Enjoying the pre-game festivities, students soak in some late summer sun at the first tailgate since the 2019 football season (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).
Cheering loudly, the student section roars to life as the cats take the field at the Refill the Bill home opener against Southern Illinois (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).
Flying through the air, Sophie Gomez, Freshman in Fashion Studies, holds tight as base Jake Leyva, Senior, reaches to catch her while they perform for the student section during a time-out. (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group)
Strong as ever, Willie looks out at the excited crowd of students after his first seven celebratory push-ups of the season (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).
Smiling Brightly, Samantha Buettner, Senior in Elementary Education, gets the crowd pumped before a wildcat first-down play. (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group)
Discussing a plan, Max Fulbright, senior in Marketing, talks to his fellow cheerleaders during a lull in the game (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).
Striking a pose, Sophie Gomez, Freshman in Fashion Studies, and Avery Hittle, Senior in Pre-Nursing, perform at the first home halftime show of the new football season (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).
Under the bright lights, students watch as the clock winds down on the first full home game at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in a year and a half (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group)
Twirling away, Katie Dreiling, senior in mechanical engineering, smiles brightly as she performs for the crowd (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).
Pumping up the crowd, Willie jumps into the student section to get KState to make some noise as the Refill the Bill game wraps up (Kendall Spencer | Collegian Media Group).