KansasHusker
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He graduated, but from what I know he has got into some off the field trouble here and there...was not drafted, but I'm sure he got picked up by someone. I don't know who for sure.
AE leaves KSU?
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ttheKid1*18
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He had some hard hits all year, and a whole bunch in that game. He is a beast.
HSKRNOKC
Heisman Trophy Winner
I got this off of the K state board. Not sure where it originated but dang....Read through it. It makes it sound more and more like Prince ran everyone off to start his golden boy. ARTICLE BELOW
QB choice may define Prince's first season
Remember the time -- it was just a few months ago, actually -- when one of every six males enrolled at Kansas State was a quarterback for the football team?
It's not that way now.
Quarterbacks are leaving Kansas State faster than illegal immigrants are crossing Mexico's border into the United States.
Somebody needs to put up a fence.
First Kevin Lopina, then Allen Webb. And now Allan Evridge.
What was once viewed as a five-man battle royal for the starting job is now down to two: fragile senior Dylan Meier, who didn't take a single snap last season; and super freshman Josh Freeman, who hasn't played a down of college football.
Both Meier and Freeman are big, strapping guys with thunder in their right arms. The problem isn't them. The problem is that it's only them.
What's going on? Even the most supportive K-Stater has to be scratching his or her head.
Losing Lopina and Webb was one thing. But Evridge's decision to jump ship -- he was planning a visit to Texas Christian on Thursday night and there are other interested schools -- is a real eye opener.
When K-State's mediocre 5-6 season ended in 2005, Evridge looked like the best bet to be the 2006 starter.
Then new coach Ron Prince went and met with Freeman last December in Grandview, Mo., after Freeman had committed to Nebraska. Prince turned on his immense charm, rolled out his impressive vocabulary, and a few days after the meeting Freeman was his.
You wonder if since that day, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Freeman has been the next quarterback at Kansas State.
I talked with Lopina and Evridge on the phone Thursday -- Webb didn't return a call -- and both were of the opinion that it wasn't their performance that counted when it came to the 2006 season. It was that their last name wasn't Freeman.
"In my own head, when (Freeman) went there it was apparent he was their guy," said Lopina, who has transferred to Washington State. "I thought if I stayed there I wouldn't be given an opportunity."
Evridge felt the same way. He said he has been playing well in practices -- better than Freeman -- but he didn't think it really mattered.
"There was a lot of writing on the wall," Evridge said.
Neither quarterback wanted to talk much about their recent experiences at Kansas State, but both made it clear they think Freeman has been given a clear path to the starting job.
It might not happen in the season opener against Illinois State on Sept. 2. It might not happen a week later against Florida Atlantic. But they both think it's just a matter of time before Freeman overtakes Meier.
That's no great revelation. Freeman is a prototypical quarterback with size and arm strength. He was rated by Rivals.com as the country's No. 4 pocket-style high school quarterback in 2005. This kid has every physical attribute.
But even though Freeman has been on campus since January, and has gotten to know Prince's offensive style, there are no guarantees he can pull off the major challenge of playing quarterback in the Big 12 as a freshman.
Evridge needed a redshirt season and even with that, his play was uneven a year ago. Lopina, a big-time prospect from California, also sat out a year.
One of the reasons Freeman backed out of his commitment to Nebraska and went to Kansas State instead is because he feared he would be asked to redshirt with the Huskers.
Evridge wanted it known he has nothing bad to say about Freeman.
"He's a very nice kid, I got along very well with him," Evridge said. "The things that are happening, they're not Josh's doing. In no way, shape or form would I ever hold a grudge against him."
Freeman wants to play. We might never know whether Prince made any guarantees to help lure him away from Nebraska.
But as one quarterback after another leaves K-State, it's clear they think Freeman is, at least in Prince's mind, a golden-armed savior.
If he is the Wildcats' star of the future, Prince will be credited for recognizing such. If not, we have witnessed the first ***** in Prince's armor.
-----full article below
QB choice may define Prince's first season
Remember the time -- it was just a few months ago, actually -- when one of every six males enrolled at Kansas State was a quarterback for the football team?
It's not that way now.
