K-State Football

The Big 12 released its 2012 football schedule yesterday. No surprises for K-State, who opens with three non-conference home games before kicking off the conference slate in Norman, Okla. The Wildcats will visit both of the conference's newcomers next year, traveling to Morgantown, W.Va., on October 20 and visiting Fort Worth, Texas, on November 10. My personal favorite part of the schedule? Texas. Manhattan. December.

K-State defensive back Allen Chapman was arrested on Saturday for driving on a suspended license. Such a minor thing, but so easy to prevent.

K-State Basketball

Taking a page out of Texas Tech's book, KU switched to a triangle-and-two defense after K-State took the lead in the second half Monday. The result? An 11-0 run and a 10-point lead at the end of the next six-and-a-half minutes, and that was pretty much all she wrote.

The fan of the game on Monday was a kindergartner from Olathe who refused to color a jayhawk on Kansas Day at school. Good for you, Emma.

Big 12 Basketball

Texas did what K-State couldn't when it picked up a 69-58 win over Oklahoma in Norman last night ... In one of the lowest-scoring games in Big 12 history, Texas A&M beat Texas Tech, 48-37. in fact, the two teams scored the exact same number of total points as they did in their football meeting, which resulted in a 45-40 Texas A&M win.

West Virginia to the Big 12

It's finally officially official. West Virginia and the Big East have settled their lawsuit, terms confidential, of course. The Mountaineers will join the Big 12 in July.

K-State Basketball

K-State couldn't capitalize on Jamar Samuels' best game of the season and lost at home to KU, 59-53.

The Jayhawks did everything they could in the final minutes of the game to keep K-State within striking distance, but the Wildcats couldn't take advantage of KU's turnovers and missed free throws.

Hope you weren't trying to watch the game on Time Warner Cable in Kansas City last night, because you missed most of the first half if you did. Of course, K-State pretty much missed the first half, too, so you have something in common.

Big 12 Basketball

Baylor overwhelmed Iowa State for a 79-64 win to snap its two-game losing streak.

#AggieTears

According to SEC policy, students cannot be seated in the first 25 rows between the 30 yard lines behind the opposing team's bench. Guess where Texas A&M's students and band traditionally sit stand? And guess who's throwing a fit about it? Poor aggy.

Who: K-State vs. KU

When: February 13, 2012 | 8:00 p.m.

Where: Manhattan, Kan. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)

Media: ESPN | 1350 KMAN

Let's hope this goes a little better than Saturday.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

In a game that was a tale of two halves, K-State dominated the first half before falling apart in the second half against Texas on Saturday. The end result was a 75-64 loss that leaves K-State reeling with games against KU, Baylor and Missouri looming.

None of K-State's players were made available to the media afterward. Draw your own conclusions from that.

There's no rest for the frustrated. K-State gets KU in Manhattan tonight.

Bill Self is wary of a snakebitten K-State team. A cornered and wounded animal is often the most dangerous, but at some point it gives up, too. Let's hope that doesn't happen with K-State.

In its last two wins over KU in Manhattan, there's been a Michael Beasley or Jacob Pullen to pour in 25 or 38 points. It will likely take a much more balanced effort tonight if K-State is to pull the upset.

K-State Women's Basketball

In the women's version of the Sunflower Showdown, K-State once again bested KU, notching a 47-43 win.

Big 12 Basketball

Missouri made eight threes in a row in the second half and ran Baylor out of the gym in a 72-57 win ... Iowa State blew out Texas A&M in a 69-46 laugher in Ames ... Remember that Oklahoma team K-State lost to twice? Yeah, it gave Texas Tech its first conference win of the year on Saturday ... KU cruised to an 81-66 home win over Oklahoma State.

Who: K-State vs. Texas

When: February 11, 2012 | 1:00 p.m.

