K-Nation (09/06/26) — Lance Leipold, dominant season openers and more

NORTHEAST KANSAS (KSNT) — This week’s episode of K-Nation focuses on dominant Week 1 wins from both K-State and Kansas football. Plus, an exclusive one-on-one interview with Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold.

• Kansas football defeated Long Island University 51-6 on Friday night to open up the 2026 season

• Isaiah Marshall went 14-for-19 in his debut as a starter, with 246 yards and two touchdowns through the air

• Redshirt senior wide receiver Nik McMillan had six receptions on the night, picking up 130 yards and a touchdown

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• K-State grabbed a 71-3 win over Nicholls in Collin Klein’s coaching debut

• Senior quarterback Avery Johnson set the K-State career passing touchdowns record with 51 touchdowns all-time

• Junior running back Rodney Fields Jr. shined in his Wildcat debut, with 101 yards and a touchdowns Saturday night

• After a stadium tour on Thursday, Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff says renovations at ‘The Booth’ should be complete by 2027

• K-State Athletics, the Big 12 and the CFP Foundation teamed up to help give a new library to students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

• K-State soccer goalie Maddie Sibbing was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week

• The Wildcats contest against the Iowa Hawkeyes ended in a 1-1 draw

• Kansas soccer grabbed a 3-0 win over Kansas City on Thursday

• K-State volleyball is the only Big 12 team with just one set loss on the season, after sweeping CSUN and Drake

• Kansas volleyball grabbed it’s first win of the season after defeating Lipscomb 3-1, before falling to Florida State in five sets

• Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold joins Kole Emplit in an exclusive one-on-one interivew

Kansas football defeated Long Island University 51-6 on Friday night to open up the 2026 season

Isaiah Marshall went 14-for-19 in his debut as a starter, with 246 yards and two touchdowns through the air

Redshirt senior wide receiver Nik McMillan had six receptions on the night, picking up 130 yards and a touchdown

K-State grabbed a 71-3 win over Nicholls in Collin Klein’s coaching debut

Senior quarterback Avery Johnson set the K-State career passing touchdowns record with 51 touchdowns all-time

Junior running back Rodney Fields Jr. shined in his Wildcat debut, with 101 yards and a touchdowns Saturday night

After a stadium tour on Thursday, Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff says renovations at ‘The Booth’ should be complete by 2027

K-State Athletics, the Big 12 and the CFP Foundation teamed up to help give a new library to students at Woodrow Wilson Elementary School

K-State soccer goalie Maddie Sibbing was named the Big 12 Goalkeeper of the Week

The Wildcats contest against the Iowa Hawkeyes ended in a 1-1 draw

Kansas soccer grabbed a 3-0 win over Kansas City on Thursday

K-State volleyball is the only Big 12 team with just one set loss on the season, after sweeping CSUN and Drake

Kansas volleyball grabbed it’s first win of the season after defeating Lipscomb 3-1, before falling to Florida State in five sets

Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold joins Kole Emplit in an exclusive one-on-one interivew

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