Brandon Banks News

Kansas State returner Brandon Banks and Kansas receiver Dezmon Briscoe have been named to the All-America third team selected by The Sporting News.

Kansas State will send three seniors to this year's East-West Shrine Game. Receiver/returner Brandon Banks, defensive lineman Jeffrey Fitzgerald and tight end Jeron Mastrud will represent the West squad in the annual postseason college all-star game.

Kansas State will send three of its seniors from the 2009 football season to play in this yeara TMs East-West Shrine Game as Brandon Banks, Jeffrey Fitzgerald and Jeron Mastrud will represent the West squad in the annual postseason contest.

Offensive Newcomer of the Year Daniel Thomas led a group of five Wildcats who were named to the 2009 Associated Press All-Big 12 football teams, as selected by a panel of 20 sportswriters who regularly cover the league for newspapers throughout the leaguea TMs seven states.

After all, the Big 12 Conference's championship football game should be a showcase for the very best, and nobody has done it better this year than McCoy and Suh.

Published online 12/2/2009 12:43 AM Wildcats earn league honors By The News staff Kansas State players earned a couple of individual awards Tuesday when the Big 12 football coaches announced their all-league team.

Kansas State had four players named to the All Big 12 First Team Tuesday. All four of the selections came on the offensive side of the ball, giving the Wildcats more players than any other Big 12 team on that side of the ball.

Texas Tech elected new captains for the third week in a row Sunday. This time, running back Baron Batch, offensive tackle Marlon Winn, defensive end Brandon Sharpe and linebacker Bront Bird got the nods for Saturday's game against Texas A&M. Tech coaches have said the weekly vote gives the team the best chance to have captains [...] Almost ...

Ndamukong Suh is an award candidate, and All-American, and a real war daddy. And, make no mistake, that I admire Roy Helu Jr.

The junior running back finished with a Big 12-leading 1,265 yards, 135 yards ahead of Oklahoma State's Keith Toston, who plays Saturday at Oklahoma.

State ran the ball effectively and outgained the Cornhuskers in offense. However, the Wildcats once again failed to produce a touchdown, making it nine straight quarters without one.

Not surprisingly, my column in the wake of Nebraska's 17-3 win over Kansas State - " which clinched the Big 12's North division - caused a little dust-up among Cornhusker fans, who were feeling good and not willing - " for one second - " to even think about that name.

As the last seconds of the game ticked away against the Wildcats, I looked at the field and counted the Seniors that had impacted the game with their skill and determination on Senior Day.

Roy Helu Jr. ran 26 times for 95 yards and a touchdown, and Nebraska defeated Kansas State 17-3 to win the Big 12 North on Saturday night.

Bill Snyder excels at winning the hidden details. Will Nebraska's coaching staff measure up? So tell me what you want, what you really, really want.

Sean Weatherspoon was fed up with the second-half collapses. That's why Missouri's senior linebacker and captain gathered teammates around at halftime at Kansas State last week and made it clear: It wasn't going to happen again.

From here, the Kansas State football team can go in two directions.Beat Nebraska on the road in their season-finale and the Wildcats will travel to Arlington, Texas, to play for the Big 12 championship, and then to some exotic locale to partake in a bowl game.Lose to the Cornhuskers and their season is finished.

Missouri running back Derrick Washington, right, dives into the end zone to score a touchdown as he is pulled down by Kansas State linebacker Ulla Pomele and defensive end Brandon Harold during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov.

Bill Snyder returned to Kansas State to calm the waters. Now, the K-State coach will look to part the Red Sea as the Wildcats travel to Nebraska Saturday facing a must-win. Everything is on the line for K-State. A Wildcat victory ensures K-State wins the North and advances to the Big 12 Championship game, while also securing a bowl bid.

By now every fan knows that the winner of the NU-KSU matchup this week is the Big 12 North champion and will likely face the Texas Longhorns who need a win in just one of their two remaining games to win the Big 12 South.