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K-State players have raved about Nebraska transfer Adrian Martinez since he was deemed healthy enough to begin throwing passes at the bitter end of spring practice. Klieman also praised Martinez on Wednesday by saying he has already learned how to command the offense as a leader. He thinks a change of scenery will do him a world of good this season. "Everybody thinks transfers leave because they get in trouble or they get in an argument with a coach or whatever it is," Klieman said. "Here is a situation where he speaks really highly of people in Nebraska. People in Nebraska speak really highly of him. It was just maybe a deal where he's like, 'I want to go try something different and test my skills with what they're doing at Kansas State with Collin Klein.' There was nothing negative about him coming in. The transfer portal gives him a change of scenery." - The Kansas City Star

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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07/09/22 - *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 6-3, 255 (DS#6 DE) + More +

Kansas State football defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah has been selected the Big 12's preseason defensive player of the year in a vote of media representatives who cover the league. Anudike-Uzomah is a 6-foot-4, 255-pound junior out of Lee's Summit High School. Texas running back Bijan Robinson is the offensive player of the year and Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel is the newcomer of the year.

Kansas State had six players selected preseason all-league. Kansas had one, in senior defensive back Kenny Logan. Anudike-Uzomah is coming off a 2021 season in which he was named an All-American after tying for the national lead in forced fumbles per game (0.46). He ranked 11th nationally and second in the Big 12 in sacks per game (0.85). He tied the school record with six forced fumbles, his 11.0 sacks tied for fifth in school history and he enters the 2022 season ranked second nationally in career forced fumbles per game (0.33) and third in career sacks per game (0.67). - The Kansas City Star

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DE *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
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07/08/22 - *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 6-3, 255 (DS#6 DE) + More +

Despite boasting a league-high six preseason all-conference players, Kansas State was picked fifth in the Big 12 preseason football poll. Kansas State had a league-high six players named to the all-Big 12 preseason team, but that wasn't enough to convince media members that the Wildcats will make significant progress this year in the league standings. After going 8-5 overall and tying for fifth place with a 4-5 league record a year ago, the Wildcats were picked to again finish fifth Thursday in the 2022 preseason poll. Baylor - which finished at 12-2, tied Oklahoma for second during the regular season with a 7-2 mark and edged Oklahoma State in the championship game, 21-16 - is the preseason favorite for the first time in Big 12 history, ending a six-year run by OU.

K-State has high hopes for another step forward in the standings during coach Chris Klieman's fourth season with 16 starters - six on offense, seven defense and three specialists - returning and coming off an impressive 42-20 Texas Bowl victory over LSU. Leading the way for the Wildcats are defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah, the league's preseason player of the year, consensus All-America running back Deuce Vaughn and all-conference offensive tackle Cooper Beebe. - Topeka Capital Journal

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DE *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
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07/02/22 - Chabastin Taylor, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-3, 220 (DS#999 WR) + More +

One of Kansas State's oldest and most experienced wide receivers is no longer a member of the football team. Chabastin Taylor, who was expected to catch passes for the Wildcats as a sixth-year senior this upcoming season, is no longer listed on the K-State summer roster, which was updated this week. A team spokesperson confirmed Taylor has left the team. The reasons for his departure are unknown. Taylor flashed potential during his time with the Wildcats, as he caught 33 passes for 490 yards and three touchdowns during his four seasons in Manhattan.

When healthy, he delivered a solid junior campaign in which he led all K-State receivers in catches (19) and receiving yards (293). But he suffered a torn ACL in the final game of that season and he struggled to return to the field as a senior, catching just one pass for 14 yards. Still, the 6-foot-4 receiver from Giddings, Texas seemed poised to play a fifth season at K-State when spring practices came to an end. "I think Chabastin is healthier and doing some things that can help us," K-State football coach Chris Klieman said in April. "Chabastin Taylor has been great, as well," K-State receivers coach Thad Ward added. "He's had some flashes and shown flashes at different practices." - The Kansas City Star

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WR Chabastin Taylor, Kansas State
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06/27/22 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Kansas State football players soon will no longer be standing on the sideline when it comes to profiting off of their name, image and likeness. Manhattan NIL Club, a NIL collective ran by current K-State football players, was announced over social media by a large number of Wildcat players on Friday. Currently, K-State athletes are served by two different NIL collectives, The Wildcats' Den and Wildcat NIL, both of which popped up earlier this year. Each group is ran by former Wildcat players. While those serve as middle-men to help facilitate NIL opportunities and payments, Manhattan NIL Club will offer a more direct line from fan to player.

