The Kansas State Wildcats blew a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter against the Utah Utes, falling 51-47 on the road on Saturday night. And while there is still one game left in the season for the Wildcats to become bowl eligible, some of the post-game conversation surrounded the offseason.
There was plenty to criticize for Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman following his team’s 51-47 loss to Utah. The Wildcats led 47-35 in the fourth quarter, but 16 unanswered points from the Utes resulted in the Wildcats falling to 5-6 on the season.
With seven minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Utah Utes faced a 10-point deficit, and a season-long effort of reaching the College Football Playoff looked bleak.
Kansas State made it to the championship game, but with 0.6 seconds left, they fouled a Nebraska guard, and a free throw was made to give the Cornhuskers a one-point lead and the championship.
Linkon Cure’s journey to Kansas State feels like some story straight out of a sports movie. Before he became the first five-star football prospect in Kansas State history, he was the small-town standout from Goodland, Kansas.
Kansas State volleyball put on a Wednesday show at the Fertitta Center. They powered past Houston in a clean three-set sweep. They reminded the Big 12 exactly how dangerous this team can be.
Kansas State just locked in a big one for the future of its offensive line. Oliver Miller, a rising tackle out of Cherry Creek High School in Colorado, has officially shut down his recruitment and canceled visits to Auburn, NC State, and Ohio State.