When Jacob Pullen started talking to reporters at Big 12 media days this week, there wasn’t much of a crowd surrounding him.
But as the interview session went on and word spread that he was the best “quote” at the event, the cameras and microphones placed in front of his face multiplied exponentially.
Pullen, a junior guard on the K-State men’s basketball team who along with senior Denis Clemente is one of the Wildcats’ veteran leaders, had plenty to say about the upcoming season.
For your enjoyment, here are some of the highlights in a special Friday edition of “A few minutes with …”
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After completely shutting down Texas A&M’s potent offense over the weekend, the Kansas State defense earned all kinds of praise.
On top of allowing zero meaningful points throughout the game, the Wildcats’ defensive line came up with six sacks and their secondary made two interceptions.
Sophomore safety Tysyn Hartman grabbed one of those picks (his fourth of the season) and was fired up after the win. On Tuesday, he talked about that defensive effort and what it’s like to be on top in the Big 12 North.
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Wade Weibert has been a fixture on Kansas State’s offensive line this season. The junior started the first game at right guard and moved to center for the last four.
At 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds, he is very difficult to move off the line and has been a welcome addition to K-State’s roster after transferring in from Butler County Community College in 2007 and redshirting in 2008. He is also very well-spoken.
This week, a standard question about Texas Tech somehow led to Weibert explaining how he doesn’t have cable and spends most of his free time listening to, or reading about, his favorite rock bands.
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