Ty Zimmerman

Kansas State will receive a boost in the Fiesta Bowl with two established starters returning to action against Oregon.

The junior safety missed the final two games of the season, including Kansas State's sole loss in 2012.

Kansas State coach Bill Snyder says that star safety Ty Zimmerman keeps getting better.

K-State's players felt the adjustments made by coaches helped the Wildcats blow out Kansas in the second half.

Taking a look at the Kansas State Wildcat defense ahead of this weekends game against the Kansas Jayhawk

K-State Slate: Cats roll over MSU, defense bends but doesn't break, Snyder wants more 3-and-outs, Snyder and staff get raise, Miami next, Big 12 goes 9-0, Robert Streb wins/gets PGA Tour card, volleyball sweeps Bluejay Invitational.

In which BracketCat counts down the 29th day until kickoff with a profile of defensive back Cameron Morgan.

In which BracketCat counts down the 33rd day until kickoff with a profile of defensive back Morgan Burns.

It's midweek at the Slate. Today, freshmen all-Americans, musings, KU's new AD, Dana Holgerson to West Virginia, and shots fired at a funeral.

The Slate ventures beyond K-State for the news. Today, the football team's most valuable players, checking in on the Big 12, Bo Pelini is nuts (in case you didn't already know that), Iowa suspensions pile up, and the tweet of the century.