Big-Time Kansas State Commit Shuts Down Recruitment

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.

This isn’t one of those soft commits where a guy stays in the group chat but still books five flights. Miller is done. He’s sticking with Kansas State, and that’s a win for a program that doesn’t always get these kinds of early closures.

The 6-foot-6, 310-pound lineman committed to the Wildcats back in May, and since then, his stock’s only gone up. His tape shows a guy who’s way more polished than most high school tackles. He’s got clean footwork, strong hands, and already knows how to use leverage. You don’t teach that at 17 unless a kid’s been grinding in the trenches for years.

Programs like Auburn and Ohio State don’t just throw out offers to kill time. They were coming after him for a reason. And now those same schools are stuck looking elsewhere while K-State sits back with a rock-solid piece for its 2026 class.

Credit to Chris Klieman and his staff for locking him in. Offensive line recruiting is a grind, and it’s usually not flashy. You’re not seeing five-minute highlight reels with spin moves and one-handed catches. But landing a kid like Miller matters way more in the long run than a flashy wideout who never cracks the two-deep.

For Miller, shutting it down now gives him time to focus on development, not travel. He’s not trying to be the guy who flips four times or goes live on Instagram every weekend. He saw what Kansas State offered, liked the fit, and locked it in. That kind of approach usually works out.

The Big 12 is won in the trenches, and Kansas State just got better up front. Simple as that.