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OCT 3 BIG 12 CO-DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Khalid Duke, K-State, LB, Jr.,...Duke helped lead the K-State defense in a 37-28 win over Texas Tech with eight tackles, the second most on the team, and a career-high 3.0 sacks. His sack total tied for the fourth most in a game in school history. He teamed with Felix Anudike-Uzomah to give the Wildcats two players with 3.0 sacks in the same game for the first time in school history. - Big 12 Football

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DE Khalid Duke, Kansas State
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10/03/22 - Dante Cephas, rSr/2025, Kansas State, 6-0, 193 (DS#141 WR) + More +

OCT 3 MAC EAST DIVISION OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Dante Cephas, Kent State, WR, R-Junior, Pittsburgh, PA (Penn Hills),...Cephas set a program record and has the high-water mark in the FBS this season with a 246 yard day against the Bobcats on 13 receptions. Cephas saved his best for the second half, amassing 11 catches and 230 yards after the intermission. Highlighting his day was an acrobatic 29-yard TD catch where he shook off an interfering defender and made a remarkable catch in the endzone and staying in bounds. It wasn't all "go-routes" for the Pittsburgh native, Cephas had 129 yards after catch on Saturday. - MAC Football

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WR Dante Cephas, Kansas State
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10/03/22 - Dante Cephas, rSr/2025, Kansas State, 6-0, 193 (DS#141 WR) + More +

Kent State's Dante Cephas set the national season high for receiving yards with his 246 against Ohio. His 13 catches are tied for second most in an FBS game. Cephas, averaging a Mid-American Conference-leading 100.2 yards receiving per game, broke the school single-game record set by Eugene Baker in 1997. Cephas did most of his work in the second half, when he caught 11 balls for 230 yards. - AP College Football

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WR Dante Cephas, Kansas State
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10/01/22 - Dante Cephas, rSr/2025, Kansas State, 6-0, 193 (DS#141 WR) + More +

Marquez Cooper rushed for a career-high 240 yards including the winning touchdown in overtime, Dante Cephas made several clutch catches on his way to personal best 246 yards receiving and Kent State defeated Ohio 31-24 on Saturday in a Mid-American Conference opener for both teams. After Kent State (2-3, 1-0) had a 47-yard field-goal attempt blocked to finish a wild final four minutes of regulation, Cephas made a catch and struggled through several defenders to reach the Ohio 1-yard line on the first play of overtime. It took three plays before Cooper scored. Ohio (2-3, 0-1) reached the 5-yard line on its overtime possession but three straight incompletions ended the Bobcats' bid.

Ohio was leading 17-10 late in the fourth quarter when Cephas tied the game with a sterling 29-yard catch on the right edge of the end zone. Ohio responded on its next play from scrimmage with Kurtis Rourke connecting on a 71-yard touchdown pass play with Sam Wiglusz. Schlee tied the game with a 2-yard run, covering the final 36 yards of the 75-yard drive himself on the ground after Devontez Walker made a pair of big receptions. Schlee threw for a career-high 398 yards and Walker had 107 yards receiving, another career high. Rourke threw for 322 yards and two touchdowns for Ohio with Wiglusz collecting a career-high 115 yards receiving and Sieh Bangura adding 99 yards rushing. Kent State had 736 yards of offense to Ohio's 450. - Kent State/AP College Football

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WR Dante Cephas, Kansas State
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10/01/22 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Adrian Martinez rushed for 171 yards and three touchdowns and threw for another score, leading No. 25 Kansas State past Texas Tech 37-28 on Saturday. Martinez was 12-for-19 passing for 116 yards for Kansas State (4-1, 2-0 Big 12), while Deuce Vaughn had 170 rushing yards for the Wildcats, who extended their winning streak against the Red Raiders to seven games. Donovan Smith was 34-for-48 passing for 359 yards and two TDs for Texas Tech (3-2, 1-1). Smith also rushed for a touchdown. Martinez raced 57 yards on the first play of the game, then capped it with an 18-yard touchdown on the second play, giving K-State a quick 7-0 lead. The Wildcats also got three field goals from Chris Tennant after drives stalled.

