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Kansas State head coach Chris Klieman had little to say about injured starting quarterback Skylar Thompson on Saturday. Thompson, who was injured in the second quarter of last week's 31-21 win over Texas Tech, did not travel for Saturday's game at TCU. Freshman Will Howard moved into the lineup, helping the Wildcats top the Horned Frogs 21-14. And that's where Klieman wanted the focus to be during his postgame press conference: on the win, and the players who participated, not Thompson. "We'll talk about Skylar on Monday," Klieman said. "He wasn't available." Howard called it "a blessing" to be in the lineup for the first time as a collegian. He just didn't like the circumstances that transpired that brought it to pass. "It kind of sucks how it happened with Skylar," Howard said, "but we're hoping he's going to get better." - Manhattan Mercury

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10/07/20 - Skylar Thompson, rSr/2022, Kansas State, 6-2, 217 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Kansas State received some good news Sunday on the Skylar Thompson injury front. In fact, K-State coach Chris Klieman wouldn't even rule his senior quarterback out for Saturday's game at TCU. "I think he has an opportunity to play, actually," Klieman said Monday during the Big 12 coaches teleconference. Thompson went down midway through the second quarter of Saturday's 31-21 victory over Texas Tech following a late hit that resulted in Red Raider linebacker Riko Jeffers' ejection for targeting. When he returned to the sideline in the second half, Thompson's right arm was in a sling. "Nothing was broken, which was good, and that was just an x-ray yesterday, so we're doing some tests today," Klieman said Monday. "There's not fracture, so that's a positive sign for Skylar." - Topeka Capital Journal

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QB Skylar Thompson, Kansas State
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10/05/20 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

OCT 5 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Deuce Vaughn, RB, Fr., K-State,...Vaughn became the first K-State true freshman since 2008 to rush over 100 yards in a game with 113 against Texas Tech. He recorded a rushing TD of 18 yards and a 70-yard TD catch with 2:07 remaining in the fourth quarter to secure the win. His 194 scrimmage yards were the most by a Wildcat freshman in the Big 12 era. Vaughn collected Newcomer of the Week for a second-consecutive week. The remaining honorees are first-time recipients for their respective awards. - Big 12 Football

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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10/04/20 - Skylar Thompson, rSr/2022, Kansas State, 6-2, 217 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Kansas State head football coach Chris Klieman didn't want to speculate on the status of Skylar Thompson going forward. "I do not have any update on Skylar," Klieman said following the team's 31-21 home win over Texas Tech, "other than (team doctors) said he is out." Thompson, K-State's starting quarterback, was injured by Red Raider linebacker Riko Jeffers at the 7:46 mark of the second quarter. He immediately went to the locker room and did not reenter the game. When Thompson returned to the field after halftime, his right (throwing) arm was in a sling. Jeffers was assessed a pair of penalties for the hit: roughing the passer and targeting.

The targeting call was reviewed; after it was upheld, Jeffers was ejected from the contest, which forced him to miss the rest of the first half as well as the final two quarters. Despite an uproar on social media that Jeffers' tackle may have been out of line, Klieman forcefully refuted that notion. "It was penalized. One thing: Matt Wells is as classy a guy is there is," said Klieman, referring to Texas Tech's second-year head coach. "So no, there was nothing malicious by it at all. It's just the game of football." - Manhattan Mercury

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QB Skylar Thompson, Kansas State
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10/03/20 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Deuce Vaughn had a rushing touchdown and another receiving, Will Howard threw for 173 yards and a score and Kansas State held off Texas Tech for a 31-21 win Saturday. Up 24-21 with two minutes left, Howard found Vaughn across the middle on third down for a 70-yard touchdown pass to seal the win. Deuce Vaughn had a rushing touchdown and another receiving, Will Howard threw for 173 yards and a score and Kansas State held off Texas Tech for a 31-21 win Saturday. Up 24-21 with two minutes left, Howard found Vaughn across the middle on third down for a 70-yard touchdown pass to seal the win.

