As Kansas State wrapped up its first spring football season under new head coach Collin Klein, offensive coordinator Sean Gleeson painted a portrait of steady progress for a unit that seemingly quickly gained footing while adopting Klein's playbook that led to massive results both at K-State and at Texas A&M.
Kansas State football wrapped up its spring practice season on Saturday, and senior defensive end Travis Bates eagerly awaits the end of the spring semester. That's when Bates, a veteran anchor to the Wildcats' defensive front, will return to his parents' home in Mt. Pleasant, Texas, and indulge in his favorite summer activity: Anchoring down his camouflaged kayak in the lake behind their house.
Home run history hit Tointon Family Stadium just 14 minutes into a game between Kansas State and No. 16 Kansas on Saturday, and it was a beauty, as 5-foot-11, 190 pound junior shortstop Dee Kennedy smashed a homer over the left field wall for his 18th blast of the 2026 season, etching his name into the record book with the most home runs in a single season in K-State history.
As he excitedly jumps from his chair following a news conference at Vanier Family Football Complex, 38-year-old Kansas State defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson, wearing an old-school purple sweatshirt with a white "K-STATE" along with a toothy smile, shouts as he heads out the door, "I may or may not have pulled a hamstring during the spring!"
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