Bring On The Cats, a Kansas State Wildcats community

Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder is one of 16 coaches to be named a semifinalist for the Maxwell Football Club Collegiate Coach of the Year Award, the organization announced Monday.

Former K-State consensus All-American Mark Simoneau will become just the second Wildcat football player and first under head coach Bill Snyder to earn college football's most prestigious honor as the former linebacker was announced today as part of the National Football Foundation's College Football Hall of Fame induction class of 2012.

Kansas State head football coach Bill Snyder has announced that quarterback Collin Klein, linebacker Arthur Brown, center B.J. Finney and defensive back Ty Zimmerman have been named team captains for the 2012 season.

Thanks to the generosity and leadership of K-Staters worldwide, Kansas State officially will move forward and break ground April 28 on the West Stadium Center project at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, prior the 2012 Purple-White game. The ceremonial shovel turning, featuring President Kirk Schulz, Athletic Director John Currie, head football coach Bill Snyder and other special guests, will be approximately 11:30 a.m. on the west side of the stadium.

Great read. Flash back to the things Bill Snyder was saying about this team in the spring and summer, and suddenly 4-0 doesn't seem quite so surprising.

Just four weeks before the season opener against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 3, the Kansas State football program began preparations for its 116th season of football, and the 20th under head coach Bill Snyder, on Wednesday when players reported to the Vanier Football Complex.

Follow the link to hear BracketCat discuss K-State football with Blatant Homerism's Allen Kenney. Topics discussed include Bill Snyder's hereditary succession plan, the Amazing Brown Brothers Circus and season prospects in the Big 12 Minus One AAU School and One Former AAU School. If it's crackly at points, I apologize — Skype on a cell connection is dicey at best.

Coming off a seven-win season, a berth in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl and several months of off-season conditioning work, the Kansas State football team hit the practice field for the first time this spring Wednesday with the first of 14 workouts leading up to the April 30 Purple-White game. The Wildcats return 40 lettermen from last year's 7-6 squad and continue to make daily improvement under head coach Bill Snyder, who is in his 20th season overall at Kansas State.

Kansas State fans will have the opportunity to watch one of the school’s all-time greats during Super Bowl XLV, when Jordy Nelson and the Green Bay Packers square off against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. Nelson will become one of 18 former Wildcats to play in the biggest game in football, and one of 13 coached by Bill Snyder.

Head football coach Bill Snyder released Kansas State's 2011 recruiting class Wednesday with the announcement of 32 student-athletes who plan on joining or already are a part of the Wildcat program. Kansas State's class of 2011 includes 21 players from the high school ranks, eight junior college players and three four-year transfers. Of the group, 13 currently are enrolled at Kansas State and will participate in spring practice.