Henry Colombi threw for 244 yards and two touchdowns, Xavier White added 113 yards rushing and a score on 12 carries for Texas Tech, which lost its ninth game in 10 tries against the Wildcats. Colombi had one big mistake despite an efficient performance, throwing into double coverage on a drive deep in Wildcat territory which was intercepted by Jahron McPherson late in the fourth quarter. Both starting quarterbacks spent more time in the locker room than the field after suffering injuries in the first half. Red Raiders QB Alan Bowman left the game after he took a hit to his right leg midway through the first quarter and didn't return. - Kansas State/AP College Football

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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10/03/20 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Kansas State ranks last in the Big 12 in rushing offense, averaging 78.5 yards through two games. Even so, Wildcats freshman running backs Deuce Vaughn and Keyon Mozee played key roles in K-State's 38-35 upset last week at then-No. 3 Oklahoma. Vaughn broke a short pass reception for 77 yards, and Mozee lined up as a split receiver, was left uncovered and hauled in a pass for 78 yards. Both plays set up third-quarter touchdowns that helped Kansas State rally from 28-7 and 35-14 deficits. Then Vaughn went 38 yards for a fourth-quarter touchdown that tied the score at 35, and kicker Blake Lynch made a decisive 50-yard field goal with 4:32 left. Vaughn is a 5-foot-5, 168-pound freshman from Round Rock Cedar Ridge. "He's dynamic in space. He's a play-maker," Tech coach Matt Wells said. "It doesn't matter what his size is. He plays big." - Lubbock Avalanche Journal

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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10/02/20 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Less than four weeks out from Nebraska's season opener against Ohio State, junior Adrian Martinez is the starting quarterback. It's been assumed all offseason, and offensive coordinator Matt Lubick confirmed as much during a news conference Thursday. Still, Martinez is getting a stiff challenge from redshirt freshman Luke McCaffrey. "They're both playing at a high level. I don't know if I look at it as pressure (that McCaffrey is putting on Martinez)," Lubick said. "I think they're both making each other better. We feel good about both guys right now, we really do. As a matter of fact, (walk-on Matt) Masker and Logan (Smothers), our freshman, are playing really well, too. We feel like we have great depth at that position."

In terms of the top job, though, Martinez and McCaffrey are the contenders. Martinez has 21 career starts under his belt and McCaffrey saw limited time last year while maintaining his redshirt. "Adrian is the starter as of today, but Luke has done a great job and it's a friendly competition that makes both guys better," Lubick said. "We've repped both of them with the No. 1s, they've both moved the ball, they've both had great camps so far in non-padded stuff. "That evaluation is always ongoing, but Adrian has improved. He's going to be a better football player this year." - Lincoln Journal Star

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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10/02/20 - Jahron McPherson, rSr/2022, Kansas State, 5-11, 200 (DS#45 SS) + More +

For the third time this week, Kansas State senior safety Jahron McPherson earned a national honor following his performance last week at No. 3 Oklahoma as he was named the Jim Thorpe Award Player of the Week, the award's organization announced Thursday. McPherson, who was the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, was also named the Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week and Nagurski Player of the Week after he totaled 11 tackles - including one for a loss - a forced fumble and an interception as the Wildcats earned their first road win over a top-five ranked team in school history with a 38-35 victory. A native of Basehor, Kansas, McPherson became the first Wildcat since at least 2002 to post double-digit tackles, a TFL, a forced fumble and an interception in the same game. His forced fumble, which was recovered by the Wildcats, led to a touchdown, while his interception came with 34 seconds remaining to seal the win. - Kansas State Football

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10/02/20 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

The secret is out on Deuce Vaughn. After playing in just two games for Kansas State, the 5-foot-5 freshman running back has already entered the national spotlight as one of the country's best newcomers. Maybe he surprised Arkansas State and sneaked up on Oklahoma, but now that he has gained 245 all-purpose yards, scored a pair of touchdowns and earned a nickname (The Sand Blaster) from Fox announcer Gus Johnson, there's no chance Texas Tech will sleep on the Wildcats' top playmaker Saturday. "He is dynamic in space," Texas Tech coach Matt Wells said earlier this week. "He is a playmaker. It doesn't matter what his size is. He plays big. He is a very talented player and he made big plays against Oklahoma." Vaughn played so well in his first two college games that he rocketed to the top of K-State's scouting report this week. Wells made that abundantly clear when he was asked to break down what he saw from K-State's victory at Oklahoma. "They got (Vaughn) out in space," Wells said, "a couple times in empty (formations) and out of the backfield. They have got the two outside receivers and the two smaller tailbacks that are explosive and dynamic and can make you miss. That's what they did." - Kansas City Star

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10/01/20 - Skylar Thompson, rSr/2022, Kansas State, 6-2, 217 (DS#12 QB) + More +

