It's the dawn of a new era for Kansas State football, with a change at the quarterback position.

 

Senior Will Howard will enter the transfer portal, following four seasons as the Wildcat signal caller. Howard will be eligible to play elsewhere immediately as a graduate transfer.

 

Howard saw playing time in all four seasons in Manhattan, filling in for injured quarterbacks Skylar Thompson and Adrian Martinez, before earning the full-time starting job as a junior.

 

From Downingtown, Pennsylvania, Howard has carved a legacy in Wildcat history, leading the program in career touchdown passes, and leading KSU to the Big 12 Championship last season.

 

Howard says he will always have fond memories of Manhattan.

 

True freshman and Maize high school product Avery Johnson has long been anticipated as the KSU quarterback of the future, and now the former four-star recruit will begin his time as QB1 in Manhattan.