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Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell says Kansas State offered $600,000 for the Rams quarterback

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Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell says Kansas State offered 0,000 for the Rams quarterback

Colorado State head coach Jay Norvell says Kansas State — or someone affiliated with Kansas State — offered Colorado State quarterback Brayden Fowler-Nicolosi $600,000 to transfer and play for the Wildcats.

“(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 get their act together.”

Norvell did not say exactly who made the offer to Fowler-Nicolosi, who was 5-7 as a starter in 2023 with 3,460 yards passing, 22 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

Kansas State did indeed lose its 2023 starting quarterback, but it did so voluntarily. Will Howard transferred to Ohio State, where he’ll start for one of the nation’s top teams, and sophomore Avery Johnson takes his place after starting the final game of 2023, earning Pop-Tarts Bowl MVP honors in a 28-19 win over No. 19 North Carolina State.

This isn’t the first time Norvell has said something insane with a microphone in his face. Norvell, who is 8-16 in two seasons at Colorado State, took a shot at Colorado head coach Deion Sanders last season before the two played in Boulder.

“I talked to ESPN today,” Norvell said. “I don’t care if they hear it in Boulder. I told them I took my hat and glasses off. I said when I talk to adults, I take my hat and glasses off. That’s what my mother taught me. (Colorado) is not going to like us no matter what we say or do.”

Colorado won the game 43-35.