Kansas State Wildcats Articles
The Kansas State Wildcats were on the wrong end of the first major upset of 2020, losing to Arkansas State 35-31. K-State bounced back in a big way with an upset of its own, beating Oklahoma 38-35 to open a four-game winning streak, but the...
Nicholas Ian Allen
1 month ago
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college football’s 2020 season was unusual in many ways. Conferences starting play at different times, canceled games, bowl matchups shifted to different locations, and more uncertainty as to who on the roster...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
Once all the necessary schedule shuffling decisions were made late in the offseason, Big 12 football teams were each allowed to play one non-conference opponent at home during the 2020 campaign. It didn't go well, at least for those that...
Nicholas Ian Allen
1 month ago
The countdown to the 2021 college football season is already underway, as spring practices and position battles for spots on the depth chart for all 130 teams across the nation are already in progress in offseason workouts. As always, one of the...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
It’s never too early to think about next season, so with college football’s 2020 season complete after Alabama's win in the national championship, Athlon Sports is here with its way-too-early top 25 preseason rankings...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
College football’s 2020-21 coaching carousel featured 15 changes, including moves at Texas, Auburn, UCF, South Carolina and Illinois. With the carousel completed and all 15 jobs filled, it's time to rank and grade the new hires...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
College football’s 2021 season officially kicks off on Saturday, Aug. 28 with a handful of matchups in Week 0. The schedule for that opening weekend could be tweaked, but Hawaii at UCLA and Nebraska at Illinois are the early highlights...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
Ranking the college football rosters for the 2021 season provides a unique window into the talent level for all teams and how that compares to win totals, conference championships, and success on a national level. Recruiting is the foundation for...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
The Big 12 is the latest college football conference to release its 2021 schedule. On Thursday, the entire '21 slate was released, as the Big 12 — like all conferences in college football — hopes for a normal year next fall. The...
Steven Lassan
1 month ago
The Big 12 played a pivotal role in salvaging the 2020 college football season. However, it's difficult to imagine a worse start for the league on the field, as Iowa State, Kansas State, and Kansas were all upset at home by Sun Belt opponents...
Nicholas Ian Allen
1 month ago
If there's one word that can be used to describe the college football quarterback landscape, it's something that coaches and fans alike don't want to see from their signal-caller — turnover. Yet for the fourth straight season,...
Mark Ross
1 month ago
College football’s 2021 National Signing Day is officially in the books. Alabama signed the best class in modern recruiting history, with Ohio State, Georgia, Clemson, Oregon, LSU, USC and Texas A&M rounding out the next tier of top...
Steven Lassan
2 months ago
The 2020 college football season featured 24 new coaches at FBS programs, and with the year completed, it's time to grade and rank the hires. UTSA's Jeff Traylor, Rutgers' Greg Schiano, Missouri's Eli Drinkwitz and Ole Miss'...
Steven Lassan
2 months ago
Midway through the summer, the lingering COVID-19 pandemic threatened the 2020 college football season. The uncertainty of the offseason became a season of peculiarity, with some leagues starting in September and others in November. Games were...
Kyle Kensing
2 months ago
The Oklahoma Sooners came up short of a College Football Playoff bid last season but continued a string of Big 12 dominance that dates back to 2015. Oklahoma beat Iowa State 27-21 in the conference championship game, avenging a 37-30 loss from the...
Nicholas Ian Allen
2 months ago
The start of college football's 2021 season is still months away, but it's never too early to flip the calendar to next fall and start thinking about the games on tap. Luckily for college football fans, the 2021 calendar is loaded with...
Steven Lassan
2 months ago
NFL teams looking to bolster their offensive lines this season may want to dig up some tape from the Big 12. The Big 12 has a handful of offensive linemen leaving college football with eligibility remaining and the hope of anchoring a spot on an...
Kevin McGuire
2 months ago
The early Big 12 football predictions for 2021 feature a familiar name at the top. Oklahoma is the favorite once again in the Big 12, and coach Lincoln Riley's squad will be in the mix to win it all in '21. Iowa State returns quarterback...
Steven Lassan
2 months ago
Thank Oklahoma for, in a year that wore out the word "unprecedented," providing some normalcy. The Sooners won their sixth consecutive Big 12 championship in 2020, providing a routine conclusion to a season of uncertainty.
Along...
Kyle Kensing
2 months ago
The early-entry deadline for the 2021 NFL Draft officially passed on Monday, Jan. 18. Counting seniors who passed on an extra year of eligibility and underclassmen entering early, more than 400 players declared for the next level. Ohio State...
Steven Lassan
2 months ago
Just one game remains in the 2020-21 college football season, as the bowl slate wrapped up on Saturday, Jan. 2. It’s hard to read too much into bowl games due to opt outs and the unusual nature of the 2020 season. However, several players had...
Steven Lassan
3 months ago
The Heisman Trophy will be presented on Tuesday, Jan. 5 to one of four finalists for the 2020 college football season. Florida quarterback Kyle Trask, Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence, Alabama wide receiver DeVonta Smith and Alabama quarterback...
Steven Lassan
3 months ago
The 2021 NFL Draft is slated to take place in Cleveland, Ohio on April 29-May 1, and due to the COVID-19 pandemic, college football players are already declaring their intent to jump early to the next level. As of Friday, Dec. 18, 136 underclassmen...
Steven Lassan
3 months ago
College football’s 2020-21 bowl season features 28 matchups, and Athlon’s editors are here with picks against the spread (ATS) for every postseason contest. One game is slated for Dec. 21 to start the bowl season, the Peach and Citrus...
Steven Lassan
3 months ago
College football’s 2020-21 bowl season kicks off on Monday, Dec. 21, and continues until the national championship in Miami Gardens, Fla., on Jan. 11. With the bowl lineup set and pick’em contests set to start on Dec. 21, three writers...
Steven Lassan
3 months ago
