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Preseasoning conditioning continued yesterday, as we learned who the staff considers the top 5 LB's in K-State history.
Cameron Morgan wears number 26, and as such BracketCat previewed him on the 26th day before football season.
Checking in on recruiting, ESPN has your Big 12 scorecard. This past week Kansas State added Jordon Robertson from Dallas, bringing K-State's total commitment number up to 9. You can read our recap of Robertson's commitment here.
The quarterback battle is all anyone wants to write about, and this time Jake Trotter (ESPN), examines Jonathan Banks and his odds of starting for Kansas State.
While the QB battle may be the hot button issue for K-State, the defense and specifically the secondary may be the best unit on the field for the Wildcats.
Another day, another article that reminds Wildcat faithful of Bill Snyder's wish for Sean Snyder succeed him as Kansas State's head coach. However, this line from the article makes me almost long for Sean Snyder as head coach: "Schulz said then that the search for Snyder’s successor would be conducted aggressively and nationally, looking for someone with previous head coaching experience — similar to the search that landed men’s basketball coach Bruce Weber." If we get stuck with the football version of Bruce Weber as the next head coach...well let's just not go down that path.
It's such a gorgeous looking building inside and out, and now our own, Derek Smith (writing for the Junction City Daily Union), writes about the Vanier Complex as a symbol of Kansas State's growth.
Junior Ifeanyichukwu Otuonye placed third at last weekends NACAC Championships, as a representative of Turks and Caicos. Akela Jones, and Sonia Gaskin both participated as well with Jones finishing seventh in the 100 meter hurdles, and Gaskin finishing eighth in the 800 meter hurdles.
K-State sports has your summer baseball update. Of particular note, Evan Marshall suffered a head injury on a line drive, and had to have surgery to alleviate swelling. There hasn't been an update since August 6th, but Evan did tweet from the hospital that he appreciated the well wishes. We wish Evan a speedy recovery.
Sunday marked the official start of Kansas State's volleyball season. This years team looks to build off of last season's 22 wins, and with many returning players including five who played in 111 of KSU's 116 sets, they have a good chance of increasing that win total.