Tech cut the lead to 13-7 with 1:24 left in the first half. After gaining just 48 yards of total offense, the Red Raiders went 86 yards on nine plays, capped by a 6-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Nehemiah Martinez. Trey Wolff kicked a 51-yard field goal for Tech before the break, then tied the score at 20-20 with a 39-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. K-State answered with its second two-play drive of the game. Vaughn ran 69 yards to the Tech 8-yard line on the first play after the kickoff. Following an offensive holding penalty, Martinez found Phillip Brooks with an 18-yard touchdown pass. The lead didn't last long, as Smith hit Xavier White with a 12-yard touchdown pass to cap a seven-play, 75-yard drive. Wolff missed a 42-yard field goal, denying Tech its first lead of the game. Martinez then scored on his second big run of the day, 69 yards untouched up the middle of the field. Tennant's 32-yard field goal gave the Wildcats a 30-20 lead with 9:07 left. A fumble on the next series gave K-State the ball at the Tech 27-yard line and the Wildcats iced the game with Martinez's third rushing touchdown. - - Kansas State/AP College Football

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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09/26/22 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

SEPT 26 BIG 12 OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK: K-State's Adrian Martinez accounted for 382 yards of total offense and five touchdowns in Kansas State's 41-34 road win at No. 6 Oklahoma. He was 21-34 with one TD through the air while rushing for 148 yards on 21 carries with four scores. The transfer senior's four rushing TDs set a career-high and were the most by a Wildcat since Skylar Thompson's four at OU in 2019. The Wildcats have defeated a team ranked in the AP Top 25 in four of the last six seasons, including the third time under head coach Chris Klieman. Three of the wins have been against OU. - Big 12 Football

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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09/24/22 - Adrian Martinez, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-2, 221 (DS#24 QB) + More +

Kansas State quarterback Adrian Martinez ran for 148 yards and four touchdowns, and the Wildcats stunned No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34 on Saturday night. Martinez also passed for 234 yards and a score and Deuce Vaughn rushed for 116 yards for the Wildcats (3-1, 1-0 Big 12). It was first-year Oklahoma coach Brent Venables' first loss as a head coach, and it came against his alma mater. Kansas State also beat Oklahoma in 2012, 2014, 2019 and 2020. Dillon Gabriel passed for 330 yards and four touchdowns and Eric Gray ran for 114 yards for the Sooners (3-1, 0-1).

Kansas State broke out to a 14-0 lead about nine minutes into the game behind Martinez's 6-yard touchdown run and 6-yard scoring pass to Malik Knowles. The Wildcats gained 279 yards in the first half to take a 24-17 lead at the break. Martinez scored his third touchdown run of the game from 15 yards out to put Kansas State up 34-20 over Oklahoma with 8 minutes to play. Gabriel found Brayden Willis for a 1-yard touchdown pass with 4:36 remaining to cut Kansas State's lead to 34-27. But on Kansas State's next possession, Martinez broke loose for 55 yards on a third-and-16. He finished the drive with a 1-yard scoring run - his fourth rushing touchdown of the game. Gabriel found Willis for a 10-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds left, and the Sooners cut the deficit to 41-34. - Kansas State/AP College Football

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QB Adrian Martinez, Kansas State
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09/12/22 - Phillip Brooks, rSr/2024, Kansas State, 5-07, 175 (DS#82 WR) + More +

SEPT 12 BIG 12 SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK: K-State's Phillip Brooks scored on a 76-yard punt return, K-State's second straight game with a return touchdown, in the 40-12 win over Missouri. The senior is now second in school history with four-career punt return TDs. K-State leads the nation with 128 non-offensive touchdowns since 1999. - Big 12 Football

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WR Phillip Brooks, Kansas State
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09/10/22 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Deuce Vaughn ran for 145 yards and two touchdowns, the Kansas State defense picked off Missouri on four straight possessions in the second half, and the Wildcats blew out the Tigers 40-12 on Saturday in the first meeting of old Big 12 rivals in more than a decade. Adrian Martinez added 101 yards passing while running for a touchdown, and Phillip Brooks returned a punt 76 yards for another score, as the Wildcats (2-0) weathered a long lightning delay to finish off a dominant performance. They picked off Brady Cook twice in the second half, then did the same to backup Jack Abraham, before Tigers coach Eli Drinkwitz put his starter back in for the fourth quarter. But by that point, the Wildcats had extended their lead to 33-6 and the only drama left was whether they would keep the Tigers (1-1) out of the end zone.

