With a visit to Iowa City this weekend, Maguire Richman’s biggest opponent at Kansas State appeared to be Iowa. But after an official visit to Manhattan last weekend, the 2025 linebacker decided to abandon his recruitment in favor of Chris Klieman and the Wildcats and not play for big brother Mason Richman and the Hawkeyes.
In March, Richman expressed his interest in attending K-State to Allen Trieu of 247Sports. “The history of developing players, recruiting and playing Kansas players, and also coaching stability is exciting along with the proximity,” Richman said.
Richman, a 6-foot-2, 210-pound linebacker from Blue Valley High School, joins a long list of former Tigers who have made the move to the Big Apple, including Beau Palmer, Sterling Lockett, Andre Davis, and John Price. This move further solidifies K-State’s ties to one of the more historically significant programs in the EKL today. Speaking with head coach Allen Terrell about the most recent victory for the Wildcats, Richman emerged as perhaps his favorite all-around player. Given all that he is capable of and has achieved on the football field, Richman is also a prospect that is simple to support.
At GPC, Richman has earned the moniker “one of the more lethal, local tacklers in his class” for his consistent performance on all offensive and defensive lines.
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“It’s evident that Maguire’s toughness and tenacity run deep in his family,” we wrote after seeing the Blue Valley defender in person several times last fall. This 6-foot-2, 200-pound player, who has an Austin Moore-like flair, will likely have his junior film thoroughly examined, and an upswing this winter may be in the cards. Since April, K-State has already hosted the junior on campus many times, including during the SEMO match.”
With 132 tackles (96 solo), 11 tackles for loss, three forced fumbles, six quarterback hurries, two blocked kicks, one interception, and a sack at the end of his junior year, Richman was a standout member of a 7-5 team that made it to the 6A semifinals before losing to eventual champion Gardner Edgerton. As a matter of fact, the junior’s offensive prowess as a kicking specialist and blocking tight end earned him a spot on the Simone Award Finalist roster, which is normally reserved for offensive skill positions. The Tigers’ 50-yard field goal last season, which the All-State linebacker booted, demonstrated his versatility as an athlete.
Even after an injury-plagued camp tour the previous offseason, Richman found a foundation in the one school that always held interest in him. Richman had visited Memphis earlier and Tulsa had also been a factor this summer. The Wildcats’ March offer, which was the only Power program available at the time, paid off in the long run.
With the addition of the Sunflower State product, K-State now has nine commitments for the cycle and five committed prospects who are ranked in the Top 125 nationally at their position.
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