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Oct 19, 2026
Mitch FortnerHOST
Welcome to Wildcat Insider.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Mitch Fortner with Tim Iverson from the Manhattan Mercury.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Gavin Hyatt is across the glass.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Our phone line and our text line, please feel free to get in touch with the show.
58 MINS LATER
Mitch FortnerHOST
Also text in your final thoughts on the win Saturday with the Cats beating KU 35-24.
Mitch FortnerHOST
We still got a lot to cover here.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Tim, Tim Everson from the Manhattan Mercury to my right.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Gavin Hyatt across the glass here.
Cole DutchendorfHOST
Welcome back to the game.
Cole DutchendorfHOST
Cole Dutchendorf with you now joined by sports editor with the Manhattan Mercury, Tim.
Cole DutchendorfHOST
Tim, thanks for carving out a little bit of your day and helping me until Mitch gets set up in Topeka.
Cole DutchendorfHOST
We appreciate your time as always.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
Go online to foundation.fhsu.edu. Kansas State University President Richard Linton is reportedly expected to become Virginia Tech's next president.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
The Manhattan Mercury says that Linton has served as K-State's president since February 2022.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
He is the 15th president of the university.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
I'm Stephanie Austin.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Uh, and I'll explain why a little bit later on.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Uh, I'll, I'll be splitting at 5:00, but of course, the rest of the boys will be taking over, along with Toby from The Mercury, who was in studio on Monday and did a fantastic job on Wildcat Insider.
Mitch FortnerHOST
There will be Chiefs talk, plus, uh, Dylan Edwards is making his return to MHK.
Mitch FortnerHOST
He's not in purple anymore.
31 MINS LATER
Mitch FortnerHOST
We didn't know at the time what, with Naquan's, um, suspension that that had been something that had taken place.
Mitch FortnerHOST
But there was an agreement with the athletic department and with Richard Linton that after the Title IX... 'Cause we knew this after.
Mitch FortnerHOST
There was a great article put out by The Manhattan Mercury, like, towards the end of that basketball season, 'cause Richard Linton had a sit-down with Ned Seaton.
Mitch FortnerHOST
And it was basically like, "Look, because we couldn't talk about that, we have a decision to make.
Mike MatsonHOST
I describe myself as a recovering political operative and lobbyist.
Mike MatsonHOST
These days, I am happily semi-retired, an author and opinion columnist for The Manhattan Mercury, your host for this program.
Mike MatsonHOST
We call it Within Reason.
Mike MatsonHOST
We call it that on purpose.
Mike MatsonHOST
But before we do, there's, uh, some big news that has been created here, uh, yesterday and later today.
Mike MatsonHOST
Uh, we expect that it will be announced that, uh, Richard Linton will be departing as president of Kansas State University and going back to his alma mater, Virginia Tech.
Mike MatsonHOST
It was broke by The Manhattan Mercury last night.
Mike MatsonHOST
Uh, Linton arguably one of the most visible players in our community.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
If you would like to donate, go online to foundation.fhsu.edu. Kansas State University President Richard Linton is reportedly expected to become Virginia Tech's next president.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
The Manhattan Mercury says that Linton has served as K State's president since February two thousand twenty-two.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
He is the fifteenth president of the university.
Stephanie AustinCORRESPONDENT
I'm Stephanie Austin.
Tim EversonGUEST
It frustrates me every day that there isn't a better System for tracking all of those things statewide.
Tim EversonGUEST
So I was just trying to look back at when Manhattan and I would have played her because that's when we at the Mercury would have had the best stats.
Tim EversonGUEST
And prior, the last time that Manhattan played her before she got hurt was in sub-state.
Tim EversonGUEST
And yeah, she put up 20 points and led Washington to a sub-state win.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Maddie Vickery is going to be leaving high school early.
Mitch FortnerHOST
She will be again joining the Wildcats by signing on in November, and then she will report to the Cats on December 19th.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Tim Iverson for the Manhattan Mercury in studio.
Mitch FortnerHOST
He has an article more about this story online.
Mike MatsonHOST
I'm a lifelong Kansan, former broadcast journalist, one-time political operative and lobbyist.
Mike MatsonHOST
Today, I am semi-retired, an author and an opinion columnist for The Manhattan Mercury.
Mike MatsonHOST
We have this idea that if more people think a little bit deeper and a little bit longer about our community, about the issues that are going on in our area, in our state, better decision-making will follow.
Mike MatsonHOST
Our partners on Within Reason are Stormont Vail Health, McCownGordon Construction, and The Trust Company.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Tim is out today.
Mitch FortnerHOST
He's got a doctor's appointment, so we're joined by, uh, Toby Hommes from the Manhattan Mercury, who was also at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, who was also covering the Cats.
Mitch FortnerHOST
He writes plenty of articles on not just K-State football, K-State men's basketball as well, a lot of other sports.
Mitch FortnerHOST
High school sports, he's on the beat for Manhattan High football.
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Mitch FortnerHOST
Uh, we're back on Wildcat Insider.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Mitch Fortner.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Toby Humm is from the Manhattan Mercury in for Tim, who has a doctor's appointment.
Mitch FortnerHOST
Gavin Hyatt across the glass.
Soren PetroHOST
So that's interesting because you mentioned that they don't run at a deficit.
Soren PetroHOST
According to The Mercury, The Manhattan Mercury, they...
Soren PetroHOST
And, and this, and, and that, that can absolutely be true, and so can this, that they have a seven point- 7 million or 7.4 million in debt service.
Soren PetroHOST
Is that from, like, construction or-
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