Election Day seems to have called some members of the American electorate out of hibernation. Google Trends showed spiking search interest in the United States for the query “Did Joe Biden drop out?” over the past two days, surging to an even higher peak on Tuesday as voters took to the polls to pick between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris. The vice president replaced President Biden as the Democratic nominee in July after his disastrous debate performance versus Trump

Year 3 of the Jerome Tang era gets going tonight as the Wildcats take on New Orleans in the first game of the season.

The game will air on ESPN+ at 7 p.m.

EMAW Online will be on hand for it all. Tune in for live updates from Bramlage Coliseum as we get closer to game time.

Received a note earlier today that K-State TE commit Linkon Cure is planning a visit to Oregon for this weekend. This has been in the works, but it seems like it might actually happen.

Two notes, that I will continue to mention:

-This doesn’t mean he’s flipping. K-State has built great relationships with Cure, and he’s returned the favor (visiting KSU’s away game v. Colorado on this own dime). I think this means K-State will have to keep being aggressive in his recruitment. They fought off top programs for Avery Johnson, they can do it again.

-With K-State on bye, I wonder if they travel to Goodland before the weekend. Recruiting is a big focus this week, and he’s the top target.

Ayoka Lee did not play in the second half of today's win against Green Bay. After the game, Mittie said that Lee suffered some an ankle injury of some kind but it doesn't appear to be serious. Mittie said that Lee was available, should they have needed her, but with a comfortable lead in place, Mittie felt like it was better to let her rest.

Mittie's quote:

"There was something in that ankle that kind of popped. ... They told me she was available and I said, 'Obviously, the margin was this and we have games coming forward.' We're hopeful that it wasn't anything that is lingering."