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Jordy Nelson and Michael Beasley in one athletic year at Kansas State? Two once-in-a-lifetime talents passing through Manhattan at the same time? What are the odds?
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Jordan Bedore
Wednesday11:34 a.m.
From the Kansas State sports information office:
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Good for Jordan.
Fatima needs your help
Tuesday11:05 a.m.
Ms. Smith isn’t feeling inspired enough to write another edition of “Mama Sayz.” Let’s just say she’s a bit distracted right now. Anyway, she’d rather do a version of the somewhat popular and wildly erratic “I GOT FIVE ON IT.” So, since I don’t have anything new or pertinent to ask Ms. Smith, we decided to consult you for assistance.
Got any questions she should answer? Submit them below and she’ll get to them in a timely manner - she’s leaving town sooner than expected, but I’ll allow her to explain that later.
87 - because 27 was already taken
May 2, 200810:55 a.m.
Jordy Nelson will wear No. 87 with the Green Bay Packers. He can’t wear his familiar No. 27 because it’s already being worn by Will Blackmon, a third-year cornerback from Boston College.
If you want his jersey, it’s going to cost you. But it can be found here.
Nelson, by the way, is in Green Bay this weekend for the team’s rookie orientation.
No. 36 and more numbers
May 1, 20082:19 p.m.
Since 2000, five wide receivers have been taken with the 36th selection in the NFL Draft.
The most recent, of course, is Kansas State’s Jordy Nelson, who was nabbed by the Green Bay Packers. It began in 2000, when the Philadelphia Eagles took Todd Pinkston out of Southern Mississippi. It continued the following season when my Cincinnati Bengals drafted Oregon State’s Chad Johnson. A year later, the Buffalo Bills grabbed LSU’s Josh Reed.
Varez Ward
May 1, 200811:35 a.m.
Does a 6-foot-2 version of former Texas standout P.J. Tucker sound appealing?
According to Mark Komara, the man who runs the Southeast Elite, an AAU organization based in Huntsville, Ala., that’s what can be expected from Varez Ward, the 6-foot-2 combination guard from the Patterson School in Lenoir, N.C..
Kansas State offered Ward, who was previously committed to Cincinnati, a scholarship after watching him in the Pearland Classic over the weekend. Frank Martin was there, and Komara said Thursday that Ward would be a fine fit with the Wildcats.
Josh Freeman
April 30, 200811:20 a.m.
I’ve been reading all of these 2009 “first-glance” NFL mock drafts, and they’re all ridiculous, especially when you hear gentlemen like ESPN’s Mel Kiper Jr. and the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock remind viewers during the past weekend that quarterbacks like Kentucky’s Andre Woodson and Hawaii’s Colt Brennan began the 2007 season as likely second-round picks.
No sight anywhere of Josh Freeman.
J-Mac in the Lou?
April 28, 200811:46 a.m.
That’s the word according to my sources. I’ve heard Kansas State defensive back Justin McKinney has agreed to terms on a rookie free agent deal with the St. Louis Rams. Pretty good sources, but until something is signed, nothing is official. And these things are always dicey with rookie free agents because teams can enter the picture late and offer more money. So stay tuned.
Still trying to figure out where Tim Reyer might be headed. And maybe James Johnson.
I do know that safety Marcus Watts will be in Cleveland this weekend for the Browns’ three-day mini-camp. He hasn’t signed a deal, his father said Monday, but it seems like a good situation for Watts, who is looking to catch on through his special teams play and then see what happens.
Recruiting, 04/24
April 24, 20085:23 p.m.
It can be said with certainty.
Kansas State is concerned about its perimeter game.
The coaching staff is seeking shooters, anything to avoid a repeat of the 0-for-13 embarrassment K-State tossed up from long range in its second-round loss to Wisconsin in the NCAA Tournament.
But Wednesday’s commitment from Hutch center Abdul Herrera - the first pledge in the Class of 2008 - only adds depth to the frontcourt.
Montrell McDonald…
April 24, 200811:36 a.m.
Has not made up his mind.
In fact, the Cowley County C.C. guard is getting frustrated with the whole process.
He admitted Thursday that Texas Tech is the leader for his services, but he added Kansas State isn’t out of the picture. The problem is, he said, after he feels good about one situation, he hears from other schools. Those coaches then tout their schools, and how McDonald would be a better fit there, and it’s all become confusing.