Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has made sure to remind his team about last season's opener, and the peril that comes with overlooking an opponent.

The Oklahoma defense that didn't get the job done a season ago is going through some changes.

Dayne Crist arrived at Kansas as a former Notre Dame quarterback who never lived up to the massive expectations set before him. He battled injuries and lost his job after a coaching change, and many thought his career was over.

The proclamation from Kansas State coach Bill Snyder following the annual spring game was hardly surprising, even though what it represented was downright historic.

The Dillons Sunflower Showdown on October 6th has become K-State’s fourth football sellout this season as department officials announced today that all public tickets to the game against the Jayhawks have been sold.

Backup quarterback Tavarius Bender has left No. 22 Kansas State.

Kansas has suspended starting longsnapper Justin Carnes for the first three games of the season because of a violation of team rules.

Big 12 commissioner Bob Bowlsby believes a multi-year television deal that could be worth as much as $2.6 billion could be finalized in a matter of weeks.

Kansas senior women’s basketball player Angel Goodrich was one of 24 individuals named as a 2012-13 KU Women of Distinction, a nine-year project sponsored by the KU Emily Taylor Women’s Resource Center that is designed to promote the accomplishments and achievements of Kansas women students, faculty, staff and alumnae.

Big 12 releases partial schedule

August 21, 2012 - Charlie Weis and his new-look Jayhawks are closing in on their first game of the season, now just over a week away, and the push is on to get everything ready in time for South Dakota State.

Freshman guard Milton Doyle has left the Kansas basketball program.

August 18, 2012 - Coaches love to say it's tougher to stay on top than it is to get there. Fans of Vanderbilt, Iowa State or Duke football might disagree, but there is no doubt maintaining a high level of success is difficult.

For the first time since 2004, Kansas State has a place in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 as the Wildcats checked in at No. 22 in the poll released today. The Wildcats, who were No. 12 in the 2004 preseason survey, are ranked in both the AP and USA Today Coaches’ Poll (No. 21) during the preseason for the first time since the 2004 campaign.

Kansas State junior infielder Ross Kivett was honored for his outstanding summer on the diamond as he was named the Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League Player of the Year, the league announced.

KSU takes on Missouri State September 1st.

Olympic gold medalist and Kansas’ rising junior Diamond Dixon met with the media Wednesday at the Anderson Family Football Complex to discuss her experience at the 2012 Olympic Games. Dixon was a member of the six-person 4x400-meter relay team that won gold at the London Olympics last week.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team will not play a fifth and final game in Brazil on Wednesday night due to a scheduling conflict and will instead wrap up a successful week-long trip with additional team and cultural activities.

Tijuca Club hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 45 seconds left, as the 22-and-under club team held on to defeat Kansas State, 74-72, in a physically-contested game on Monday night.

Kansas head football coach Charlie Weis and selected KU football players and assistant coaches met with the media Monday afternoon.

August 12, 2012 - Senior Jordan Henriquez scored 13 points on 5-of-5 field goals, including a rare 3-pointer, as Kansas State posted a sluggish 59-46 win over Pindamonhangaba Club on Sunday morning.

August 12, 2012 - With Kansas playing without four regulars, including three returning starters, the AMW France Pro Team defeated Kansas 79-60 here Sunday evening.

August 11, 2012 - Sophomore guard Angel Rodriguez ignited a 20-4 run with a 3-pointer midway through the fourth quarter, as Kansas State posted a 79-72 win over Mogi Das Cruze Club team on Saturday.

August 11, 2012 - Despite overcoming a 10-point second-half deficit, Kansas men's basketball could not hold on to a late one-point lead, falling to the AMW France Pro Team, 74-73, in the first game of the EUROJAM 2012 here Saturday night.

The Kansas State men’s basketball team jumped out to a big lead in the first quarter, but Brazil’s second-best professional team showed their experience in rallying back to take an 81-67 victory at Associacao Esportiva Sao Jose on Friday afternoon.