Chris Klieman and the Kansas State football team learned that lesson this year with Goodland tight end Linkon Cure. Even after the Wildcats secured a verbal commitment from the top high school senior in the Sunflower State, the Wildcats had to fight until the bitter end to secure his services on signing day.

Unfortunately for the Oregon Ducks, some of those fireworks came at the expense of the program, with 5-star tight end Linkon Cure announcing that he would stick with his hometown Kansas State Wildcats rather than flip his commitment to Oregon,

In a bit of a surprise, one of the biggest winners from early signing day so far is the Kansas State Wildcats. Coach Chris Klieman and his staff entered the day holding a commitment from Kansas native Linkon Cure,