K-State men’s basketball coach Jerome Tang: ’These dudes do not deserve to wear this uniform’

When Bill Snyder hung up his headset eight years ago, Kansas State sent the legendary football coach into retirement with a $3 million farewell gift and a new job that paid him $250,000 annually to serve as a special ambassador for the university.

Kansas State students showed up to the game with paper bags on their heads, and Tang said, "I'd wear a paper bag too if I was them."

Kansas is looking to extend its winning streak this weekend with another victory over an excellent Iowa State squad.

In a sign of the times, a group of perhaps two dozen students wore paper bags over their heads as the Wildcats dropped to 10-14 (1-10 Big 12) with yet another blowout loss at home under head coach Jerome Tang. In its past three games at Bramlage, K-State has lost 86-62 to Kansas, 95-61 to Iowa State and now 91-62 to Cincinnati.

Game summary of the Cincinnati Bearcats vs. Kansas State Wildcats NCAAM game, final score 91-62, from February 11, 2026 on ESPN.

Two Kansas State players from the 2025 season earned an invitation to the 2026 NFL combine.

Kansas State basketball is in turmoil, with coach Jerome Tang's future in question, a string of losses and player absences.