Where: Austin, Texas | Frank Erwin Center (16,734)

Media: ESPN | 1350 KMAN

We play Texas today, which means there's no way we lose, right? Maybe, but I'm less confident about this one than any in the last few years. A win and we feel pretty confident about making the NCAA Tournament. A loss puts us at .500 with KU and road trips to Baylor and Missouri looming. Yeah, it's kind of a big deal.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

Shane Southwell hasn't had the breakout season we had been hoping to see, struggling to adjust to what was supposed to be an increased role this year.

Once again, Peter has an excellent preview of this Saturday's K-State/Texas showdown.

Frank Martin sent a letter to K-State students yesterday, acknowledging that he needs to cut down on the profanity on the sidelines, and asking that they do the same in the stands. After attending four games this season, I can honestly say I had no idea what this letter was referencing until I asked some people.

Big 12 Conference

It sounds like West Virginia and the Big East have reached a settlement. West Virginia will pay $11 million to the conference, while the Big 12 will kick in the other $9 million, probably to be paid out of Texas A&M's and Missouri's liquidated damages. Meanwhile, the Big 12 will release its 2012 football schedule today.

College Football Playoff

Dr. Saturday has a few suggestions for the proposed four-team college-football playoff.

K-State Football

K-State has promoted Tom Hayes to defensive coordinator. Mike Cox, who was part of Washington's debacle of a defensive effort against Baylor in the Alamo Bowl, will be hired as a linebackers coach.

K-State Women's Basketball

Texas A&M got revenge and then some for K-State's upset win in Manhattan earlier this year. The Aggies beat K-State by 31 in College Station last night.

#RonP4Jags

The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Ron Prince as an assistant line coach.

Big 12 Basketball

KU overwhelmed Baylor with a 37-7 run that spanned the middle 20 minutes of the game and rolled to a 68-54 win over the Bears in Waco.

College Football Playoff

SB Nation's Jason Kirk takes a look at the Big 10's four-team playoff proposal and concludes that it's good for everybody.

K-State Basketball

In one of the ugliest and least entertaining basketball games I've ever seen, K-State beat Texas Tech, 65-46. Between the poor shooting (the teams had six field goals apiece in the first half, Tech had five in the second), inability to hold on to the ball (the teams combined for 36 turnovers, with Tech accounting for 22 of those) and the look-at-me officiating (John Higgins FTW), all involved did everything in their power to make sure the game had no flow at all.

Tech threw a triangle-and-two defense at K-State in the first half and the Wildcats did not respond well. Fortunately, Tech responded even more poorly to K-State's pressuring man defense.

Jamar Samuels won't be sad that there are no more games with Texas Tech. His season stats against the Red Raiders are nine fouls and one point.

K-State Football

Rob Cassidy tweeted last night that K-State will promote Tom Hayes to defensive coordinator to replace Chris Cosh.

Big 12 Basketball

Oklahoma State got a 69-67 win in Stillwater over Iowa State behind the late-game heroics of Le'Bryan Nash. K-State is now just one game behind the Cyclones in the conference standings.

Who: K-State vs. Texas Tech

When: February 7, 2012 | 7:00 p.m.

Where: Manhattan, Kan. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)

Media: Big 12 Network/ESPN Full Court | 1350 KMAN

K-State looks to sweep the season series and send Texas Tech to 0-11 in conference play before embarking on a brutal stretch of games, starting Saturday in Austin.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

K-State gets a home game against Texas Tech, who is winless in Big 12 conference play this season. After this, the Wildcats face a murderous stretch that includes games at Texas, KU at home, at Baylor and at Missouri.

With Will Spradling breaking out of his slump, Angel Rogriguez finding his confidence, and Rodney McGruder getting healthy K-State should have three guards ready to go against Tech tonight.

SB Nation's Bracketology has K-State in the field and seeded eighth. We'll take an NCAA Tournament appearance any way we can get it at this point, but Notre Dame in the first round followed by Kentucky in the Round of 32? Yikes.

Big 12 Basketball

Missouri got a 71-68 win in Norman after Steven Pledger missed a three pointer that would have tied the game at the buzzer ... Texas won the final Lone Star Showdown when it picked up a 70-68 win over Texas A&M in College Station.

