Clent Stewart’s mother died this afternoon after a prolonged bout with bone cancer. Clent was with her the past couple of days in Tulsa.
He’s not sure if he’s going to play tomorrow night against Nebraska. The players will wear black circular patches bearing Mrs. Stewart’s initials (VS), while the coaches will have pink ribbons attached to the lapels of their suits.
As I get more, I’ll post more. But enjoy these for now:
BISHOP Carroll offensive lineman Brayden Burris isn’t going to K-State. He was offered an option to gray-shirt two weeks ago, and the timing of the offer threw Burris. He hadn’t bothered taking visits elsewhere because he committed so early to K-State. The 6-foot-6, 260-pound Burris will likely surface at Iowa State.
JAMIE Newberg, Scout.com national football editor, was familiar with a few of the names in K-State’s recruiting class. “The kid from St. Petersburg (Javonta Boyd), the defensive tackle, is really good,” Newberg said. “(Tony) Gillispie is a good tackle. (Collin) Klein is a pretty good quarterback from Colorado.”
CALL me crazy, but I think K-State is getting a special player in Garden Plain’s Logan Dold. With some kids, you can just tell. Anyway, the subject of all of the junior college kids in this class came up, and he said that was a subject he and Ron Prince spoke about recently. “Mainly, the last two years, he’s been trying to catch up to his recruiting,” Dold said. “He’s trying to get the high school kids he has recruited ready. He’s been going for different linemen, more athletic offensive and defensive linemen — and the high school kids aren’t ready yet. He said hopefully he won’t have as many in the coming years.”
Just spoke with Will Witherspoon, the father of Wesley Witherspoon, the 6-foot-8 wing from Berkmar High in Lilburn, Ga. Maybe this will put to rest the on-again, off-again nature of the K-State recruiting news surrounding his son:
“We were watching the K-State/KU game and when the final buzzer sounded, Wesley jumped up and said, ‘I’m going to K-State!’,” Will Witherspoon said.
Now, slow down.
Witherspoon, the No. 56-rated prospect in the Class of 2008 per Rivals, hasn’t committed anywhere.
Maurice Sutton is 6-foot-11, maybe 200 pounds. He’s a senior center averaging more than 20 points and 10 rebounds at Largo High in Washington, D.C., which is ranked No. 16 in The Washington Post’s weekly poll.
In Largo’s last game, Sutton scored 33 points, grabbed 17 rebounds and blocked 12 shots. And Largo lost, 91-86.
Sutton is on Kansas State’s radar.
His mother, Gwen, confirmed Monday that K-State is interested in her son.
“He’s a late bloomer,” she said.