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All-time Kansas State greats Michael Bishop and Darren Sproles could be headed to the College Football Hall of Fame. The two K-State Ring of Honors members were among 78 Football Bowl Subdivision players named on the 2021 hall of fame ballot announced Tuesday by the National Football Foundation. The ballots were emailed to more than 12,000 NFF members and current Hall of Famers. The class will be announced in early 2021. Sproles was a first-team All-American at running back as a junior in 2003 and a three-time all-Big 12 selection. At the time of his graduation after the 2004 season, he held 28 school records, 21 of which still stand.

Sproles, who also was a standout at Olathe North High School, left K-State with 4,979 career rushing yards, nearly 2,000 more than any other Wildcat. He was fifth in the 2003 Heisman Trophy balloting and third in the Associated Press player of the year vote. Sproles was a fourth-round pick in the 2004 NFL draft by the San Diego Chargers and played 15 seasons before retiring last year. He finished his career with 19,696 all-purpose yards - fifth in NFL history - and ranks seventh in career punt-return yards and eighth in kickoff-return yards. Sproles played in three Pro Bowls and was named to the All-Pro team seven times. - Topeka Capital Journal

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RB Darren Sproles, Kansas State
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06/12/20 - Sammy Wheeler, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-5, 232 (DS#56 TE) + More +

Kansas State tight end Sammy Wheeler's legal issues are resolved. The case against Wheeler was dismissed Thursday after a motion filed by the Manhattan city prosecutor was granted, according to documents The Mercury obtained through an open records request. Before the motion to dismiss was approved, Wheeler had been scheduled to appear in court at 8 a.m. on July 21. The now-moot court appearance stemmed from Wheeler's arrest in Manhattan last month.

The Kansas State University Police Department arrested Wheeler at 12:43 a.m. on May 17 in the 1100 block of Thurston Street on charges of unlawful use of a driver's license, purchase/possession/consumption of liquor by a minor (first offense) and interference with a law enforcement officer (intending to obstruct by falsely reporting information). A fourth charge came the following day: urinating in public. The arrest was unfortunate timing for Wheeler: It came just one day before turned 21; his birthday is May 18. K-State's football program didn't release an official statement following the arrest. - Manhattan Mercury

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TE Sammy Wheeler, Kansas State
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06/12/20 - *Wyatt Hubert, rJr/2021, Kansas State, 6-3, 258 (DS#23 DE) + More +

Chris Klieman and Kansas State will help cap off this year's Big 12 football media days - virtually, of course. Klieman and two still-to-be-announced players will be part of the final day of the two-day virtual event on July 21. Other teams on the second day include Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas and West Virginia. Day 1 will feature Iowa State Kansas, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech on July 20. The event will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. Big 12 football media days originally were scheduled to take place at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on July 20 and 21. The conference canceled the in-person event last month because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. - Manhattan Mercury

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DE *Wyatt Hubert, Kansas State
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05/25/20 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Adrian Martinez had a promising freshman season for Nebraska and then fell short of massive expectations in 2019. In both of his years as NU's starting quarterback, he's missed time due to injury, in large part because he's been asked to carry a heavy workload in the run game. Martinez is a serious talent, works hard and has leadership qualities, so it befuddled Nebraska coaches last year as to why he struggled. The bottom line is he must make good decisions - last year's 10-to-9 touchdown-to-interception ratio won't cut it and he's turned the ball over 27 times in 21 career starts - and he must improve his accuracy. - Lincoln Journal Star

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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05/18/20 - Sammy Wheeler, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-5, 232 (DS#56 TE) + More +

Kansas State tight end Sammy Wheeler was arrested Sunday morning on multiple charges. The Kansas State University Police Department arrested Wheeler at 12:43 a.m. Sunday in the 1100 block of Thurston Street on charges of unlawful use of a driver's license, purchase/possession/consumption of liquor by a minor (first offense) and interference with a law enforcement officer (intending to obstruct by falsely reporting information). Authorities added a fourth charge Monday morning: urinating in public. He's free after posting a $500 bond. The football program had no official statement on Wheeler's arrest; a spokesperson told The Mercury on Sunday that "the matter will be handled internally." A rising third-year sophomore, Wheeler appeared in seven games last fall before suffering a season-ending ACL injury in K-State's 38-10 win at Kansas on Nov. 2. He finished with four catches for 78 yards in 2019. - Manhattan Mercury

