MANHATTAN
Kansas State football players require only two words to describe Will Geary – the freak.
That’s what they all call him. It’s a term of endearment for the sophomore defensive tackle from Topeka, a modern phrase for strongman. The nickname is meant to compliment his head-turning strength in the weight room.
Geary puts on quite the show. When he lifts, teammates stop and watch. He has been known to squat 660 pounds, bench press 425 pounds and clean 390 pounds, continually pushing his 6-foot, 297-pound body to its limit.
“The freak … he has this attitude about him,” senior defensive tackle Travis Britz said, “where he doesn’t care how much weight is on the bar or how much weight is on his back, he is going to lift it.