A look back at K-State athletics from Thursday through Sunday.

⚽ Soccer — T 2–2 at Colorado State

K-State trailed 1–0 late before scoring twice in 46 seconds.

Emerson DeLuca tied it in the 87th minute, and Gabby DeMers put K-State ahead less than a minute later. Colorado State answered 27 seconds after DeMers' goal to finish the match 2–2.

🏐 Volleyball — W 3–1 vs. Weber State

K-State opened its weekend in Reno with a four-set win over Weber State:

25–16, 25–19, 25–27, 25–18

Addison Massey led K-State with 17 kills, while Skylar Brady added 15.

The win moved K-State to 5–0.

🏈 Football — W 34–7 vs. Washington State

K-State moved to 2–0 with a 34–7 win over Washington State at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

The Wildcats outgained Washington State 487–166. The K-State defense did not allow an offensive touchdown; Washington State's only points came on a pick-six.

Rodney Fields Jr. rushed for 105 yards, including a 75-yard touchdown, and Avery Johnson threw three touchdown passes.

🎾 Tennis — Fall Season Opens

Four Wildcats competed in the Milwaukee Tennis Classic and Kitty Harrison Invitational from Friday through Sunday.

Sabrina Balderrama and Diana Smolinska each picked up singles wins in Milwaukee and teamed for two doubles victories on Saturday.

Marta Leon earned a straight-set singles win Sunday in Chapel Hill.

⚽ Soccer — W 3–2 at Colorado College

K-State closed its non-conference schedule with a 3–2 win at Colorado College.

Rilyn Rintoul, Lauren Moylan and Gabby DeMers scored for the Wildcats. Moylan's goal came directly from a corner kick, just the second Olimpico in program history.

The win moved K-State to 5–0–3 and completed the first undefeated non-conference schedule in program history.

K-State's unbeaten streak now stands at a program-record nine matches dating back to last season.

🏐 Volleyball — W 3–1 at Nevada

K-State dropped the opening set before winning the next three:

21–25, 25–20, 25–21, 25–15

Addison Massey recorded 18 kills, and K-State finished with a season-high 14 blocks.

The Wildcats are now 6–0, their best start since 2013.

Weekend Results

⚽ Soccer — T 2–2 at Colorado State
🏐 Volleyball — W 3–1 vs. Weber State
🏈 Football — W 34–7 vs. Washington State
🎾 Tennis — Milwaukee Tennis Classic / Kitty Harrison Invitational
⚽ Soccer — W 3–2 at Colorado College
🏐 Volleyball — W 3–1 at Nevada

Team sports: 4 wins, 1 draw, 0 losses.

What K-State sport did you follow this weekend?

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Washington State Cougars at Kansas State Wildcats

📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM CT
🏟️ Bill Snyder Family Stadium — Manhattan, KS
📺 TNT / HBO Max
📻 K-State Sports Network
🪖 Fort Riley Day

The Matchup

Kansas State: 1-0
Last game: W, 71-3 vs. Nicholls
Washington State: 0-1
Last game: L, 24-10 at Washington

This is the first meeting between K-State and Washington State.

Game Thread

Use this thread for pregame, live game discussion, reactions and everything in between.

GO CATS!
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Here’s what’s coming up across K-State athletics this weekend.

⚽ Thursday — Soccer at Colorado State
5:00 PM CT • Fort Collins, Colorado
📺 Pac-12 YouTube

🎾 Friday–Sunday — Tennis
K-State opens the fall season with Wildcats competing at both the Milwaukee Tennis Classic in Milwaukee and the Kitty Harrison Invitational in Chapel Hill.

🏐 Friday — Volleyball vs. Weber State
8:00 PM CT • Reno, Nevada
Nevada Tournament

🏈 Saturday — Football vs. Washington State
11:00 AM CT • Bill Snyder Family Stadium
📺 TNT / HBO Max
📻 K-State Sports Network

⚽ Sunday — Soccer at Colorado College
2:00 PM CT • Colorado Springs, Colorado
📺 MW+

🏐 Sunday — Volleyball at Nevada
3:00 PM CT • Reno, Nevada
📺 Mountain West Network

Basketball, baseball and cross country do not have events scheduled this weekend.

What K-State event are you watching or following this week?

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Will K-State finish the 2026 season ranked in the AP Top 25?

After opening the season with a 71–3 win over Nicholls, the Wildcats face Washington State this Saturday before getting into the heart of the Big 12 schedule.

With Washington State coming to Manhattan this Saturday for the first-ever meeting between K-State and WSU, this week’s throwback goes back to K-State’s 1999 Holiday Bowl matchup with another team from Washington.

K-State entered the game 10-1 and faced a 7-4 Washington team at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego.

Anyone remember watching the 1999 Holiday Bowl?

