Kansas State received big news when top recruit Linkon Cure signed a letter of intent to play for the Wildcats next season. He chose K-State ahead of Oregon. 2

Chris Klieman and the Kansas State football team learned that lesson this year with Goodland tight end Linkon Cure. Even after the Wildcats secured a verbal commitment from the top high school senior in the Sunflower State, the Wildcats had to fight until the bitter end to secure his services on signing day.

Unfortunately for the Oregon Ducks, some of those fireworks came at the expense of the program, with 5-star tight end Linkon Cure announcing that he would stick with his hometown Kansas State Wildcats rather than flip his commitment to Oregon, as many had expected.

Linkon Cure refused to listen to all the noise. Before announcing Wednesday, he would continue his football career at Kansas State, he heard the whispers about him potentially flipping to Oregon at the last minute.

Cure, the nation’s top tight end in the class of 2025 according to 247 Sports, announced his decision on a 247 Sports livestream on Wednesday morning. K-State announced the signing, meaning Cure has already signed his letter of intent. He’ll make a public signing at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

In a bit of a surprise, one of the biggest winners from early signing day so far is the Kansas State Wildcats. Coach Chris Klieman and his staff entered the day holding a commitment from Kansas native Linkon Cure,

Cure, who is 6'6", and weighs 220 lbs., is the No. 2 tight end in the country, per 247Sports' player rankings. He also received offers from programs like Oregon, USC,

Tight end Linkon Cure (Goodland, Kansas/ Goodland High School), the Kansas State commit, will be officially honored Wednesday as a 2025 Navy All-American during a virtual jersey presentation as part of the Navy All-American Bowl’s Road to the Dome digital series.

With 5-star tight end Linkon Cure sticking with Kansas State, where do the Oregon Ducks go from here at the TE position?