Recognition kept rolling in for Kansas State's football team Tuesday. Fresh off its stunning, come-from-behind win at then-No. 3 Oklahoma, head coach Chris Klieman earned the Dodd Trophy Coach of the Week, awarded by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Trailing by 21 points, 35-14, late in the third quarter, Klieman coached the Wildcats to a 38-35 victory in Norman, Okla. It was K-State's first road win in school history over a team ranked in the top five of the Associated Press poll. The 21-point rally tied for the largest comeback win in K-State's record book; the Wildcats had overcome 21-point deficits on four other occasions. But Saturday's was the latest start of the five 21-point comeback wins, with K-State beginning its trek toward victory with 1:36 remaining in the third period. Klieman now has two wins over top-five foes in two seasons. K-State also topped Oklahoma last year in Manhattan, when the Sooners entered No. 5. It's the first time the Wildcats ever have defeated a top-five opponent in back-to-back seasons. - Manhattan Mercury

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10/01/20 - Derick Newton, rJr/2023, Kansas State, 6-1, 271 (DS#999 DT) + More +

Derick Newton's time at Kansas State is over. Again. In one of the strangest career paths one will ever find, Newton, a defensive lineman for the Wildcats, is moving on from the team for the second time in three years. Newton isn't listed on the Wildcats' official roster on the K-State Athletics website. A team spokesman confirmed to The Mercury in a text message Wednesday night that Newton no longer is part of the program. Newton isn't the only defensive lineman leaving Manhattan, though: Freshman Ronald Triplette announced Wednesday he was entering the transfer portal. Yet Wednesday isn't the first time Newton, a Georgia native, has left K-State's football team, either. He originally signed with the Wildcats as part of their 2018 class, redshirting that fall. But he then transferred, heading to Butler Community College. - Manhattan Mercury

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DT Derick Newton, Kansas State
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09/28/20 - Jahron McPherson, rSr/2022, Kansas State, 5-11, 200 (DS#45 SS) + More +

SEPT 28 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Jahron McPherson, DB, Sr., K-State,...Jahron McPherson forced a third-quarter fumble in Oklahoma territory that was recovered by the Wildcats and led to a touchdown, helping K-State score on five-straight possessions in the second half to erase a school-record tying 21-point deficit. His interception came with 34 seconds remaining in the contest with the Wildcats clinging to a three-point lead. He finished with a career-high 11 tackles in the contest. - Big 12 Football

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SS Jahron McPherson, Kansas State
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09/28/20 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

SEPT 28 BIG 12 NEWCOMER OF THE WEEK: Deuce Vaughn, RB, Fr., K-State,...K-State freshman Deuce Vaughnn is the first K-State running back since 1970 to have 100 yards receiving and is the only freshman to do so. He led the Wildcats to a comeback win at No. 3 Oklahoma with 174 all-purpose yards and a rushing touchdown. - Big 12 Football

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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09/28/20 - Skylar Thompson, rSr/2022, Kansas State, 6-2, 217 (DS#12 QB) + More +

SEPT 28 BIG 12 CO-OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Skylar Thompson, QB, Sr., K-State,...Quarterbacks Skylar Thompson led a 21-point comeback to guide the Wildcats to a 38-35 win at No. 3 Oklahoma. The senior finished the game throwing for a career-high 334 yards and one touchdown on 18-of-25 passing. His 334 passing yards topped his previous high of 299 yards last year against West Virginia. His three rushing scores moved him into fifth place all-time in school history with 22 among quarterbacks. - Big 12 Football

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QB Skylar Thompson, Kansas State
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09/28/20 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Another year, another stunner. Much to the chagrin of No. 3-ranked and heavily favored Oklahoma, the Kansas State Wildcats found a way again. A year after handing OU its only regular-season loss in Manhattan, the Wildcats took their show on the road Saturday with the same result, rallying from a 21-point second-half deficit for a 38-35 victory at Memorial Stadium. Senior kicker Blake Lynch, who missed two field goal attempts in a season-opening 35-31 upset loss at home to Arkansas State just two weeks earlier, drilled a 50-yarder to give the Wildcats their only lead of the game with 4 minutes, 32 seconds left. The defense took it from there, getting two straight stops, including senior safety Jahron McPherson's interception to seal it with 34 seconds on the clock. Senior quarterback Skylar Thompson and true freshman running back Deuce Vaughn led the offensive effort in the second half as K-State scored the game's last 24 points. Defensively, the Wildcats gave up 517 yards total offense, but forced four turnovers and got a blocked punt from AJ Parker that set up Vaughn's game-tying 38-yard touchdown run with 8:17 to go. - Topeka Capital Journal

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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