There was plenty of excitement in the Big 12 on Saturday. My blood pressure spiked at times watching the games, but that’s all part of the college football experience, is it not?. Three games in particular helped provide some clarity to the league race. 1) Baylor at Iowa State. Iowa State was down 14 points to Baylor in the second quarter before coming back and winning 38-31 to remain in first place in the league. 2) Oklahoma State at Kansas…
“Seven K-State football players tested positive for COVID-19 after undergoing surveillance testing this week, according to team spokesman Kenny Lannou. This is the first known spike in coronavirus cases within the Wildcats’ roster since the they experienced an outbreak during voluntary summer workouts and briefly had to pause all team activities for a few weeks in late June and early July.”…Kellis Robinett, Wichita Eagle, August 28, 2020 JM: At first glance seven positive tests seems like a lot until you…
We’re just under three weeks away from the college football season starting on September 12th. K-State opens against Arkansas State. Chris Klieman led the 2019 Cats to an 8-4 record which has the fan base excited about the possibilities in 2020. In this “From The Couch,” let’s see what people around the country are saying about the 2020 Wildcats. “They’re changing coordinators and getting most of their starters back (on defense). They could make a jump this year.”…Athlon Sports,…
On Thursday, the MAC announced a delay of fall sports until September 3rd except for football, which is noteworthy because K-State is scheduled to play a member of the MAC, Buffalo, on September 5th in the first game of the 2020 season. I assume this means that all of the MAC football team(s) are allowed to show up to work out and practice in preparation of the fall football season. Looks like the MAC is still planning on a fall…
I am a proponent of a 16 team college football playoff system. I’m sitting here watching some bowl games on New Years Day that are completely meaningless to me other than the fact that I enjoy watching college football. A selection committee picked four teams to participate in a playoff and those games were not competitive for the most part. New Years Day used to be the day of college football bowl games. Most bowl games were played on New…