30,000+ Mascot: The Wildcat | Fight song: "On, On, U of K" Official color(s): Wildcat blue Notable alumni: Pat Riley, Ashley Judd, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Davis, Story Musgrave Conference ...

“Wildcats” share the fourth most used nickname in D-I athletics, tied with “Cougars,” each represented by 32 institutions.

Why Is Wildcats the Mascot? Kansas State has endured three different mascots on four different occasions, but the Wildcat has remained the university’s symbolic representative for over 100 years ...