2018 Kansas State Wildcats season
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2018 Season
Two games into the 2018 season, Kansas State hired coach HAFFnHAFF. Coach HAFFnHAFF promptly knocked off an undefeated Houston team in his first game as coach. But he wouldn't win another game the rest of the season, despite taking undefeated TCU all the way down to the wire. KSU began to transition from a very run heavy offense to a more balanced offense as the season progressed.
2018 Schedule
| Week | Opponent | Rank | Location | Result | Record | Conference Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | at Washington State | - | Pullman, WA | 7-56 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Bye | |||||
| 3 | vs. #18 Missouri | - | Kansas City, MO | 3-28 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 4 | #23 Houston | - | Manhattan, KS | 38-35 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 5 | at Louisiana Tech | - | Ruston, LA | 7-13 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Bye | |||||
| 7 | #9 Kansas | - | Manhattan, KS | 6-24 | 1-4 | 0-1 |
| 8 | at West Virginia | - | Morgantown, WV | 17-20 | 1-5 | 0-2 |
| 9 | at #16 Texas | - | Austin, TX | 0-37 | 1-6 | 0-3 |
| 10 | Bye | |||||
| 11 | Georgia State | - | Manhattan, KS | 7-23 | 1-7 | 0-3 |
| 12 | Oklahoma State | - | Manhattan, KS | 20-35 | 1-8 | 0-4 |
| 13 | #3 TCU | - | Manhattan, KS | 34-37 | 1-9 | 0-5 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | - | Manhattan, KS | 7-28 | 1-10 | 0-6 |
| 15 | at #11 Iowa State | - | Ames, IA | 7-30 | 1-11 | 0-7 |
| 16 | Bye | |||||
2018 Recruiting Class
Coach HAFFnHAFF hit the recruiting trail desperately needing some depth to replace his 20 graduating seniors and restock the team with talent. He signed 20 recruits to his first recruiting class and added 5 walks ons. In Junior College recruiting he came up empty, losing a recruiting battle to Oklahoma State over coveted CB Noah Crawley.
Offensive Recruits
RB Jaiden Givens 5-10 175 Fr Halstead (Halstead, KS) 1.0 of 3.5 [Speed]
FB Abdullah Pinati 5-10 239 Fr Quinter (Quinter, KS) 1.0 of 3.5 [Speed]
TE Bradley Winston 6-0 216 Fr Padua Franciscan (Parma, OH) 1.5 of 3.0 [Run Blocking]
TE Zahir Landrum 6-1 220 Fr Wauseon (Wauseon, OH) 1.5 of 3.0 [Run Blocking]
TE Jayden Ware 6-2 239 Fr Walnut Hills (Cincinnati, OH) 2.5 of 3.0 [Run Blocking]
TE Damani Askew 6-6 209 Fr Halstead (Halstead, KS) 2.0 of 3.5 [Pass Blocking]
WR Nathaniel Lewis-Abrams 5-11 153 Fr Alliance (Alliance, NE) 1.0 of 3.0 [Speed]
WR Jhonny Palacios 6-0 226 Fr York (York, NE) 1.5 of 3.5 [Target]
OG Eli Richard 6-6 302 Fr Greenville (Greenville, OH) 2.0 of 3.0 [Pass Blocking]
OG Felix Horvath 6-1 261 Fr Hawley (Hawley, MN) 1.5 of 3.5 [Run Blocking]
- QB Carter Buckner 6-0 207 Fr Columbus Community (, IA) 1.0 of 2.5 [Pocket]
- OT Anthony Barraza 6-2 275 Fr Riverside (Oakland, IA) 1.0 of 1.5 [Pass Blocking]
- Denotes walk on
Defensive Recruits
DT Alan Grimes 6-6 276 Fr Notre Dame-Catherdal Latin (, OH) 1.0 of 3.0 [Pass Stop]
DT Caleb Barrow 6-5 309 Fr V.J. Andrew (Park, IL) 1.0 of 3.0 [Run Stop]
DT Terrell Woodard 6-6 276 Fr River Ridge (Elizabeth, IL) 1.0 of 3.5 [Pass Stop]
CB Dylan Holliday 5-9 201 Fr Blanchester (Blanchester, OH) 1.0 of 3.0 [Man Coverage]
CB Kofi Peoples 6-1 185 Fr Lakeville (Lakeville, MN) 1.0 of 3.0 [Man Coverage]
ILB Tim Workman 6-1 219 Fr Kee (Lansing, IA) 1.0 of 3.5 [Pass Zone]
OLB Jeffrey Stinson 6-3 229 Fr Arthur Hill (Saginaw, MI) 2.0 of 3.0 [Run Zone]
OLB Shawn Reyes 6-3 224 Fr Burke (Omaha, NE) 2.5 of 3.5 [Run Man-to-Man]
SS Matthew Parham 6-2 179 Fr Moorhead (Moorhead, MN) 1.0 of 3.5 [Zone Coverage]
SS Hunter Warner 6-1 170 Fr Spencerville (Spencerville, OH) 1.0 of 3.5 [Zone Coverage]
- DE Isaiah Middleton 6-1 265 Fr York (York, NE) 1.0 of 2.0 [Pass Stop]
- Denotes walk on
Special Teams Recruits
- K Usher Kaufman 5-7 188 Fr Standing Rock Community (, ND) 1.0 of 2.5 [Accuracy]
- P Joel Webb 5-7 189 Fr Heights (Wichita, KS) 1.0 of 2.0 [Power]
- Denotes walk on