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TE Sammy Wheeler, Kansas State
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04/18/20 - Briley Moore, rSr/2021, Kansas State, 6-4, 240 (DS#15 TE) + More +

Kansas State bolstered its tight end depth Friday. Briley Moore, a graduate transfer from Northern Iowa, gave his pledge to the Wildcats in a message he posted on his personal Twitter account. Moore included a graphic of himself wearing a K-State jersey with the caption "The next chapter ... "Moore chose K-State over his other two finalists, Baylor and Missouri. A Blue Springs native, Moore played at Blue Springs South High School before joining Northern Iowa in 2016. As the years went on, his importance in the Panthers' offense grew. After collecting four receptions for 60 yards and a touchdown as a freshman, his numbers rose to 38 catches and 494 yards as a sophomore. Moore was even better as a junior in 2018, earning first-team All-Missouri Valley Conference honors after leading the team in receiving yards (536) to go along with four touchdowns on 36 receptions. - Manhattan Mercury

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TE Briley Moore, Kansas State
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04/15/20 - AJ Parker, Sr/2021, Kansas State, 5-11, 182 (DS#52 CB) + More +

AJ Parker already has worked through the range of emotions one deals with during an injury. Frustration. Loneliness. Depression. Now, he's feeling differently - eager and enthusiastic. Parker, a rising senior cornerback at Kansas State, saw last season end prematurely after he fractured his ankle in the team's 38-10 win at Kansas on Nov. 2. Parker's rehab is on schedule, according to cornerbacks coach Van Malone. "As we were in our workouts, he would do some things," Malone said during a teleconference Wednesday. "So I thought he was progressing along well. ... He did participate at different times in our morning workouts."

Parker started the first eight games of the 2019 campaign at corner prior to his injury. At the time he went down, Parker had a team-high three interceptions, a total that had been tied for second most in the Big 12. He ended the season with 28 tackles (2.5 for loss) and five pass breakups to go along with the three interceptions, numbers good enough to earn him an All-Big 12 honorable mention accolade from the conference's coaches. While Malone conceded that Parker is doing well working on his own - because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, K-State's campus is shut down, preventing Parker and the rest of the Wildcats' players from visiting with coaches, trainers or the medical staff - the coach said it didn't compare to the type of care and treatment the senior would have received at the football facility. - Manhattan Mercury

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CB AJ Parker, Kansas State
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04/13/20 - Kiondre Thomas, rSr/2021, Kansas State, 6-0, 186 (DS#64 CB) + More +

Kansas State added depth to its defensive backfield Monday. Kiondre Thomas, a defensive back who spent the first four seasons of his college career at Minnesota, announced he would transfer to K-State. As a graduate transfer, Thomas will be eligible to play immediately. Thomas played in all 13 of the Golden Gophers' games last season, making four starts. He finished with 22 tackles (15 solo), three pass breakups and an interception in 2019. His best performance last season came against South Dakota, when a notched a career-high eight tackles. - Manhattan Mercury

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CB Kiondre Thomas, Kansas State
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04/01/20 - Briley Moore, rSr/2021, Kansas State, 6-4, 240 (DS#15 TE) + More +

Northern Iowa senior Briley Moore announced on Twitter Wednesday evening that he has entered the transfer portal as a graduate transfer. - Union-Bulletin

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TE Briley Moore, Kansas State
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03/17/20 - Elijah Sullivan, rSr/2021, Kansas State, 6-0, 214 (DS#29 OLB) + More +

Kansas State officially hired Steve Stanard as its new linebackers coach Monday. He replaces Scottie Hazelton, who coached K-State's linebackers in addition to his duties as defensive coordinator last season. After being down one coach following the departure of defensive coordinator Scottie Hazelton for the same position at Michigan State, Klieman officially filled the final vacancy on his staff Monday, hiring Steve Stanard as the team's new linebackers coach. Stanard spent the last three seasons as Syracuse's defensive ends coach. He coached alongside Klieman at North Dakota State in 2012 and 2013, when Klieman was the Bison's defensive coordinator and Stanard guided the team's linebackers.

