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From The Couch – K-State News And Notes For January 31, 2022

January 31, 2022 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

Here’s some news from the world of K-State sports… JM: Ex-Kansas State offensive lineman and former head coach of Youngstown State, Eric Wolford, is heading to Alabama to work for Nick Saban as their offensive line coach. Congratulations to Eric. He was a member of Bill Snyder’s first recruiting class at K-State and has had a successful coaching career thus far. He keeps moving on up. JM: Skylar Thompson and Russ Yeast are playing in the East/West Shrine Bowl this…

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From The Couch – Skylar Thompson Thanks The Fans

January 29, 2022 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

“To the best fans in the nation, thank you.”…Skylar Thompson, 1/27/2022 JM: With that, Skylar Thompson bid adieu to the K-State family. A very classy farewell note. “EMAW FOREVER.”…Skylar Thompson, 1/27/2022 JM: I like this as the new K-State call sign. Kind of like “Wakanda Forever” from the Black Panther movie. Someone with better Photoshop skills than me needs to create an “EMAW Forever” logo. “I’m looking forward to the next chapter of my life and pursuing my life long…

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From The Couch – K-State Men’s Basketball Bashed By The Bears

January 26, 2022 Joe Mathieu Comments 2 comments

I’ll be honest. I’m exhausted writing about the K-State men’s basketball team. I’m also exhausted watching them. I love college basketball and following this program the last few years has been soul-crushing. I try to be as positive as I can and write about the positives that I see, but it’s difficult. Heck, the K-State Family group on Facebook won’t even post my basketball columns there because they’re not positive enough. I don’t blame them, I guess. I just call…

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From The Couch – Ayoka Lee – A Gifted Basketball Player And An Extraordinary Person

January 26, 2022 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

I’ve got to admit when I started a blog about K-State sports that I didn’t think I’d post much, if ever, about women’s basketball. It’s not that I don’t respect the sport, it’s just not really my thing. K-State women’s basketball has been bad to mediocre to pretty good over the years but has never been much more than that on the national stage. That is until now. This year’s team has piqued my interest not only because they are…

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From The Couch – Collin Klein Finds Another Quarterback

January 25, 2022 Joe Mathieu Comments 0 Comment

K-State football received another commitment to the 2022 recruiting class when Desert Edge High School, Arizona quarterback Adryan Lara verbally committed to the Wildcats on Monday. This appears to be quite the get for Collin Klein and Chris Klieman. Lara was formally committed to Washington State and had received offers from Arizona, Fresno State, Iowa State, and Kansas. The more I looked into Lara, the more I found that I really liked. Here’s a sampling. “Broad-shouldered frame with strong lower…

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