The club is advertising 1,000 year-long memberships, called Access Passes, that will allow members to attend both in-person and digital events with K-State football players throughout the year. That digital content will include everything from a members-only message board and chat room to player generated content where players will discuss things like past and upcoming games, practice updates and recruiting stories. The players have partnered with YOKE, a platform that provides tools that allow them to launch a paywalled community. - Manhattan Mercury

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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06/10/22 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Deuce Vaughn was reminded of what it takes to be an elite player earlier this spring when he served as a counselor at a football camp in Santa Monica, California with some of the biggest names in the college game. He got to meet Alabama quarterback Bryce Young, Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud, Texas running back Bijan Robinson and several other players who are considered preseason Heisman contenders. Spending time with them away from the football field was a thrill for him. "To be able to hang out with guys of that caliber and to be able to pick their brains and talk to them about football and build relationships with them was big time," Vaughn said. "I got to see the other side of things. You have all these amazing players there that you play against every weekend but I got to know them as people." K-State football coach Chris Klieman has long praised Vaughn as one of the most mature players on the team, despite his young age.

But Vaughn seems to be an even more sophisticated football player now that he has returned to Manhattan for summer workouts. When asked if seeing former teammates Skylar Thompson and Russ Yeast reach the NFL made him think about his own professional future, Vaughn didn't blink. "I'm not looking ahead that far," he said. Vaughn is more concerned with helping the Wildcats compete for a Big 12 championship next season, which he thinks is possible with the arrival of Nebraska transfer Adrian Martinez at quarterback. - The Kansas City Star

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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06/03/22 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

A few hours after Adrian Martinez announced that he was transferring away from Nebraska last winter, a restaurant full of Huskers fans greeted the dual-threat quarterback with a standing ovation when he went out for dinner. Martinez was grateful for the reception when he arrived alone at HopCat, a popular bar and grill in downtown Lincoln, that night. But he chuckles as he recalls the story. Why? Because he's still surprised no one in the place recognized the man with whom he dined: Kansas State offensive coordinator Collin Klein.

"I consider Coach Klein to be a college football legend," Martinez said. "He was incognito in the back. When I walked in people started standing and clapping for me and they didn't realize this guy, who was a Heisman Trophy finalist, was just sitting over there. I think if anyone deserved some claps it was probably him." Klein and Martinez share a strong mutual respect for each other, and that is one of the main reasons why Martinez ultimately decided to continue his college football career with the Wildcats. "Our worldview from a faith and family perspective is the same," Klein said. "Us both being quarterbacks and how we think is very similar. It was just a great fit from the get go." - The Kansas City Star

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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06/03/22 - Ty Zentner, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-1, 199 (DS#20 P) + More +

It took Ty Zentner a while to get to where he is now. Growing up in Topeka, he was a multi-sport standout at Shawnee Heights High School, where he also was an all-state goalkeeper in soccer and a starter on the Thunderbirds' Class 5A state championship basketball team his senior year. But by narrowing his focus over time, he now hopes it will lead to a professional career. That was one reason he decided to take advantage of an extra super-senior season granted by the NCAA in response to the coronavirus pandemic. "The whole time I kind of knew that I was going to be coming back regardless of what happened at the end of (last) season," Zentner said.

"I knew that I needed to put a better product on the field, and I had plenty of room to grow, and I knew that we had a great team coming back. "I was just very excited to have another opportunity to come back and play more football, and that's all I could ever ask for." Zentner would love an opportunity next year to continue his career in the NFL. "I think I have a good chance to punt on Sundays," he said. "I think I've got the leg talent for it. "Now I just need to go out there and focus on having a great season and being the best player I can be for our team, and I'm really excited about the work that we're putting in together as special teams and as a team. I'm very confident in my preparations for the season, and I'm excited to see where the chips fall." - Topeka Capital Journal

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P Ty Zentner, Kansas State
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05/27/22 - Taylor Poitier, rSr/2026, Kansas State, 6-2, 302 (DS#70 OG) + More +

When Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman announced last summer that Taylor Poitier was going to miss the 2021 season with a torn ACL, some shrugged off the news because they didn't comprehend how much of an impact he was expected to make on the offensive line. The 6-foot-2 junior from Bishop Miege had only played in four games for the Wildcats, and they all came during a COVID-shortened season that resulted in just four victories. It was natural for some to wonder if K-State would really miss him up front.

But make no mistake: the Wildcats are expecting big things from Poitier now that he is healthy and poised to take over as the team's starting right guard. "Taylor Poitier might've been our best offensive lineman last year," K-State coach Chris Klieman said last week at a Catbacker event, "but he lost his year to an ACL. He's a load in there. We get him back, which is really good." That is saying a lot, considering Cooper Beebe was an All-Big 12 selection last season. "He's a competitive young man," added K-State offensive coordinator Collin Klein. "He's extremely twitchy and very smart, so when he gets a double team on him he works his way out of it. He is incredibly strong and he has a lot of snap. It's huge (to have him back). It gives you a lot of flexibility in how you put the pieces together inside." - The Kansas City Star

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OG Taylor Poitier, Kansas State
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05/21/22 - *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 6-3, 255 (DS#6 DE) + More +