Stanard helped Syracuse force 56 turnovers (2.2 per game) in the past two seasons, with the Orange boasting a plus-22 turnover margin during that span. Stanard tutored Alton Robinson and Kendall Coleman, a pair that became one of the ACC's most productive tandems during that time. Robinson collected 32.5 career tackles for loss and finished his career seventh in school history with 17.5 sacks, while Coleman recorded 26.5 tackles for loss and 15.5 sacks. - Manhattan Mercury

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OLB Elijah Sullivan, Kansas State
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03/03/20 - Daniel Green, rSr/2024, Kansas State, 6-2, 245 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Two more Kansas State players are in legal trouble after being arrested. Safety Wayne Jones, 19, and linebacker Daniel Green, 21, were arrested together Monday night on a charge of marijuana possession, Riley County police said. Green was also charged with driving while suspended, WIBW reported. The players each were released after posting $1,000 bond. Three other Wildcats football players were arrested during the weekend. Freshman running back Jacardia Wright was arrested Sunday morning on an outstanding warrant for failing to show proof of insurance. Freshman linebacker DeMarrquese Hayes and sophomore linebacker Nick Allen were arrested separately Saturday night on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Coach Chris Klieman said Tuesday he was "extremely disappointed in the poor choices made recently by some of our student-athletes." - AP College Football

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ILB Daniel Green, Kansas State
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01/17/20 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Nebraska announced Friday that offensive coordinator Troy Walters has left the program, ending a four-year working relationship with head coach Scott Frost. The program said Walters, who also served as receivers coach, was leaving by mutual agreement with the Cornhuskers. No other details were given. Walters had worked with Frost for four years, the last two at Nebraska and the previous two at Central Florida. Walters was a finalist for the 2017 Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top assistant coach. "Troy has been a valued member of our coaching staff for the past four years," Frost said. "Troy is a good mentor for his players, provides great energy on and off the field, and carries himself with a presence off the field that will be missed. I want to thank him for his work on our coaching staff, and wish him and his family all the best going forward."

Though Walters was offensive coordinator, Frost has handled the play-calling. The Huskers were 5-7 last season, a one-win improvement over 2018, but the offensive production declined partly because of injuries to quarterback Adrian Martinez. The Huskers' receivers also underperformed. Walters also had coaching stings at Indiana State, Texas A&M, North Carolina State and Colorado. The former Stanford receiver also played for four teams during an eight-year career in the NFL. - AP College Football

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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01/12/20 - Drake Cheatum, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 5-09, 191 (DS#58 SS) + More +

2019 ALL-SWAC FOOTBALL FIRST TEAM (COACHES): DB Drake Cheatum, Sophomore, Prairie View A&M,...Cheatum anchored the SWAC's No. 2 passing defense as the Panthers limited opponents to 200.3 yards per game through the air. Cheatum made 89 total stops along with a pair of tackles for loss. A top-tier defender, Cheatum made a season-high nine stops versus Houston and over the season, picked off three passes while defending five more. - Prairie View A&M Football

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SS Drake Cheatum, Kansas State
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12/08/19 - Elijah Sullivan, rSr/2021, Kansas State, 6-0, 214 (DS#29 OLB) + More +

2019 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Elijah Sullivan (LB),...Ten other Wildcats earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades in running back James Gilbert, defensive back Denzel Goolsby, offensive linemen Adam Holtorf and Nick Kaltmayer, place kicker Blake Lynch, defensive back AJ Parker, wide receiver Dalton Schoen, linebacker Elijah Sullivan, quarterback Skylar Thompson and defensive end Reggie Walker. Walker was a 2017 Second Team All-Big 12 pick, while the rest of the group earned their first All-Big 12 honor. - Kansas State Football

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OLB Elijah Sullivan, Kansas State
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12/08/19 - Dalton Schoen, Sr/2020, Kansas State, 6-1, 206 (DS#61 WR) + More +

2019 ALL-BIG 12 FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION (COACHES): Dalton Schoen (WR),...Ten other Wildcats earned Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades in running back James Gilbert, defensive back Denzel Goolsby, offensive linemen Adam Holtorf and Nick Kaltmayer, place kicker Blake Lynch, defensive back AJ Parker, wide receiver Dalton Schoen, linebacker Elijah Sullivan, quarterback Skylar Thompson and defensive end Reggie Walker. Walker was a 2017 Second Team All-Big 12 pick, while the rest of the group earned their first All-Big 12 honor. - Kansas State Football

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WR Dalton Schoen, Kansas State
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