Quarterbacks are leaving Kansas State faster than illegal immigrants are crossing Mexico's border into the United States.
Somebody needs to put up a fence.
First Kevin Lopina, then Allen Webb. And now Allan Evridge.
What was once viewed as a five-man battle royal for the starting job is now down to two: fragile senior Dylan Meier, who didn't take a single snap last season; and super freshman Josh Freeman, who hasn't played a down of college football.
Both Meier and Freeman are big, strapping guys with thunder in their right arms. The problem isn't them. The problem is that it's only them.
What's going on? Even the most supportive K-Stater has to be scratching his or her head.
Losing Lopina and Webb was one thing. But Evridge's decision to jump ship -- he was planning a visit to Texas Christian on Thursday night and there are other interested schools -- is a real eye opener.
When K-State's mediocre 5-6 season ended in 2005, Evridge looked like the best bet to be the 2006 starter.
Then new coach Ron Prince went and met with Freeman last December in Grandview, Mo., after Freeman had committed to Nebraska. Prince turned on his immense charm, rolled out his impressive vocabulary, and a few days after the meeting Freeman was his.
You wonder if since that day, the 6-foot-6, 250-pound Freeman has been the next quarterback at Kansas State.
I talked with Lopina and Evridge on the phone Thursday -- Webb didn't return a call -- and both were of the opinion that it wasn't their performance that counted when it came to the 2006 season. It was that their last name wasn't Freeman.
"In my own head, when (Freeman) went there it was apparent he was their guy," said Lopina, who has transferred to Washington State. "I thought if I stayed there I wouldn't be given an opportunity."
Evridge felt the same way. He said he has been playing well in practices -- better than Freeman -- but he didn't think it really mattered.
"There was a lot of writing on the wall," Evridge said.
Neither quarterback wanted to talk much about their recent experiences at Kansas State, but both made it clear they think Freeman has been given a clear path to the starting job.
It might not happen in the season opener against Illinois State on Sept. 2. It might not happen a week later against Florida Atlantic. But they both think it's just a matter of time before Freeman overtakes Meier.
That's no great revelation. Freeman is a prototypical quarterback with size and arm strength. He was rated by Rivals.com as the country's No. 4 pocket-style high school quarterback in 2005. This kid has every physical attribute.
But even though Freeman has been on campus since January, and has gotten to know Prince's offensive style, there are no guarantees he can pull off the major challenge of playing quarterback in the Big 12 as a freshman.
Evridge needed a redshirt season and even with that, his play was uneven a year ago. Lopina, a big-time prospect from California, also sat out a year.
One of the reasons Freeman backed out of his commitment to Nebraska and went to Kansas State instead is because he feared he would be asked to redshirt with the Huskers.
Evridge wanted it known he has nothing bad to say about Freeman.
"He's a very nice kid, I got along very well with him," Evridge said. "The things that are happening, they're not Josh's doing. In no way, shape or form would I ever hold a grudge against him."
Freeman wants to play. We might never know whether Prince made any guarantees to help lure him away from Nebraska.
But as one quarterback after another leaves K-State, it's clear they think Freeman is, at least in Prince's mind, a golden-armed savior.
If he is the Wildcats' star of the future, Prince will be credited for recognizing such. If not, we have witnessed the first ***** in Prince's armor.
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HuskerfaninOkieland
Heisman Trophy Winner
That was the impression I was getting out of some of the articles I read and postings made on other boards. One article even said Freeman was HIS quarterback. I think the only reason he didn't run Meier off is because he's a Senior and experienced. Otherwise, they may be down to one QB right now.
BIGREDIOWAN
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We'll get that message to Carriker when he's monkey stomping Freeman's a$$ into the ground!!!! :lol:
HuskerfaninOkieland
Heisman Trophy Winner
AE has chosen a school: Wisconsin.
Evridge says yes to Wisconsin
BY LEE BARFKNECHT
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
»
Related Coverage: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Allan Evridge, who has been a starting quarterback in the Big 12, now will try to make it in the Big Ten.
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Kansas State's Allan Evridge, No. 12, tries to break out of the grasp of Nebraska's Adam Ickes during last season's Big 12 game at Memorial Stadium.
