Kansas State received big news when top recruit Linkon Cure signed a letter of intent to play for the Wildcats next season. He chose K-State ahead of Oregon. 2

Cure, the nation’s top tight end in the class of 2025 according to 247 Sports, announced his decision on a 247 Sports livestream on Wednesday morning. K-State announced the signing, meaning Cure has already signed his letter of intent. He’ll make a public signing at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

Unfortunately for the Oregon Ducks, some of those fireworks came at the expense of the program, with 5-star tight end Linkon Cure announcing that he would stick with his hometown Kansas State Wildcats rather than flip his commitment to Oregon, as many had expected.

Linkon Cure refused to listen to all the noise. Before announcing Wednesday, he would continue his football career at Kansas State, he heard the whispers about him potentially flipping to Oregon at the last minute.

Tight end Linkon Cure signed with Kansas State on Wednesday, spurning Oregon on National Signing Day. He is the nation's No. 2 tight end, per the 247Sports composite. Cure, from

In a bit of a surprise, one of the biggest winners from early signing day so far is the Kansas State Wildcats. Coach Chris Klieman and his staff entered the day holding a commitment from Kansas native Linkon Cure,

Cure, who is 6'6", and weighs 220 lbs., is the No. 2 tight end in the country, per 247Sports' player rankings. He also received offers from programs like Oregon, USC,

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman talks about signing five-start Goodland tight end Linkon Cure after a late push by Oregon to flip him.