January 2022

The legendary Oakland Raider quarterback, Ken Stabler, once told me a story about John Madden when I was researching a book about Stabler’s life. In many ways, it was emblematic of who Madden was. The story went like this. It was the late 1970s and the NFL was a vastly different game than the polished, high-tech product now. It was larger than life, full of personalities, and Madden, even then, was one of the more outsized ones.e was brilliant and funny and respected, things all immensely difficult to pull off simultaneously, but somehow Madden did, and would go on to do it once he entered the television booth. Stabler said one of the first times he met Madden, the coach told him: You’ll get a fair shot from me. You’ll get support from me. All I care about is that you’re on time, pay attention and play hard. You can party but don’t let it get in the way of your job. You trust me, and I’ll trust you.

MANHATTAN — In an era where the transfer portal has become an integral part of college football as we now know it, players contemplating a change of scenery would be wise to heed the words of Kansas State defensive back Russ Yeast.

Kansas State announced Wednesday morning that its Wednesday night home basketball game at Bramlage Coliseum has been canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the North Florida basketball program. The game will not be rescheduled and fans who bought tickets for the game will receive additional information via email from the K-State Athletics ticket office.