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Popular Podcaster Puts Kansas State In Top 5 Of Most Hated Football Programs

Shandel Richardson|
Nov 16, 2024; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson (2) hands off to running back DJ Giddens (31) against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the fourth quarter at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images
Nov 16, 2024; Manhattan, Kansas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson (2) hands off to running back DJ Giddens (31) against the Arizona State Sun Devils during the fourth quarter at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-Imagn Images | Scott Sewell-Imagn Images

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The Kansas State football team is in the middle of a disappointing season.

Sure, the fans are upset but there is no hate geared toward coach Chris Klieman and his team. But that did not stop a popular podcaster from putting the Wildcats in a dubious group.

Van Lathan Jr., the cohost for the Ringer's Higher Learning podcast, placed Kansas State at No. 3 among the top 5 most hated college football programs this season. The list was Michigan, Alabama, Texas A & M and Grambling.

Lathan gave no explanation for the list. Perhaps Michigan was chosen because the departure of Jim Harbaugh. Maybe Alabama due to its success of the years. Texas & M and Grambling came out of nowhere.

Fans were also curious of Kansas State's inclusion. As of Friday, the post had nearly 28,000 views. Lathan has 199,000 followers on X and another 599,000 Instagram, so his voice carries weight on social media.

Many wondered how the Wildcats, who began the season with national title aspirations, could earn a spot on the list with programs like Notre Dame, Georgia and Ohio State out there. And let's not forget Deion Sanders and Colorado, which is arguably the most scrutinized team in the country. Perhaps it due to Sanders turning things around this season.

It would be interesting to find the reasoning behind Kansas State's presence.

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Kansas State Wildcats On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here