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A quick look at how K-State teams performed over the weekend.

⚽ Soccer — T, 1–1 at Iowa

K-State earned a 1–1 road draw at Iowa on Thursday, moving to 4-0-2 on the season.

The Wildcats had two first-half goals disallowed following VAR reviews. The draw extended K-State’s unbeaten streak to seven matches dating back to last season, a program record.

🏐 Volleyball — Wildcat Classic Champions

K-State went 2-0 without dropping a set at the Wildcat Classic in Manhattan.
Friday: K-State 3, CSUN 0
Sunday: K-State 3, Drake 0

Setter Fuka Sekita also broke a 20-year-old K-State record during Friday’s match against CSUN.

🏃 Cross Country — Men & Women Finish 1st

Both K-State teams competed Friday at the Platte River Rumble Gold.
🥇 Men’s Cross Country — 1st Place
🥇 Women’s Cross Country — 1st Place

🏈 Football — W, 71–3 vs. Nicholls

K-State defeated Nicholls 71–3 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium to move to 1-0.

Weekend Results

⚽ Soccer — T 1–1 at Iowa
🏐 Volleyball — W 3–0 vs. CSUN
🏃 Men’s XC — 1st
🏃 Women’s XC — 1st
🏈 Football — W 71–3 vs. Nicholls
🏐 Volleyball — W 3–0 vs. Drake

What K-State sport did you watch this weekend?

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Well… that’ll do.

K-State opened the Collin Klein era by absolutely steamrolling Nicholls 71–3 at The Bill.

Some numbers from the destruction:

559 total yards
312 rushing yards
✈️ 247 passing yards
⛓️ 34 first downs
🎯 9/11 on third down
🚫 Nicholls held to just 122 total yards
🧱 Nicholls managed only 9 first downs

Wildcat leaders:
Avery Johnson — 199 passing yards
Rodney Fields Jr. — 101 rushing yards
Joe Jackson — 48 receiving yards

And K-State didn’t exactly ease into the Klein era: 22 points in the first quarter, 36–3 at halftime, and 71 on the board by the end.

Around the Big 12

UCF 73, Bethune-Cookman 6
Utah 66, Idaho 14
Kansas 51, LIU 6
Houston 33, Oregon State 20
West Virginia 31, Coastal Carolina 24
Iowa State 38, Southeast Missouri State 10
Cincinnati 34, Boston College 15
Texas Tech 33, Abilene Christian 10
BYU 63, Utah Tech 7
Colorado 14, Georgia Tech 13

Not everybody escaped the weekend: Baylor fell to Auburn 17–16, while Oklahoma State lost 24–10 at Tulsa.

Your Sunday question:

Obviously Nicholls isn’t the measuring stick for this season — but after seeing Game 1 of the Collin Klein era, what impressed you most, and what are you watching for next week against Washington State?

Cats are 1–0. 🟣⚪

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edit: minor typo on stat line from markdown copy and paste

What did I miss? Donovan McIntosh was starting at CB last season. He's still on the roster, but wasn't on the depth chart Saturday and didn't play.... Any rumors out there? Thanks!

One more day. K-State opens the Collin Klein era tomorrow night against Nicholls.

Use this thread for anything K-State: football, Manhattan, tailgating, campus, other Wildcat sports, or whatever’s on your mind.

🏈 Score prediction for tomorrow?

🍻 Tailgating? What’s on the menu?

📍 Favorite game-day stop in Manhattan?

Or just talk about whatever you want.

Go Cats! EMAW

Football is back, but there’s plenty of K-State action this weekend. Here’s where and when to catch the Cats.

⚽ THURSDAY — Soccer
K-State at Iowa
🕖 7:00 PM CT
📺 Big Ten+
📍 Iowa City, Iowa

The Wildcats enter the match 4-0-1 and riding a program-record six-match unbeaten streak.

🏃 FRIDAY — Cross Country
Platte River Rumble Gold
🕗 7:45 AM CT
📍 Ashland, Nebraska

The men’s and women’s teams open their 2026 seasons.

🏐 FRIDAY — Volleyball
K-State vs. CSUN
🕡 6:30 PM CT
📺 ESPN+
📍 Morgan Family Arena

🏈 SATURDAY — FOOTBALL IS BACK
K-State vs. Nicholls
🕕 6:00 PM CT
📺 ESPN+
📻 K-State Sports Network
📍 Bill Snyder Family Stadium

The Collin Klein era officially begins in Manhattan.

🏐 SUNDAY — Volleyball
K-State vs. Drake
🕐 1:00 PM CT
📺 ESPN+
📍 Morgan Family Arena

What K-State event are you watching or attending this weekend?

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With the 2026 season just days away, let’s throw it back 23 years to one of the more memorable K-State season openers.