The Tigers finally got in on the game's final play, thanks to an untimed down because of a penalty. Cook finished 15 of 27 for 128 yards while Abraham missed all three of his throws - unless you count the two caught by the Wildcats. Cook did have 56 yards rushing, but a good chunk of that came while running from pressure. The game began under light rain that soon turned into a driving storm, making things seem even worse for the Tigers. They drove for a field goal to open the game, then punted four straight times; three of those were three-and-outs. Meanwhile, the Kansas State offense plugged along with ruthless efficiency. - Kansas State/AP College Football

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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09/07/22 - Taylor Poitier, rSr/2026, Kansas State, 6-2, 295 (DS#83 OG) + More +

Offensive lineman Taylor Poitier didn't play in a single game for the Kansas State football team last season after he suffered a torn ACL in training camp. The junior saw action in one game this year before his season was cut short because of the exact same injury. "It's a cruel thing, man," K-State football coach Chris Klieman said on Tuesday. "He tore a knee again and he will be out for the season. It's an awful outcome. Sometimes the cruelest things happen to the best kids." Poitier, a 6-foot-3 and 291-pound right guard who played for Bishop Miege High School, injured his lower body during K-State's 34-0 victory over South Dakota on Saturday. The injury occurred in the second quarter. He walked off the field under his own power, but he was unable to return to the game. A trainer escorted him to the team's locker room, signaling that he might be dealing with a significant injury. - Kansas City Star

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OG Taylor Poitier, Kansas State
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09/03/22 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

Chris Klieman thought Kansas State had a nice set of offensive plays ready for the opening series of the season. The Wildcats only got to call one of them Saturday night. That's because Malik Knowles took the opening handoff 75 yards for a score, setting the tone for the rest of the game, and Deuce Vaughn proceeded to run for 126 yards and another touchdown in a 34-0 rout of overmatched South Dakota. "We won the toss, took the football and scored on the first play," Klieman said with a smile. "We had a really nice series of plays that we were going to operate and we ended up scoring on the first play." Not that the Wildcats ever slowed down.

Nebraska transfer Adrian Martinez, who was just 11 of 15 for 53 yards through the air, added 39 yards rushing and a touchdown for Kansas State. Desmond Purnell returned an early blocked punt for a touchdown, and backup running back DJ Giddens reached the end zone midway through the third quarter to extend the lead to 34-0. By that point, the Wildcats had built such a comfortable lead that they began resting their starters, and they in turn began thinking ahead to next weekend. Former conference rival Missouri is returning for the first time in more than a decade. "I know they're a really good program, lots of talent," Klieman said. "I'm excited to have that rivalry game played again." Carson Camp had 139 yards passing and an interception for the Coyotes, who couldn't overcome an abundance of dropped passes, silly penalties and other miscues against a team that expects to contend for the Big 12 title. - Kansas State/AP College Football

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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09/01/22 - *Deuce Vaughn, Jr/2023, Kansas State, 5-05, 179 (DS#17 RB) + More +

ESPN TOP 100 PRESEASON 2022 CFB PLAYERS (Selected Aug. 17): No. 12. Deuce Vaughn, RB, Kansas State, Junior. Notable 2021 stats: 1,404 yards, 18 TDs. Last year's ranking: 44. Vaughn is one of the most exciting backs in the country. In his sophomore season in 2021, he ran for just over 1,400 yards and 18 touchdowns, adding 468 receiving yards and four touchdowns. He's the most important player on Kansas State's roster both from a talent perspective, and a lack of depth behind him. - ESPN.com

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RB *Deuce Vaughn, Kansas State
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08/22/22 - Cooper Beebe, rSr/2024, Kansas State, 6-3, 322 (DS#3 OG) + More +

