Kansas State fans gear up for New Year’s Eve Sugar Bowl showdown

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas State Wildcats have an opportunity to make extra reminiscences this season.

“I wish to say on behalf of all three of us up right here, Ok-State nation got here right now, that crowd was electrical,” stated Chris Klieman, Kansas State head soccer coach.

After hoisting the Large 12 Championship trophy Saturday in Arlington, Texas, with a win over TCU, the Wildcats are going bowling.

Kansas State will face Alabama within the Sugar Bowl on New 12 months’s Eve in New Orleans, Louisiana.

“Fortunately, my whole household goes to the Sugar Bowl,” stated Whitney Hartman, a KSU fan.

Securing her tickets weeks in the past, it was the scholars’ flip Monday morning as 900 pupil tickets have been up for grabs.

It is no shock that Ok-State followers journey nicely and the Hartman’s would not miss it.

Weeks in the past, Hartman and her household bought their tickets for the bowl recreation and have already set their itinerary.

“Touristy issues on Friday after which there would be the pep rally Friday evening at someday, so we’ll go to that after which Saturday shall be just about Ok-State,” Hartman stated. “After which watching the playoff video games afterwards. After which we fly again New Years Day at 7 a.m. on Sunday morning, so I’ll most likely not be sleeping.”

One other fan, Misty Woodward, is kicking herself. This shall be one of many first bowl video games she’s missed in a really very long time.

Months in the past, Woodward received an opportunity to satisfy Ok-State head basketball coach Jerome Tang and be on the sideline for a recreation.

That recreation is going down on New 12 months’s Even at Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan.

“We sadly bid on West Virginia, we had no concept when it was and I stated, that shall be my luck, one thing will occur like that, and it did which is an efficient factor,” she stated. “I am all for it, however yeah, sadly we’re not going to make it down there. We’ll be on the basketball recreation cheering these guys on.”

Practically 70,000 followers crammed AT&T Stadium Saturday, half being Wildcat followers. The identical is anticipated for the Sugar Bowl.

“I shall be cheering loud, yell loud for all of us that cant make it,” Woodward stated. “I do know the crowds going to indicate up, I do know Ok-State goes to signify nicely like we at all times do, so Go Cats.”

Kansas State and Alabama will kick-off at 11 a.m. on Dec. 31.

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