2022 LOTT IMPACT TROPHY PRESEASON WATCH LIST: FELIX ANUDIKE-UZOMAH, DE, Kansas State, Jr., 6-4, 253, Kansas City: 3rd team Al-American; All-Big-12; Big 12 Co-Lineman of the Year; 11 sacks. - Lott IMPACT Trophy/The Pacific Club IMPACT Foundation

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DE *Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
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05/18/22 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

When Adrian Martinez transferred away from Nebraska, his throwing arm was in a sling. When the senior quarterback enrolled at Kansas State a few weeks later, he was unable to grip a football as his body continued to heal from shoulder surgery. And when the Wildcats held their first spring practice, he was little more than a spectator. Even when he participated in drills, Martinez was limited to handing the ball off to a running back or pitching the ball to a teammate...with his left hand. The chances of him completing a pass to anyone in a K-State uniform before summer workouts seemed far fetched. But he managed to beat the odds. When his rehab process was deemed ahead of schedule, he was cleared to start throwing at the bitter end of spring practice in April.

At long last, K-State receivers learned what it felt like to catch a pass from the team's presumptive starting quarterback. It was a moment that senior wide out Phillip Brooks won't soon forget. "He can throw," Brooks said Tuesday during a Catbacker Event in Salina. "It was at the end of spring ball when I caught my first pass from him. I ran an out route, and when I turned the ball was right there. I was like, 'Ohhhhhhhh!' It was exciting. Then I caught a post from him. He was making plays." Brooks, and the rest of K-State's receiving corps, spent the majority of spring practices working with returning quarterbacks Will Howard, Jake Rubley and Jaren Lewis. But they spent enough time with Martinez to notice a few things. "He has a strong arm," Brooks said. "I can already tell you that." - The Kansas City Star

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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05/16/22 - Javione Carr, So/2025, Kansas State, 5-11, 182 (DS#999 FS) + More +

It was another good weekend of recruiting for the Kansas State football team. Chris Klieman picked up commitments from a pair of new transfers on Saturday, a week after the Wildcats added four other players to their roster following the conclusion of spring practices. They have momentum on their side. K-State's two latest additions are Javione Carr, a 5-foot-11 cornerback from Arlington, Texas who spent his freshman season at Arizona, and junior-college defensive back Justice Clemons.

Carr was a three-star recruit coming out of high school and chose Arizona over Arkansas State, North Texas, Texas Tech, Tulane and K-State. He did not see any game action as a freshman and will now continue his college career in Manhattan. Clemons is a 5-foot-10 defender who previously played for Tyler Junior College in Texas. He comes from the same junior college as Kobe Savage, who signed with the Wildcats and enrolled in classes earlier this semester. - Manhattan Mercury

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FS Javione Carr, Kansas State
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05/12/22 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Poised for a 2022 standout season: The success or failure of the Wildcats in 2022 rests largely on whether Adrian Martinez, a four-year starter at Nebraska, is able to bounce back from offseason shoulder surgery and eliminate the interceptions and other mistakes that relegated him to mediocrity with the Cornhuskers. The shoulder appears to be ahead of schedule and that's good news given the dearth of other replacements for the departed Skylar Thompson. - AP College Football

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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05/10/22 - Jadon Jackson, rSr/2025, Kansas State, 6-1, 187 (DS#186 WR) + More +

Kansas State's football team added some depth on offense Saturday night when former Ole Miss wide receiver Jadon Jackson announced on social media that he had committed to the Wildcats. Jackson, a 6-foot-1, 200-pound senior from Centerton, Arkansas, played three years at Ole Miss and has one year of eligibility left, plus a COVID-19 season, should he so choose. Jackson, a former three-star recruit, signed with Ole Miss out of high school over offers from a number of Power Five offers and appeared in 22 games over three seasons, catching 15 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown. K-State already returns starting receivers Malik Knowles and Phillip Brooks, backups Kade Warner and Keenan Garber, plus touted redshirt freshman RJ Garcia. - Topeka Capital Journal

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WR Jadon Jackson, Kansas State
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05/10/22 - Drake Cheatum, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 5-09, 191 (DS#58 SS) + More +

While basketball recruiting has stolen most of the headlines for the past month, Chris Klieman and his Kansas State football staff have quietly gone about shoring up their roster. It all came to fruition over the weekend as the Wildcats picked up four commitments - two each on offense and defense - via the transfer portal and junior college ranks. On defense, the Wildcats added some needed depth in the secondary with Fullerton (Calif.) College cornerback Jordan Wright and Prairie View A&M safety Drake Cheatum. On offense, Anthony Frias, a sophomore from Modesto (Calif.) Junior College, provides another backup option at running back, while Ole Miss graduate transfer Jadon Jackson adds a veteran wide receiver to the lineup. Cheatum had a team-high 86 tackles, including 6.5 for loss, and five interceptions last year for Prairie View A&M. He has one year of eligibility remaining. - Topeka Capital Journal

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SS Drake Cheatum, Kansas State
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