Kansas State counted eight football commitments when Bill Snyder retired earlier this month.
That number seemed likely to drop without a head coach guiding the Wildcats toward the early signing period, which begins Wednesday, but the opposite occurred. The Wildcats now improbably boast 12 commits, and that number is expected to grow as recruits start making their pledges official.
It’s still a small group of recruits when compared to the rest of the Big 12 and other power-conference teams. Only Louisville (3), Kansas (6), Illinois (10), Utah (10) and Maryland (10) had a smaller recruiting class as of Tuesday afternoon.