Kansas State started its spring season with questions at several key positions, and many of those questions remain.
But some were answered, allowing us to better speculate how the Wildcats will look in a little more than four months when their season begins against UCLA at Snyder Family Stadium.
For starters, coach Bill Snyder has established Carson Coffman as the front-runner at quarterback.
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Former Kansas State cornerback Joshua Moore heard his name called in the fifth round of the NFL Draft today.
The 5-foot-11, 188-pound defender, who left school early as a junior, is headed to the Chicago Bears as the 141st overall selection.
During his junior season with the Wildcats, Moore was the team’s top overall cornerback. His 64 tackles ranked second on the squad, and his 13 pass break ups and two interceptions helped K-State’s defense improve dramatically.
No other K-State player was chosen. But Moore is excited, and ready, to start playing at the next level.
“First of all, I would like to thank Coach Lovie Smith and his staff, the McCaskey family and everyone who drafted me and gave me the chance to be a Chicago Bear. Defensively, I feel I can come in and contribute anywhere the coaches need me to. Defense, special teams, I have to come in and contribute right away.”
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Kansas State received official paperwork from Juevol Myles today, which means he is locked in to the Wildcats next season and coach Frank Martin is free to comment on his game.
Myles — a 6-foot-1, 190-pound point guard — spent his freshman season at Tallahassee Community College, where he averaged 12 points and 4.5 assists per game.
When asked for his thoughts on Myles, Martin said he was the perfect player to round out K-State’s recruiting class.
“Juevol is a very athletic, tough, defensive-minded young man that fits into the way we play,” Martin said. “He gives us depth in the backcourt, which is something that we always gotta have.”
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The biggest news to come out of Kansas State’s postseason awards banquet on Wednesday was Jacob Pullen’s announcement that he will likely return to school for his senior season without first testing the NBA waters.
But I have some other interesting factoids to pass along as well.
For starters, the banquet was sold out, and close to 500 people celebrated a great season on the floor of Bramlage Coliseum. Compared to four years ago, when coach Frank Martin was just arriving in Manhattan and 50 people came out to the Alumni Center, it was an enjoyable evening for everyone involved.
“It’s great,” Martin said. “That’s what this is all about. This is a night to honor these kids. It’s great that so many people show up and are excited about the program.”
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On the football field Dylan Meier will be remembered as a team-first player who never let hard luck get in the way of hard work.
He was the first Kansan to start a season at quarterback for Bill Snyder and threw for 2,287 yards and 12 touchdowns before leaving Kansas State.
Off the field he will be remembered as a free spirit who rode his bike everywhere, wore his hair long and listened to the Grateful Dead.
He always had an optimistic outlook on life and enjoyed traveling the world. He went skydiving, ran with the bulls and had plans to teach English in South Korea before his death earlier this week at the age of 26.
One of the most popular quotes used by Snyder and Meier’s former teammates to describe him has been, “He lived more during his 26 years than most of us do in a lifetime.”
But that by no means was the only phrase they used. Those who knew him best have plenty to say about Meier. Below is a compilation of quotes I couldn’t fit into today’s print story.
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The Kansas State basketball team is out of scholarships.
Juevol Myles, a 6-foot-1, 190-pound freshman point guard from Tallahassee Community College, gave a verbal commitment to the Wildcats on Monday and is preparing to sign a national letter of intent today.
“I’m very excited to join that program,” Myles said by phone. “I have no doubts K-State is where I want to be for the next three years.”
Myles chose the Wildcats over George Washington, Oklahoma and Nebraska.
K-State coach Frank Martin had been vague about how he wanted to use his final remaining scholarship before next season, but it appears he found a good fit.
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Cartier Martin has been all over the map since leaving Kansas State.
The former Wildcats sharpshooter has spent time in Turkey, Italy, been a star in the D-League and is now playing in the NBA. Martin just learned he will finish out the NBA season with the Washington Wizards, and is looking forward to doing so.
He’s not sure what the future holds (hopefully an extended stint in the NBA) but he knows he will be playing basketball somewhere. It’s what he’s best at, and what he loves to do. Earlier this week, he talked at length about his recent experiences in a phone interview.
How does it feel to be back in the NBA?
It feels good man. Just getting another opportunity to show what I can do at this level. It’s one of those things right now where I’m still trying to get my foot in this door and be a contributor. It feels good to be back and have a shot to get back on the floor and play.
This is your second call up of the season, and you’ll be with the Wizards for the rest of the season, but for awhile it looked like you were also called up by Charlotte. I got a news release about it and everything. What happened there?
That was (laughs), I guess they were putting something in the paper from last year. That was from last season when I got called up by Charlotte. I have no idea how that got out, but I was getting a lot of messages and calls about it. It hit twitter then the next thing you know I was getting all kinds of messages. It was crazy because they released it on the same date as last year when I signed with the Bobcats.
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Grant Gregory is out of eligibility, Billy Cosh just finished high school and Chris Harper is locked in at wide receiver.
With those factors in mind, Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder says there are only three candidates currently vying for the Wildcats’ starting quarterback position:
Senior Carson Coffman, sophomore Collin Klein and junior Sammuel Lamur.
All three are drastically different players who bring something unique to the football field. Right now Snyder says Coffman brings experience, Klein has an ideal frame and Lamur features athleticism.
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