Speaking of Texas and basketball, Peter Bean has an excellent article for Basketball Prospectus looking at the Big 12 race as it enters the final stretch.

Big 12 Football

West Virginia is buying out of its game against Florida State this September. Yet another sign that the Mountaineers have every intention of being in the Big 12 for the 2012-13 season.

K-State Basketball

Angel Rodriguez led K-State past Texas A&M on Saturday in Manhattan. Rodriguez and the Wildcats turned a one-point deficit at halftime into a 64-53 win behind Rodriguez's fearless drives to the basket and a full-court press that led to a turnover barrage from the Dash Harris-less Aggies.

Among the better news to come out of Saturday's game was that Will Spradling finally broke out of his shooting slump. The sophomore had 19 points on 4-5 shooting from three-point range.

An injured toe limited Rodney McGruder's effectiveness, as the junior went 1-9 from the field and scored only five points.

K-State Women's Basketball

After the Wildcats took an early lead, No. 1 Baylor roared back and rolled to a 70-41 win in Manhattan.

Big 12 Basketball

In the game of the weekend, KU couldn't hold an eight-point lead in the last three minutes against Missouri and lost to the Tigers, 74-71 ... Iowa State shot the cover off the ball in Norman and took a 77-70 win over Oklahoma ... It wasn't quite as easy as last time, but Baylor swept Oklahoma State with a 64-60 win ... Texas Tech is still winless in conference play after a 74-57 loss to Texas.

Who: K-State vs. Texas A&M

When: February 4, 2012 | 3:00 p.m.

Where: Manhattan, Kan. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)

Media: Big 12 Network/ESPN Full Court | 1350 KMAN

K-State returns home after Tuesday's heartbreaking loss at Iowa State. The Wildcats need a win over the 3-6 Aggies to get back to .500 in conference play. Texas A&M starters Khris Middleton and Dash Harris are not expected to start today.

Go Cats!

K-State Football

Despite the lack of fanfare, K-State signed a solid football recruiting class. The group was heavy on high school seniors, which should help build long-term depth.

Recruiting is just one aspect of running a college football program. Player development is just as important, and Bill Snyder and his staff have made a very nice living by specializing in that aspect.

K-State Basketball

After Tuesday's disappointing loss at Iowa State, the Wildcats need to rebound quickly and get ready for improving Texas A&M, who visits Bramlage on Saturday for the final time.

Big Game Saturday

Maybe you don't give a damn about Saturday's Border War in Columbia. But even if you don't, tthis piece by RMN's Michael Atchison is worth a readd for what it says about all rivalries, not just the Border War.

West Virginia

A West Virginia judge refused to stay West Virginia University's lawsuit against the Big East while the Big East's later-filed lawsuit in Rhode Island is pending. The circumstances surrounding this litigation is just strange.

K-State Basketball

K-State lost a heartbreaker to Iowa State last night in Ames. Royce White hit a baseline jumper with two seconds left to give the Cyclones a 72-70 win after K-State built a double-digit lead in the second half.

From Rob Cassidy's Twitter account, Frank Martin went hard at the game officials in his postgame press conference for the no-call on Rodney McGruder late. This will probably result in a fine imposed by the Big 12, but it doesn't look like Frank cares, and I don't, either. It was a bad no-call, and sometimes you have to stick up for your players. That said, a missed call on McGruder wasn't the reason K-State blew a double-digit lead.

K-State Football

National Signing Day is here. K-State hopes junior college safety Kent Gainous will be Tysyn Hartman's replacement.

The rest of K-State's commit list is here.

In the rankings, K-State currently leads only KU and Iowa State among Big 12 schools.

Big 12 Conference

The Big 12 has released its 2012 football schedule to its TV partners, and will make the schedule public in the "near future."

The Big 12 is taking steps toward finding its next commissioner.

This Will Surprise Nobody

The Indianapolis Colts fired Ron Prince.

K-State Women's Basketball

My favorite K-State women's basketball player ever, Shalee Lehning, announced her retirement from the WNBA.

