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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012
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éphane Roque
FOOTBALL GAMEDAY PREVIEW KSU
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN
fvousoughian@kansan.com
OFFENSE
Kansas State has a high-powered offense that opened up its first two games with over 50 points on scoring and are running strong all season. Charlie Weis said in his press conference earlier this week that quarterback Collin Klein reminds him a little bit of Tim Tebow. Klein is responsible for 10 touchdowns this year with five of them through the air and the other five on the ground. The Wildcats also have a reliable running back in John Hubert, who has rushed for 426 yards and four touchdowns this season. Both Klein and Hubert present a threat to the Jayhawks and their run defense.
Pos. NAME No. Year
QB Collin Klein 7 Sr.
HB John Hubert 33 Jr.
FB Braden Wilson 37 Sr.
WR Chris Harper 3 Sr.
WR Tramine Thompson 86 Jr.
TE Travis Tannahill 80 Sr.
RT Tavon Rooks 73 Jr.
RG Keenan Taylor 79 Jr.
C B.J. Finney 66 So.
LG Cody Whitehair 55 Fr.
LT Cornelius Lucas 78 Jr.
K Anthony Cantele 10 Sr.
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Kansas State running back John Hubert (33) fights off a tackle by Oklahoma defender Tony Jefferson (1) in the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game in Norman, Okla.
DEFENSE
Kansas State brings in a strong 4-3 defensive line full of veterans. Most notably, Kansas must contain Adam Davis, who leads the team in sacks with three and has four tackles for a loss of yards. Justin Tuggle has played well at linebacker later, accumulating 1.5 tackles for a loss and a sack to limit Oklahoma's offensive prowess. The player who Kansas State rallies around is middle linebacker Arthur Brown. Brown is third in the conference in tackles with 36. Coach Charlie Weis said in his press conference that it all starts with him on defense. Kansas State has given up 62 points in four games so far and hope to keep that total close to where it is now after Saturday.
Pos. NAME No. Year
DE Meshak Williams 42 Sr.
DT John Sua 96 Sr.
DT Vai Lutui 92 Sr.
DE Adam Davis 55 Sr.
SLB Justin Tuggle 2 Sr.
MLB Arthur Brown 4 Sr.
WLB Tre Walker 50 Jr.
CB Allen Chapman 3 Sr.
CB Nigel Malone 24 Sr.
SS Jarard Milo 23 Jr.
FS Ty Zimmerman 12 Jr.
P Ryan Doerr 9 Sr.
STARTING LINEUP
Kansas State is coming off a bye week after a big road win against an Oklahoma team that was ranked No. 5 at the time. Since Bill Snyder's second stint with the Wildcats, Kansas State has won all three meetings against Kansas, scoring 59 points in the last two games. Charlie Weis admitted that Kansas State has all the advantage, from coaching to personnel.
AT A GLANCE
COACHING
Kansas State's offense is sound and solid and made a lot of noise last week during their fourth quarter rally against Oklahoma. Coach Bill Snyder coaches his team in a balanced manner, looking to succeed in all three phases of the game and the Wildcats currently sit as the favorites to win the Big 12.
Bill Snyder is in his fourth season of his second tenure as the coach at Kansas State. He first started with the team in 1989 and coached the team to a 136-68-1 record before retiring in November 2005. Since his return, the Wildcat's record has improved each season and they are the current favorites to win the conference, something they haven't done since 2003.
Snyder
PLAYER TO WATCH
Receiver and kick returner Traamine Thompson: Kansas State has not been identified for a being a passing team this season. But with the holes Kansas has, Thompson is poised to have a field day against the Jayhawks. Thompson has a chance to light up the scoreboard on special teams and offense. He has returned one nunt for a touchdown this season
while being the top receiver for the Wildcats. With how the Jay-hawks played in their non-conference schedule, they won't have it any earlier when having to go up against Thompson.
Thompson
SPECIAL TEAMS
QUESTION MARKS
Anthony Cannelle is a reliable kicker for Kansas State. He's connected on five of his six field goal tries this year. The Wildcats are also pleased with their punter, Ryan Doerr, who managed to pin five of his eight punts inside the 20-yard line. But it's the return game that gives their special teams a good name. Tyler Lockett helped Kansas State get on the scoreboard with a 96-yard kick return for a touchdown against North Texas.
Can the Wildcats utilize their passing game?
Through four games, Kansas State's run game looks very strong. Collin Klein leads the team in rushing touchdowns and John Hubert has ran for more than 400 rushing yards and four touchdowns. The Wildcats are 14th in the nation in rushing, and their passing game has not been bad. They just haven't used it much and will need it later in the conference season. This would be a good time for Klein to be more active in the passing department. His season high of pass attempts came in week one against Missouri State where he threw 28 times.
BABY JAY WILL WEEP IF ...
If the Wildcats dominate the Jayhawks in all three phases of the game. Kansas State has done well in each facet of the game and has made very few errors. Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has done a good job with his team and prepared them to play really well so far in four games.
42, KSU
BY THE NUMBERS
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Points Kansas State scored against Kansas in its last three meetings.
27
135
Games Bill Snyder has won since he returned as coach of the Wildcats in 2009.
4 Touchdowns quarterback Collin Klein ran for against Kansas last season.
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