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Kansas State Ring of Honor Member Gary Spani

Kansas State Ring of Honor Member Gary Spani

Gary Spani was part of the inaugural class of the Kansas State football ring of honor in 2002.  Spani was born in Santana, Kansas but was raised in Manhattan and graduated from Manhattan High School in 1974.  He was a dominant player not only at K-State but in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs as well…. “Arguably the greatest football player in Kansas State University history”…College Football Hall of Fame website JM:  Spani was inducted into the College Football…

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From The Couch – Collin Klein Talks Quarterbacks/Fall Gameday Returning To Normal For Fans

From The Couch – Collin Klein Talks Quarterbacks/Fall Gameday Returning To Normal For Fans

   Spring football is in full swing and the coaching staff held a press conference on Thursday.  This post will concentrate on the quarterback position and the comments of quarterbacks coach Collin Klein…. “He’s (Skylar Thompson’s) done a great job, attacking his rehab and taking it one step at a time but getting after it. Throwing wise, he’s spinning it really good right now in most things. We’re still trying to protect him a little bit just so he doesn’t…

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Great Games in K-State Football History – Number 5 – K-State 42 Texas 24, December 1, 2012

Great Games in K-State Football History – Number 5 – K-State 42 Texas 24, December 1, 2012

One of my top five K-State games is a victory that clinched a share of Bill Snyder’s second Big 12 championship.  I consider it an outright championship, however,  because while K-State tied with Oklahoma, the Wildcats beat Oklahoma in Norman earlier in the season 24-19. The Big 12 did not have a championship game in 2012, so the Texas game was the de facto championship game for K-State.  Win the game and they clinched a share of the title.  There…

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