Who: K-State vs. Iowa State

When: January 31, 2012 | 8:00 p.m.

Where: Ames, Iowa | Hilton Coliseum (14,356)

Media: Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN3 | 1350 KMAN

Sorry this is late, but I had to find some Boulevard Chocolate Ale.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

Fred Hoiberg has loaded up on transfers and is starting to see the results. Iowa State is 5-3 in conference play and fourth in the Big 12 standings nearly halfway through the season.

After its second-straight loss to Oklahoma, K-State fell out of the AP Poll.

K-State Football

National Signing Day is tomorrow, and among K-State's signees will be Lincoln, Neb. (Southwest) quarterback Tavarius Bender. Bender chose K-State over Nebraska, who wanted him to play defense.

With National Signing Day looming, this is your yearly reminder that while signing a highly ranked recruiting class is no guarantee of success, your odds of winning improve as you move up the rankings.

Big 12 Basketball

Missouri held on for a 67-66 win over Texas in Austin last night. The Tigers led by as much as 13, but Texas took a lead with less than one minute left before Michael Dixon hit the game-winning shot with about 27 seconds to play.

K-State Basketball

K-State couldn't avenge its earlier loss to Oklahoma, as Lon Kruger directed the Sooners to a 63-60 win and a season sweep of the Wildcats.

With four conference losses, K-State is losing touch with KU, Missouri and Baylor at the top of the standings, and now will do well to keep pace with Iowa State, who is next on the Wildcats' schedule.

K-State Women's Basketball

Behind 29 points from Brittany Chambers, the Wildcats got back on the winning track against Oklahoma State.

Big 12 Basketball

Iowa State handed KU its first conference loss of the season ... Missouri played uninspired basketball but managed a home win over Texas Tech ... Baylor weathered a late comeback by Texas to get a win in Waco ... and Texas A&M overcame the absence of Khris Middleton and Dash Harris to beat Oklahoma State in College Station.

We Are HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHZOU

This should make you feel better about some of K-State's video and marketing gaffes in the past.

Who: K-State vs. Oklahoma

When: January 28, 2012 | 6:00 p.m.

Where: Manhattan, Kan. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,528)

Media: Fox Sports Midwest, ESPN3 | 1350 KMAN

K-State looks to avenge its loss in Norman to the Oklahoma Sooners as it welcomes back former K-State basketball players, including OU coaches Lon Kruger and Steve Henson, for Legends Weekend. Goal number one is to keep Romero Osby from hitting 123 percent of his shots from the field.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

Martavious Irving's new role off the bench suits him well. If he keeps scoring 16 points per game, then it will suit all of us well.

Big 12 Conference

Big 12 interim commissioner Chuck Neinas made waves by calling Missouri "selfish" and "disruptive" for refusing concessions offered by the Big 12 to stay through the 2012-13 season. He has also mentioned that Fox could renegotiate its new TV contract to pay less if the Big 12 doesn't have 10 teams. Lay that groundwork, commissioner.

College Football

Spencer Hall has another installment on how to handle national signing day, including the Rosetta Stone for coded comments fans make on February 1.

It wasn't Chip Kelly, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will deprive a college team of its head coach. Greg Schiano is leaving Rutgers to become the new head coach for the Bucs.

K-State Basketball

K-State rolled to a 67-49 win over Texas Tech in Lubbock last night.

Victor Ojeleye had eight points, filling in for the non-existent Jamar Samuels.

K-State Football

Defensive end Jordan Willis, a junior out of Rockhurst (Mo.) High School, has verbally committed to K-State.

K-State Women's Basketball

The Wildcats couldn't hold a nine-point halftime lead and fell to Iowa State at home, 66-57, in Manhattan.

Big 12 Basketball

LeBryan Nash got hot late and erased a Missouri lead as Oklahoma State upset No. 2 Mizzou in Stillwater. Also, Markel Brown had a filthy alley-oop dunk over MU's Matt Pressey.

