Colorado State coach says Kansas State offered QB $600,000 to transfer

Kansas State had no drama during its Big 12 Media Days session this week in Las Vegas.

They couldn’t avoid it at the Mountain West event, though. Colorado State coach Jay Norvell accused the Wildcats football program of tampering with quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi. Norvell claims his quarterback relayed that Kansas State offered him $600,000 to transfer.

“(Fowler-Nicolosi) said a guy from Kansas State called him and offered him $600,000 (if he entered the transfer portal) because they lost their quarterback,” Norvell said. “I’m not accusing Kansas State of anything, I’m just telling you what the kid told me. If they don’t want their name mentioned, I think they should probably take care of their people.”

Fowler-Nicolosi is entering his third year as the starting quarterback at Colorado State. Last year, he threw for 3,460 yards with 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

Those accusations don’t make much sense considering the Wildcats have quarterback Avery Johnson, who is considered one of the best in the Big 12. He’s a Heisman Trophy outsider. The Wildcats, who were picked to finish second in the conference, have no reason to spend that much money on a backup quarterback.

Despite this, Norvell continued to make weighty allegations.

“If you have enough evidence, you can prove it,” Norvell said. “Irrefutable evidence is irrefutable evidence.”

Shandel Richardson is the editor of K State On SI. You can contact him at [email protected]

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