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Junior Daniel Thomas and senior Jeffrey Fitzgerald were named Kansas State's 2009 offensive and defensive MVPs and junior Corey Adams took special teams MVP honors as the Wildcat football program held its annual awards ceremony Sunday at McCain Auditorium on the K-State campus.

Kansas State kick returner Brandon Banks was named Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year, and running back Daniel Thomas was named Offensive Newcomer of the Year in Big 12 Conference awards announced Tuesday.MU defensive end Aldon Smith was selected the league's Defensive Freshman of the Year.Missouri wide receiver Danario Alexander, kicker Grant ...

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.

'Tis the season for postseason accolades. As the college football regular season comes to a close and teams await their bowl invitations, it's merely customary to roll out the recognition for those who have performed so brilliantly at their respective positions.

Kansas' Dezmon Briscoe and four Wildcats, including Kansas State's Daniel Thomas, were named first-team All-Big 12, the conference announced Tuesday.

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.

Published online 11/23/2009 12:04 AM Struggling offense dooms KSU LINCOLN, Neb. - Kansas State offense, seldom a juggernaut during the season, came up especially short in the last two games - a 38-12 loss to Missouri last week and then again Saturday with a 17-3 loss to Nebraska.

Like an important moment in history, Kansas State center Wade Weibert can remember exactly where he was when K-State and Nebraska used to play for division championships on a yearly basis.

Bill Snyder has a 5-3 against Nebraska since 1998. The Wildcats failed to force a turnover while committing three.

Current seniors such as Jeffrey Fitzgerald came to Kansas State to play for Ron Prince, but now take pride in winning six games and counting as members of the first senior group to start the Snyder II era.

Grant Gregory is learning that sometimes the best thing he can do as Kansas State's quarterback is simply get out of the way.

For Kansas States 24 seniors, todays football game against Missouri marks the final time they get to play in front of their fans at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.Four-year starter Nick Stringer says its hard to believe this will be his last home game, but hes trying to keep his emotions in check until its over.He knows better than anyone this game is ...

A year ago, Daniel Thomas and Emmanuel Lamur were in junior college, and Grant Gregory was a backup at South Florida.

Two summers ago, Baylor coach Art Briles peeked inside Pandora's Box. "I probably shouldn't say this publicly," Briles told reporters at Big 12 media days in 2008, "but if people were patient enough offensively to say, 'I'll take three yards every time,' and just wanted to line up and grind the ball out, you could probably have a little bit of ...

At 6-4 overall and 4-2 in Big 12 play, Kansas State in some ways is a distant perch from Mizzou entering their game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium on Saturday.

Kansas State fans hold of a a oeBeat KUa sign during the Wildcatsa 17-10 win over the Kansas Jayhawks on Saturday.

Inside the trophy case at the Vanier Football Complex, there lies an empty space -- a void area collecting dust -- three years worth.

With a loss to Oklahoma still fresh in his mind, Daniel Thomas didn't feel like standing.

All season long, Bill Snyder has asked for progression and improvement from his Kansas State players.

I don't know whether to jump on Kansas State's football bandwagon just yet, not with that freight train in Oklahoma rolling straight at the Wildcats for a game Saturday night in Norman.