Big 12 Conference Expansion

The conference's expansion committee met via teleconference yesterday, but apparently just exchanged pleasantries as "nothing of substance" was discussed and no action was taken. Rumors are that Louisville and BYU are still being considered as expansion targets.

Who: K-State vs. Texas Tech

When: January 25, 2012 | 8:00 p.m.

Where: Lubbock, Texas | United Spirit Arena (15,098)

Media: ESPNU | 1350 KMAN

K-State travels to Lubbock tonight in search of its third-straight conference win when it takes on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Tech is winless in conference play, and I'd prefer we keep it that way.

If you can, I highly recommend listening to the radio broadcast tonight, which will feature Brian Smoller on the play-by-play. Smoller is one of the best broadcasters I've ever heard. At the same time, our sympathies to Wyatt Thompson and his family as they mourn the death of his father this week.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

Frank Martin has officially reinstated Jordan Henriquez, and the junior center could play for K-State tonight in Lubbock against Texas Tech.

Even with Henriquez back, don't be surprised to see freshman Adrian Diaz log some minutes. Despite Martin's "piss poor job coaching that kid" earlier this year, Diaz is starting to understand his role for K-State.

With Angel Rodriguez making an appearance in the starting lineup, Martavious Irving now provides a spark off the bench for K-State.

This doesn't necessarily fit under basketball specifically, but K-State is 49th in the country in money spent on recruiting.

Big 12 Basketball

In Tuesday action, Texas got a home win over Iowa State, while Baylor managed to get back on the winning track against Oklahoma in Norman.

College Football

Texas gave Mack Brown a four-year contract extension, which means his contract now runs through 2020. Chip Brown tweeted that the rumors this fall of Brown stepping down were negative-recruiting based, so an extension was the answer. To which I say well done, devious Bill Snyder. Well done.

K-State Basketball

That didn't take long. It looks like Jordan Henriquez's "indefinite" suspension could end up lasting about a week, as Frank Martin said he could return for Wednesday's game against Texas Tech.

K-State is No. 22 in this week's AP Poll.

SB Nation's weekly Bracketology slots K-State as a seven seed this week. Don't really want to see a team like Purdue in the first round, but we should start to see K-State trend up from here.

K-State Football

Some sources indicate Matt Wallerstedt may be interviewing for K-State's vacant defensive coordinator position.

Big 12 Basketball

KU sleepwalked through most of a 64-54 win over Texas A&M last night.

Great Writing

If you don't read anything else about Joe Paterno, and I wouldn't recommend reading most of it, you should read Spencer Hall's "Bury the Man, Keep the Statue."

Conference Realign...Ugh, Are We Really Going to Start This Again?

Somebody in West Virginia believes the Big 12 is going to raid the ACC. Or something. I don't even care anymore.

K-State Basketball

It wasn't pretty, but K-State got a road win at Oklahoma State, holding off a late charge to prevail, 66-58.

Angel Rodriguez started for the second straight game, and tied Rodney McGruder for the team lead with 14 points against the Cowboys.

K-State Women's Basketball

Baylor rolled over K-State, 76-41, in Waco for its 34th straight win at home.

Big 12 Basketball

Mizzou got a huge road win and handed Baylor its second-straight conference loss on Saturday ... KU gutted out a road win over Texas ... Oklahoma stumbled to an overtime loss to Texas A&M in College Station ... Iowa State kept Texas Tech winless in conference play with a 24-point win in Lubbock.

College Football

Joe Paterno died Sunday morning at age 85.

Lawyers expect the West Virginia/Big East litigation will end in settlement. Most litigation does.

It sounds like Oregon coach Chip Kelly is on his way to Tampa to coach the Buccaneers.

Who: K-State vs. Oklahoma State

When: January 21, 2012 | 12:30 p.m.

Where: Stillwater, Okla. | Gallagher-Iba Arena (13,611)

Media: Big 12 Network/ESPN Full-Court/ESPN 3 | 1350 KMAN

K-State can end a long losing streak in Stillwater and start a conference winning streak with a win today against Oklahoma State. Let's just hope things go a little better than K-State's last trip to the Sooner State.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

The big news today is bad news as K-State center Jordan Henriquez has been suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team." Let's hope whatever it is gets straightened out quickly. K-State is entering a stretch of winnable games, but is a much better team with JO playing.

