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The NCAA transfer portal officially opened for undergraduates Monday morning, but it didn’t take that long for Kansas State’s football roster to absorb its first postseason hits.
The Wildcats (8-4), who will face Rutgers (7-5) in the Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 26, will do so without at least two significant 2024 contributors who entered the portal over the weekend.
Senior Carver Willis, who started 11 games at right tackle this season and seven last year, leaves a void on the offensive line, while up-and-coming receiver Tre Spivey announced on social media Friday that he is leaving.
In all, 10 players were in the portal as of Monday afternoon, though the 6-foot-5, 291-pound Willis was the only one to start a game. Spivey, a talented 6-4, 217-pound redshirt freshman, enjoyed his two best games late in the season with four catches for 56 yards against Arizona State and five for 63 yards and a touchdown in the Wildcats’ victory over Cincinnati on senior night.
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Kansas State wide receiver Tre Spivey (12) is pushed out of bounds by Cincinnati cornerback Ormanie Arnold (8) during their Nov. 23 game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. Spivey, a redshirt freshman, has entered the transfer portal.
K-State coach Chris Klieman expressed confidence Sunday during a news conference that the bulk of K-State’s roster would remain intact for the bowl game, unlike last year when the Wildcats had at least 16 players to the portal. Key among the 2023 pre-bowl defections were starting quarterback Will Howard, safety Kobe Savage and cornerback Will Lee, along with tight end Ben Sinnott and wide receiver Phillip Brooks who opted out to prepare for the NFL…
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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal
Publish date : 2024-12-10 01:23:00
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