Daniel Calvin News

He's been gone for a year now, and little positive has been said about former Kansas State coach Ron Prince.

Although they were only a year apart in school, Bakersfield natives Brenden Barkate and Brian Putman had never met until a twist of circumstances found them both playing wide receiver at the University of Redlands.

By now every fan knows that the winner of the NU-KSU matchup this week is the Big 12 North champion and will likely face the Texas Longhorns who need a win in just one of their two remaining games to win the Big 12 South.

Grant Gregory has experienced the worst of senior day. That shouldn't be the case Saturday, when he joins 23 other Kansas State seniors at Snyder Family Stadium for a farewell appearance against Missouri.

Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas leaps over KU defenders on a 12 yard run in the 3rd quarter setting up a touchdown on the next play Saturday 11/07/09 in Manhattan.

The numbers didn't seem so funny at the beginning of the season. But now that Kansas State's defensive line is sacking opposing quarterbacks with some consistency, Coach Bill Snyder can look back and laugh.

Thanks to TB from Bring on the Cats for doing a little Q & A with DTN. 1. Head coach Bill Snyder inserted Grant Gregory into the starting lineup last week against ISU, what does he bring to the table that's different than Case Coffman? Mostly, he seemed to make better decisions.

With Bill Snyder leading the way, Kansas State's players and coaches filed into the Rose Bowl.

Daniel Calvin tries to look on the bright side. His coach tells him he's part of an improving defensive line that is doing a sufficient job of pressuring the opposing quarterback, and in some ways the senior defensive tackle wants to agree.

Daniel Calvin admits to being just a tad jealous. The senior nose-tackle spent much of his life growing up in Bakersfield, Calif., before becoming a prized recruit after starring at Bakersfield Community College, the same college both his parents attended.

Sammuel Lamur continues to be a hot topic of conversation at Kansas State. A week ago, coach Bill Snyder said he was planning on keeping the junior college transfer quarterback on the scout team this year with a redshirt.

Daniel Calvin is from California, and growing up in Bakersfield he naturally always wanted to play football at USC.

Oddly, about 16,000 fans were in the stands to watch Louisiana upset Kansas State 17-15 Saturday, and a good chunk of them were wearing purple.

Louisiana kicker Tyler Albrecht celebrates after making the game winning field goal.

How Louisiana fared last week: The Ragin' Cajuns trounced Southern 42-19 in their season opener.

KANSAS CITY , Kan. Sports Radio 810 WHB and 810WHB.com has learned that Kansas State defensive tackle Xzavier Stewart is no longer with the team for undisclosed reasons.

The Ron Prince era disintegrated in 2008 during a four-week defensive collapse. Kansas State even playing at home could offer no resistance to Big 12 offenses.Four times, the Wildcats allowed 50 or more points to conference foes.