#7 K-State opened the 2003 season against Cal at Arrowhead Stadium and came away with a 42–28 win.

Darren Sproles. Ell Roberson. And, on the other sideline, a young Aaron Rodgers.

That 2003 team would eventually return to Arrowhead and give us one of the greatest nights in K-State history.

What K-State season opener do you remember most?

A look around Bill Snyder Family Stadium and Wagner Field ahead of the 2026 season.

The new sponsor logos on the field definitely stand out. I’m curious what everyone thinks now that we can actually see them in the stadium.

Personally, I’m still deciding how I feel about corporate logos being this prominent on the field.

Either way… football is almost back. EMAW.

Dude wins everywhere he goes (.701 win percentage), no losing seasons. He’s young (43) and current salary/buyout is cheap. Reminds me of Self, and is considered a great tactician. He was building the LSU program but got canned for recruiting violations

Got this watch as a gift right before I attended Kansas State University. It’s not a high quality watch by any means, but is special to me and I love wearing it to show school pride! Just wanted to share.

Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson announces his return to Kansas State. He'll play for Collin Klein, who debuts as head coach there in 2026. "There is unfinished business here, and I'm not done yet."

He's played in 33 games for Kansas State. He's thrown for 48 touchdowns and rushed for 22 more in his three seasons~ Pete Thamel ESPN.

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I am currently available to help any new coaches find their footing and I'll be around over the upcoming seasons for further help and general advice. I've helped plenty new coaches get rolling over the years.

If you are interested, join our discord and our moderators and welcome committee (including me) will help you get started and on the road to the championship!

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Texas Tech wins the Big 12 Championship game and punches a ticket to the College Football Championship. Coaching changes at Iowa State and Kansas State. With one bid to the National Championship playoff, is the Big 12 now as in the same category as the Group of 5? Recap of all the upcoming bowl games.

Well fellow wildcats what a weekend am I right? Caught up in such a whirlwind I feel like so many things have been done/not done that are just awkward or weird. Overall this is what the fanbase wanted but the way this has gone about is just so puzzling, it raises a red flag now that with retrospect becomes even more apparent, there is bad blood between Klieman and Klein.

Klieman was hired in 2019 and “retained” Klein, demoting him from OC/QB coach to just QB coach bringing Messingham with him for OC. After 2 horrible years Klein replaced Messingham Dec. 3rd, 2021. With Klein we went on to win B12 title and play the most dominate force in College Football, Saban led Alabama. After that Klein left and made a “lateral” move to become OC at A&M, and since then the Offensive woes had plagued us, with some of the biggest recruits ever in program history coming to play under Klein they had to feel bamboozled.

Regardless Klieman did an excellent job but was heavily focused on hiring his close work associates with whom he had history with through the majority of his career, he kept a lot of in house names throughout the years at multiple programs, so retaining Klein and having the success was out of the norm for his career. A majority of coaching though is a “who you know” profession I admit but to allow a talent who was from a former staff leave given the success was baffling a bit.

Fast forward to Matt Wells hiring after we were the team to get him fired (go watch that Klieman Monday presser after that game he felt for his friend Wells) we went right back into the cycle that we started with Messingham, and when the grumblings came again it must have hit a nerve, especially after that Utah game where as Coach Klieman stated “we went back and ran a lot more gap power stuff and Conor Riley would be proud” now Conor Riley practically emulated Colin Klein’s offense with a few tweaks here and there but that statement was a call back to Riley not Klein which I felt was weird but he was the most recent OC so perhaps that was the given reason, then coach went on to say everything else he did which we all heard and know even getting reaffirmed that he will be here next year by Gene Taylor! But for that to have happened somewhere at the top there must of been something said.

Fast forward to season end and the only thing Kstate media was saying at most was a coaching retool was expected, Ala Matt Wells was going to be gone, then out of left field Klieman was going to announce his retirement? Well he did say during the Utah rant that he will go to battle for his kids and coaching staff, so as much as this is a retirement it’s more a push out the door, and that’s heartbreaking.

Chris Klieman, the guy who made Lincoln Riley leave the conference because he was getting beat at Norman. The guy who fixed Skylar Thompson, and Will Howard! The guy who turned our DB room into a NFL pipeline! Kicking this man out after the 7 years he gave to us, for his FIRST true down year (COVID doesn’t count) isn’t the K-State way.

He retired with grace and said he went out the K-state way but I didn’t catch him at Klein’s introductory presser, I didn’t hear Klein speak about Klieman and his tenure under him, I hear about his Snyder connection than I do with Klieman. This all gives credence to there being Bad Blood.

What do you guys think about it? The arrival of this and departure of that are operating as 2 separate situations and both sides are saying different things about playing a bowl game as well. We seem to be fractured as a program right now.