Rodney McGruder is starting to flourish in his role as K-State's primary scorer. He's scored 30 or more points in both his last two home games.

Peter loves covering basketball, and it shows. Check out his recap of K-State's win over Texas, as well as his excellent Texas Basketball Report, with discussion of the best home-court advantages in the country (hint: one located just a few feet south of Bill Snyder Family Stadium).

K-State Football

Clemson has hired Brent Venables as its new defensive coordinator, so K-State will be looking elsewhere, assuming it ever was considering Venables.

Big 12 Football

Charlie Weis dismissed quarterback Brock Berglund from his roster, but KU won't release Berglund from his scholarship.

College Football

If you're unfamiliar with college football recruiting, Spencer Hall has a beginner's guide to help you along.

K-State Basketball

I'm not sure I'd call it dominance, and the lede about Mexico owning Texas was pretty ballsy, but K-State did continue its winning ways over Texas with an 84-80 win in Manhattan last night.

Only four days after being benched against Oklahoma, Angel Rodriguez made his first career start against Texas. Victor Ojeleye also played 19 minutes. Jordan Henriquez played eight.

We got an explanation for why Nino Williams didn't play. I'm still waiting to hear what's wrong with Henriquez.

K-State Football

K-State is looking for a new defensive coordinator officially now, because USF has announced Chris Cosh as its new DC. Hope you like base defense, Bulls.

Big 12 Basketball

Iowa State got a home win over Oklahoma State last night when Scott Christopherson banked in a long three at the buzzer.

College Football

Spencer has his Dos and Don'ts for the 2012 college football season, with a couple K-State mentions.

Who: K-State vs. Texas

When: January 18, 2012 | 8:00 p.m.

Where: Manhattan, Kan. | Bramlage Coliseum (12,358)

Media: ESPN 2 | 1350 KMAN

K-State tries to get back on track after consecutive losses to Baylor and Oklahoma when it welcomes the Texas Longhorns to the Octagon of...well, of Doom, we hope. The Longhorns are coming off a loss in Columbia on Saturday.

As a head's up, no posting unauthorized game streams in the comments. That means anything that's not officially authorized.

Go Cats!

K-State Basketball

K-State takes on Texas in Manhattan tonight. Peter has the preview over at Burnt Orange Nation, and it would be fair to say Peter has a pretty damn good read on K-State's personnel this year.

Apparently practice has been much better since the Oklahoma game on Saturday. It sure is good to hear that we haven't had players running stairs in the practices leading up to a conference game, because that seemed to work really well as preparation for OU.

K-State needs to get better on defense. The Wildcats rank last in the conference in opponent field-goal percentage during conference play.

SB Nation's Bracketology has K-State on the six line this week.

K-State Football

Chris Cosh's move to USF still isn't officially official, but it's about as close as it gets. Haskin muses on that subject, among others.

K-State Women's Basketball

Oklahoma handed K-State its first conference loss last night in Bramlage.

Big 12 Basketball

Oklahoma kept Texas Tech winless in conference play with a 64-55 victory last night.

K-State Football

It appears that K-State defensive coordinator Chris Cosh is headed to Tampa to join Skip Holtz's staff in the same capacity. Let the speculation begin for who will be his replacement.

Bill's 20 best surprises from the 2011 college football season gives us a chance to say those coveted words: We're number one! We're number one!

It's official, Bryce Brown will enter the NFL Draft. Yeah, I know, I don't get it either.

K-State Women's Basketball

It only took three wins over top-10 teams, but K-State has finally cracked the AP Top 25, checking in at No. 23 this week.

Big 12 Basketball

Missouri rolled to an easy home win over reeling Texas A&M, while KU ended Baylor's undefeated season in a big way in Lawrence last night.

Big 12 Football

Charlie Weis kicked 10 players off the KU football team in his first press conference.