The easy move for Cooper Beebe would have been to stay put. After all, you'd be hard pressed to find a more productive left offensive tackle in the Big 12. But with Kansas State looking to fill three holes in the middle of the line - center and both guards - as well as a leadership void left by three senior starters, taking the easy way out is the last thing on Beebe's mind. "I have the most experience on the offensive line right now and I think I've definitely stepped up into the role," said Beebe, a 6-foot-4, 322-pound junior from Piper High School in Kansas City. "Last year obviously we had (Josh) Rivas, (Ben) Adler and Noah (Johnson) and some of those guys. "We lost a huge part, but I think I've done a great job stepping up and filling that (leadership) role." Good thing, too, because offensive line coach Conor Riley is not one to leave well enough alone. Not if he sees a way to make the Wildcats stronger up front.

So when Riley began searching for the right combination to replace Johnson at center along with guards Rivas and Adler, he immediately turned to Beebe, who not only is the Wildcats' most seasoned lineman, but arguably the most versatile as well. It started in the spring, with Beebe splitting time between guard and tackle, where last year he was a first-team all-Big 12 pick by both the conference coaches and media. And by the start of preseason camp two weeks ago, it looked more and more likely that left guard would be his new home. "It's obviously a lot different than going at tackle," said Beebe, who started one game at left guard as a redshirt freshman in 2020. "Having the spring and now fall camp at guard, I have gotten used to it by now, but it's a little difference coming back and changing into it." - Topeka Capital Journal

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OG Cooper Beebe, Kansas State
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08/22/22 - Phillip Brooks, rSr/2024, Kansas State, 5-07, 175 (DS#82 WR) + More +

Ask Phillip Brooks what he expects to accomplish this upcoming season and the senior Kansas State receiver will respond with a question of his own. Did you see the bowl game? His thinking: If you watched Brooks catch a team-high five passes for 69 yards while the Wildcats dismantled LSU 42-20 last January at the Texas Bowl, then you've already had a sneak peek at what he is capable of doing under new offensive coordinator Collin Klein. "My biggest asset is my quickness and my speed," Brooks said. "I will help a lot with that when it comes to underneath routes and getting open in space, making moves after the catch." It's exciting to think about what an expanded role might look like for Brooks.

The 5-foot-7 and 169-pound Lee's Summit West product has long been dangerous with the ball in his hands, but his best highlights have mostly come as a punt returner. Remember the time he returned a pair of punts for touchdowns against Kansas two years ago? Now he seems ready to start making more big plays as a wide receiver. Last season could be considered a mini breakout for him in that area, as he caught 43 passes for 543 yards and two touchdowns. Those numbers were huge improvements over his first three seasons in purple, when he caught a total of 41 passes for 366 yards and one score. At that rate of improvement, it's possible he could lead the Wildcats in catches this season. Maybe he could even push for 1,000 yards, something that hasn't been done in Manhattan since Tyler Lockett and Curry Sexton both accomplished the feat in 2014. - The Kansas City Star

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WR Phillip Brooks, Kansas State
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08/18/22 - Will Honas, rSr/2023, Kansas State, 6-1, 233 (DS#999 ILB) + More +

Linebacker Will Honas and defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah spent the open portion of Monday morning's practice pedaling away on stationary bikes, rather than participating in drills with their position groups. Their coaches said Tuesday that holding them out was strictly a matter of limiting stress on pre-existing injuries that kept them out during spring practice, and that they should be good to go once the season starts Sept. 3 against South Dakota.

Honas, a graduate transfer from Nebraska, is expected to be an immediate contributor at weak-side linebacker, but he has a history of knee problems. "With the knee surgeries that he's had, just like with (linebacker) Nick Allen," linebackers coach Steve standard said. "We've got to be careful about how much wear and tear we put on those guys, and they've been good communicators with us and let us know how it's feeling. "(Honas) is feeling it like you would if you had your knee fixed twice. He's had two ACLs. His knee's probably feel like mine sometimes." - Topeka Capital Journal

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ILB Will Honas, Kansas State
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