Kansas State is playing Stanford in the college football Kickoff Classic in Dallas, Texas on September 4, 2021. This is an important game for both teams and it reminds me of some similar “kickoff” games that K-State has played in the past. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at some of the biggest regular-season non-conference victories that Kansas State has had in the past. I narrowed it down to the top five. Enjoy! 5) Kansas…
Within the last couple of months, college football playoff expansion has once again been a hot topic. In late April, the College Football Playoff management committee was presented with “some 63 possibilities for change,” with options including from six to 16 teams. Within the last week, Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby has made comments that the committee is considering expansion, but that nothing has been finalized. Late last night, Pete Thamel of YahooSports wrote that multiple sources have told him…
Sean Snyder was a member of the inaugural class of the K-State football ring of honor in 2002. He was also inducted into the K-State athletics hall of fame in 2016. Here’s a little bit of information I found about his career as a football player and as a coach. “Born Sept. 21, 1969 in Anaheim , Calif..”…www.kstatesports.com JM: Sean was born when his Dad, Bill Snyder, was coaching at Foothill High School in Santa Ana, California. “Earned first-team…
From 2015 to 2020, Oklahoma, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Baylor, and Texas all had teams ranked in the top six in the country at some point during those years. They entertained us with some great games. Once again it was very hard to narrow down the top games of this time period. Whether you agree or disagree, I hope you enjoy taking a look back at some of the best Big 12 games of the last six…
K-State great Jaime Mendez was inducted into K-State’s Ring of Honor in 2002 as part of the inaugural class with Lynn Dickey, Steve Grogan, Sean Snyder, Gary Spani, and Veryl Switzer. Mendez is also a member of the K-State Athletics Hall of Fame and the Kansas Sports Hall of Fame. He still holds the K-State record for interceptions in a game (4) and career (15). There is not a lot of information out there about Jaime Mendez, but here are…