According to a report from Kansas.com, the Wichita Eagle’s website, Kansas State may hire someone from its own staff to be its new defensive coordinator, with Matt Wallerstedt staying at Air Force to remain defensive coordinator.

Wallerstedt, who played at Kansas State and also was an assistant there before coming to Air Force, talked with Kansas State coach Bill Snyder about the job, but the report said it “doesn’t appear he is prepared to leave the Falcons at this time,” referring to Wallerstedt.

Wallerstedt has not returned messages this week.

Guard Todd Fletcher injured his foot late in Air Force’s loss against TCU on Wednesday and may not be able to play Saturday against UNLV.

Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds said Fletcher didn’t practice today, he isn’t planning on having Fletcher do anything Friday, and will be a “game-time decision” for Saturday’s game against UNLV. Air Force doesn’t think Fletcher broke any bones in his foot, so the Falcons are initially calling the injury a sprained foot. Fletcher was in a walking boot today, Reynolds said.

“They say he’s pretty sore,” Reynolds said.

Fletcher suffered the injury with about six minutes left in Wednesday’s game.

“He played on it, but he was hobbling,” Reynolds said.

If Fletcher can’t play, freshman Chris Carter would start, Reynolds said. Shawn Hempsey would probably get more time off the bench.

Fletcher averages a team-high 30.5 points per game, averages 9.7 points and has a team-best 56 assists.

Here are the 36 Air Force athletes named to the Mountain West’s fall sports academic all-conference team:

Men’s Cross Country

Edward Artz

Junior, 3.89, Aeronautical Engineering

Matthew Bell

Junior, 3.53, Environmental Engineering

Jeremy Drenckhahn

Junior, 3.80, Biology

Jacob Hawkins

Sophomore, 3.77, Physics

Elliot Myers

Freshman, 3.58, Undeclared

Gage Owens

Junior, 3.20, Mechanical Engineering

Andrew Quallio

Junior, 3.22, Mechanical Engineering

Women’s Cross Country

Amanda Blain

Sophomore, 3.78, Legal Studies

Jennifer Bremser

Junior, 3.42, Behavioral Sciences

Katherine Carroll

Senior, 3.27, Electrical Engineering

Taylor Drolshagen

Freshman, 3.07, Undeclared

Rebecca Esselstein

Freshman, 3.95, Undeclared

Michelle Ferguson

Freshman, 3.97, Undeclared

Emily Hazen

Freshman, 3.01, Undeclared

Kate Kanetzky

Junior, 3.79, Geospatial Science

Football

Jeffrey Benson

Senior, 3.40, Systems Engineering Management

Asher Clark

Senior, 3.01, Economics

Jordan Eason

Junior, 3.13, Foreign Area Studies

Joshton Hall

Senior, 3.25, Legal Studies

Broam Hart

Freshman, 3.04, Undeclared

Ty MacArthur

Sophomore, 3.22, Systems Engineering Management

Erik Soderberg

Senior, 3.00, Management

Daniel Vinson

Sophomore, 3.16, Operations Research

A.J. Wallerstein

Senior, 3.48, Physics/Mathematics

Women’s Soccer

Eryn Avjian

Junior, 3.26, Materials Chemistry

McKenna Fox

Freshman, 3.17, Undeclared

Victoria Gullo

Freshman, 3.67, Biology

McKenna Kimball

Freshman, 3.55, Undeclared

Bridgett Murphy

Senior, 3.48, English

Krystin Shanklin

Senior, 3.55, Behavioral Sciences

Kelly Stambaugh

Sophomore, 3.21, English

Felicia Sturgeon

Freshman, 3.50, Undeclared

Women’s Volleyball

Claire Bieber

Sophomore, 3.54, Political Science

Elizabeth Carpenter

Freshman, 3.36, Undeclared

Ayesha Hein

Freshman, 4.00, Undeclared

Maiya Perich

Junior, 3.45, Foreign Area Studies

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Just talked with Air Force coach Jeff Reynolds. He confirmed he wanted Mike Fitzgerald to take the final shot, but Fitzgerald was unable to break free.

Instead, Todd Fletcher took – and missed – a 3-pointer that would have tied the game and gave the Falcons a chance to win in overtime.

AFA had chances, but couldn’t deliver in final minute.

Falcons have lost three straight conference games and now must face UNLV and New Mexico. Tough times for Air Force.

3:40 left here in Fort Worth.

Falcons have lost two straight. A third consecutive loss would be a disaster.

Horned Frogs blitzing Falcons with 3-pointers, lead 57-51 with 6:09.

Falcons in danger of losing 3rd straight Mountain West game.

Horned Frogs lead Falcons 51-49 in a tight, exciting game here in Fort Worth.

Problem is, the game is more exciting to watch on TV than it is to watch here at Daniel-Meyer Coliseum.

Crowd is extremely quiet. Not exactly electric here.

When TCU jumped to a 47-41 lead, the crowd responded with …

Nothing.

Michael Lyons continues to struggle as Air Force clings to a 30-28 lead at TCU.

Lyons missed his only 2 shots in the first half. He threw a silly behind-the-back pass for a turnover.

He’s still not the player who was clearly AFA’s best player before he suffered a high ankle sprain.