven sacks, four pass breakups, four quarterback hurries, two forced fumbles, and two interceptions (one for a touchdown). “I also coached Duane Brown, and Jeffrey is every bit the athlete Duane is,”... mahudgens@yahoo.com (Marc Hudgens) Kansas State Wildcats 2008-05-24T22:16:01-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/9087 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/9087 Kansas St. RB Thomas Clayton will be suspended for the September 2 season opener against Illinois State after being convicted for misdemeanor battery. Clayton was convicted Friday stemming from an incident last September in which he struck a university parking services employee with his car. The sentencing will be held July 10 and the senior could face up to six months in prison and a $1,000... none63@realfootball365.com (Jason Kirk) Kansas State Wildcats 2006-06-15T01:07:03-05:00 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/8516 http://www.realfootball365.com/articles/kansasstate/8516 When there's a problem it's human nature to conjure up solutions. Whenever one seems to fit, the bandwagon better be large enough to support everyone jumping on. One such bandwagon is the idea of a College Football Playoff to replace the BCS. I hate to be the only naysayer on the planet, but I don't think it would solve a thing. Let me elaborate for those of you dropping your coffee cups and... info@realfootball365.com (Hugo Guzman) Kansas State Wildcats 2005-11-16T00:55:07-05:00