Kansas State Wildcats NCAA Football News

Nebraska linebacker Will Compton breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Kansas State's Jerod Mastrud in the 4th quarter.

Bill Snyder excels at winning the hidden details. Will Nebraska's coaching staff measure up? So tell me what you want, what you really, really want.

Grant Gregory, Kansas State's quarterback and architecture aficionado, talked about Nebraska's Memorial Stadium the same way you would talk about the Cornhuskers' stingy defense.

Like an important moment in history, Kansas State center Wade Weibert can remember exactly where he was when K-State and Nebraska used to play for division championships on a yearly basis.

Sean Weatherspoon was fed up with the second-half collapses. That's why Missouri's senior linebacker and captain gathered teammates around at halftime at Kansas State last week and made it clear: It wasn't going to happen again.

Close your eyes and let Jim McKay's voice help you visualize the footage of George Foreman's "thrill of victory" being carried from the ring as the new world heavyweight boxing champion.

In a football season with more write-offs than a tax return, one more seems only fitting.

I'm done trying to figure this team out. Attempting to accurately assess the value of this Tiger squad is a futile practice.

Oklahoma State cornerback Perrish Cox, Missouri receiver Danario Alexander and Kansas State kicker Josh Cherry are the Big 12 players of the week.

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.

The team that stepped onto the field Saturday against Missouri was eerily similar to the one that showed up earlier this season against teams like Louisiana and UCLA.

MANHATTAN, KAN. ? Perhaps strategically located near Lawrence, Kan., a billboard on Interstate 70 depicts the image of Kansas State coach Bill Snyder with text that reads, "Because the Hall of Fame can wait.

MANHATTAN, Kan. Just one play by Kansas State wide receiver Brandon Banks got the Missouri Tigers' attention.

The music is soft. Like it's coming from a distance. It's the Kansas State fight song, maybe, or one of those songs the band plays that everyone knows but could never name.

2. Kansas State celebrating Bill Snyder's return by capturing the Big 12 North championship.

Every Monday, win or lose, Kansas State splits practice, going over the previous game the first half, preparing for the next opponent the second.

A year ago, Daniel Thomas and Emmanuel Lamur were in junior college, and Grant Gregory was a backup at South Florida.All three transferred to Kansas State, but none was in Manhattan for spring practice.

The Wildcats did whatever they wanted to on the ground, rushing to a tune of 266 yards with Daniel Thomas leading the way with 185 yards on 24 carries.

At 6-4 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play, Kansas State in some ways is a distant perch from Mizzou entering their game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday.

Kansas State junior running back Daniel Thomas carries for a big gain against Kansas on Saturday.