ISU coach rejects K-State’s ‘ludicrous’ spy claims

Jan 27, 2024, 11:56 PM ET

AMES, Iowa– Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger said Saturday that the program did not have anyone monitoring Kansas State’s huddles during a 78-67 victory over the Wildcats on Wednesday night.Otzelberger and Kansas State coach Jerome Tang had a set of extreme conversations throughout the Cyclones’win, consisting of throughout the handshake line after the game.According to a story in The Wichita Eagle

, Tang and his personnel thought Iowa State had team managers or other representatives in the back up Kansas State’s bench with the intent of stealing signs. The story pointed out confidential sources.Reading from a prepared declaration after Saturday’s 79-75 victory over No. 7 Kansas, Otzelberger denied the allegations.”Ludicrous reports previously this week that somehow we were attempting to acquire a benefit checking out our challenger’s huddles is an affront to our players, our fans and to me,” he stated.”It’s not who I am. It’s not what our program has to do with. And I’m upset that someone would even make that recommendation. “What is accurate is among their team member cursed out among our student supervisors who was mopping the flooring under the basket. So, let’s put this to bed here and now. It didn’t occur. It will not take place. And others need to be a lot more careful with their words moving forward. “A message was left Saturday seeking remark from the Huge 12.