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Kansas State kicks off Collin Klein era with emphatic win vs. Nicholls
Avery Johnson threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, helping Collin Klein make a successful debut as head coach at his alma mater in Kansas State's 71-3 victory against visiting Nicholls on Saturday night.,Brandon White scored on a long punt return, Rodney Fields Jr. rushed for 101 yards an...
Collin Klein, next-gen Kansas State coach, to debut against Nicholls
As a quarterback, Collin Klein led Kansas State to success a generation ago. This week, he's in Manhattan at age 36 for his first game as a head coach.,The Wildcats host Nicholls on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, which is named after the legendary figure for whom Klein played when he was a ...
Why Collin Klein Is the Perfect Coach to Lead Kansas State Football
Collin Klein returns to Kansas State as head coach, bringing championship experience and hopes of leading the Wildcats into a new era....
Report: Jerome Tang to return to Baylor coaching staff
Former Kansas State head coach Jerome Tang is returning to Baylor as the associate head coach, ESPN reported on Tuesday.,Tang reportedly was working with the university to finalize a multi-year contract to rejoin longtime coach Scott Drew's staff.,Tang, 59, spent nearly two decades on the Bears' coa...
Kansas State's PJ Haggerty enters transfer portal again
The nation's fourth-leading scorer will be on the move for the fourth time in four offseasons, as Kansas State guard PJ Haggerty entered the transfer portal, multiple outlets reported on Tuesday.,As a junior this past season, Haggerty averaged 23.4 points per game, putting him behind only BYU's A.J....
AJ Dybantsa drops 40 to lift BYU past K-State
AJ Dybantsa exploded for 40 points, Kennard Davis Jr. heated up in the second half with 15 points, and BYU pulled away for a 105-91 victory over Kansas State in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday night at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, Mo.,The 10th-seeded Cougars (22-10) will f...
BYU riding AJ Dybantsa in Big 12 tourney; first up is Kansas State
A couple of the nation's leading scorers will square off when BYU and Kansas State meet in the first round of the Big 12 tournament on Tuesday night in Kansas City, Mo.,The Cougars (21-10), the 10th seed in the tournament, boast AJ Dybantsa, who leads the country with 24.7 points per game. The Wildc...
Big 12 tournament roundup: TCU, West Virginia set to clash in Big 12 final
Marta Suarez recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead top-seeded TCU to a 74-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kansas State on Saturday in Kansas City to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament.,Olivia Miles added 18 points and eight rebounds in the semifinal matchup as the No....
TCU advances past Kansas State for spot in Big 12 final
Marta Suarez recorded 22 points and 11 rebounds to lead top-seeded TCU to a 74-62 victory over No. 12 seed Kansas State on Saturday in Kansas City to advance to the championship game of the Big 12 women's tournament.,Olivia Miles added 18 points and eight rebounds in the semifinal matchup as the No....
Darryn Peterson gives No. 14 Kansas boost with K-State drubbing
Darryn Peterson poured in 27 points, Tre White knocked down five 3-pointers en route to a 23-point performance as No. 14 Kansas cruised to a 104-85 victory over Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kan., ,The Jayhawks (22-9, 12-6 Big 12) close...
No. 14 Kansas eyes kickstart on Senior Day against Kansas State
No. 14 Kansas would like nothing more than to regain its rhythm going into the postseason as it hosts rival Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown on Saturday afternoon at Allen Fieldhouse.,The Jayhawks (21-9, 11-6 Big 12) have lost three of their last four, including a forgettable trip out West wit...
Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State dumps No. 21 Texas Tech with 21-0 run
Nastja Claessens recorded 14 points, eight rebounds and four steals and No. 12 seed Kansas State closed the game with a 21-0 run to post a 58-51 upset of No. 5 seed Texas Tech on Thursday in the second round of the Big 12 tournament at Kansas City.,Taryn Sides scored 13 points and Aniya Foy added 12...
Big 12 tournament roundup: K-State shoots out the lights vs. Cincinnati
Freshman Jordan Speiser caught fire on her way to career highs of 20 points and six 3-pointers off the bench, and 12th-seeded Kansas State broke the Big 12 women's tournament record with 17 triples in a 91-66 rout of Cincinnati on Wednesday in Kansas City, Mo.,Speiser shot 5-for-6 from the arc in th...
Khamari McGriff nets 18 as Kansas State gets by West Virginia
Khamari McGriff scored 18 points to help Kansas State overcome the absence of leading scorer P.J. Haggerty and record a 65-63 victory over West Virginia in a Big 12 contest on Tuesday in Manhattan, Kan.,Haggerty was a late scratch after he sustained an undisclosed injury in practice, the school anno...
West Virginia keen to take lessons from upset win into K-State game
It's likely too late to make a difference in West Virginia's postseason destiny, but a win over a ranked team on Saturday was exactly what the program needed.,The Mountaineers hope to parlay their upset of then-No. 19 BYU into a strong finish to the season, starting with Tuesday's trip to face Kansa...
TCU extends late-season surge with Kansas State defeat
Xavier Edmonds scored 15 points with 13 rebounds and Tanner Toolson added 14 points as TCU continued its late-season surge with a 77-68 victory over Kansas State in Big 12 play Saturday at Manhattan, Kan., ,David Punch scored 13 points and Liutauras Lelevicius added 12 as the Horned Frogs (19-10, 9-...
TCU leans on Micah Robinson in must-have road test vs. Kansas State
Micah Robinson has been crucial to TCU's final push to the NCAA Tournament.,Coach Jamie Dixon inserted the sophomore forward into the starting lineup five games ago, and the Horned Frogs have gone 4-1 since, including a 90-78 win over Arizona State on Tuesday.,TCU, projected as an NCAA Tournament bu...
Isaiah Johnson's big performance powers Colorado past Kansas State
Isaiah Johnson stuffed the stat sheet with 18 points, nine rebounds and seven assists while leading Colorado to a 79-70 win over Kansas State on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The rebound and assist totals were season highs for the freshman.,Ian Inman contributed 17 points, Barrington Hargress tallied ...
P.J. Haggerty, Kansas State try to disrupt Colorado's roll at home
Kansas State interim coach Matthew Driscoll will continue to make minor strategic adjustments when the Wildcats head to Colorado for a Big 12 contest on Wednesday in Boulder, Colo.,The Wildcats (11-16, 2-12 Big 12) are 1-1 since former coach Jerome Tang was fired on Feb. 15, following postgame comme...
Donovan Atwell (26 points), No. 13 Texas Tech top K-State
Donovan Atwell scored 21 of his game-high 26 points in the first half as No. 13 Texas Tech overcame two huge losses this week to dust Kansas State 100-72 in Lubbock, Texas, on Saturday.,Christian Anderson added 21 points and nine assists for the Red Raiders (20-7, 10-4 Big 12 Conference), while LeJu...