The sophomore quarterback out of Papillion-LaVista is leaving Kansas State for Wisconsin, his mother said Tuesday night.
"We're really excited about that,'' Lori Evridge said. "It's been a crazy week and a half. We're all exhausted.
"But the nice thing is that there was a lot of interest from good schools.''
Evridge, upon getting his release from K-State last Wednesday, got scholarship offers from TCU, Oregon State and New Mexico besides Wisconsin. He visited TCU and Wisconsin before picking the Badgers.
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema was the co-defensive coordinator at Kansas State when Evridge was recruited to Manhattan, Kan. Lori Evridge said Allan and Bielema hit it off well during that initial recruiting visit, and again now.
"Allan said it felt good to have a coach be nice to him again,'' Lori Evridge said.
Allan Evridge appeared on track through spring practice and summer drills at Kansas State to challenge for the starting job. He started six games last season as a redshirt freshman.
KSU coach Ron Prince had been saying no depth chart existed at the start of fall camp. But sources said some players discovered a depth chart, and Evridge was No. 3 behind senior Dylan Meier, who sat out last season after shoulder surgery, and true freshman Josh Freeman.
When Evridge asked Prince about the situation and said he was considering a transfer, sources said, Evridge's locker was cleaned out.
"I tried to stay,'' Evridge said in an interview last week. "I did everything right by the program. I did everything Coach(cq) asked for, and then some.
"I guess things weren't reciprocated. There was, in a sense, a bias in regard to the way things were being handled. If I wanted a legitimate chance at getting an opportunity, then I felt I needed to go seek playing opportunities elsewhere.''
Evridge, who sat out as a redshirt in 2004, will have to sit out 2006 as a Division I-A transfer and then have two years of eligibility left.
Sitting out isn't a concern, Lori Evridge said.
"All Allan told the coaches,'' she said, "is that he wanted a fair chance to compete for a job.''
Evridge says yes to Wisconsin
BY LEE BARFKNECHT
WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
»
Related Coverage: Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Allan Evridge, who has been a starting quarterback in the Big 12, now will try to make it in the Big Ten.
Click to Enlarge
Kansas State's Allan Evridge, No. 12, tries to break out of the grasp of Nebraska's Adam Ickes during last season's Big 12 game at Memorial Stadium.
The sophomore quarterback out of Papillion-LaVista is leaving Kansas State for Wisconsin, his mother said Tuesday night.
"We're really excited about that,'' Lori Evridge said. "It's been a crazy week and a half. We're all exhausted.
"But the nice thing is that there was a lot of interest from good schools.''
Evridge, upon getting his release from K-State last Wednesday, got scholarship offers from TCU, Oregon State and New Mexico besides Wisconsin. He visited TCU and Wisconsin before picking the Badgers.
Wisconsin head coach Bret Bielema was the co-defensive coordinator at Kansas State when Evridge was recruited to Manhattan, Kan. Lori Evridge said Allan and Bielema hit it off well during that initial recruiting visit, and again now.
"Allan said it felt good to have a coach be nice to him again,'' Lori Evridge said.
Allan Evridge appeared on track through spring practice and summer drills at Kansas State to challenge for the starting job. He started six games last season as a redshirt freshman.
KSU coach Ron Prince had been saying no depth chart existed at the start of fall camp. But sources said some players discovered a depth chart, and Evridge was No. 3 behind senior Dylan Meier, who sat out last season after shoulder surgery, and true freshman Josh Freeman.
When Evridge asked Prince about the situation and said he was considering a transfer, sources said, Evridge's locker was cleaned out.
"I tried to stay,'' Evridge said in an interview last week. "I did everything right by the program. I did everything Coach(cq) asked for, and then some.
"I guess things weren't reciprocated. There was, in a sense, a bias in regard to the way things were being handled. If I wanted a legitimate chance at getting an opportunity, then I felt I needed to go seek playing opportunities elsewhere.''
Evridge, who sat out as a redshirt in 2004, will have to sit out 2006 as a Division I-A transfer and then have two years of eligibility left.
Sitting out isn't a concern, Lori Evridge said.
"All Allan told the coaches,'' she said, "is that he wanted a fair chance to compete for a job.''