The Chris Klieman era began at K-State on Saturday, August 31st, 2019. Nobody quite knew what to expect. How would this team look compared to Bill Snyder’s Wildcats? Would they be better? Worse? I was skeptical of the hire because Klieman had no FBS head coaching experience. He was a good coach, but could he recruit at a high FBS level? Would he be able to take over the roster and win some games? Despite my skepticism of the hire,…
I was having computer problems most of the day yesterday and, as a result, I didn’t get my post-game column posted until last night. While trying to get it out as soon as I could I got in a rush and failed to mention Malik Knowles’ 99-yard kickoff return in the first quarter of the game on Saturday that put the Wildcats ahead 10-7 in the game. It was Knowles’ second kickoff return touchdown as a Wildcat, which moved him…
The Kansas State Wildcats appeared unprepared and overmatched against the Oklahoma State Cowboys in Stillwater yesterday. Oklahoma State scored touchdowns on their first three offensive drives of the game and kicked a field goal on the fourth en route to a 31-20 victory. A mostly inept K-State offense and a K-State fumble by quarterback Will Howard deep in their own territory that was recovered by Oklahoma State for a touchdown were all the points the Cowboys needed as they led…
K-State head coach Chris Klieman and a handful of football players spoke to the media yesterday about Saturday’s game against Oklahoma State. I was struck by the confidence they showed as well as their anticipation for the game. I pulled some quotes of note, but first things first. Chris Klieman gave an injury update on Khalid Duke and Skylar Thompson…. “Khalid is going to be done for the year. He had a lower leg injury, so we’re sorry to hear…
Kansas State finished the non-conference portion of their schedule undefeated by beating Stanford, Southern Illinois, and Nevada in impressive fashion. The Wildcats were so impressive that they received enough votes to earn a number 25 ranking in this week’s AP poll. They’ll try to keep the winning streak intact when they play Oklahoma State in Stillwater on Saturday. The Cowboys are also undefeated, but they have played an easier non-conference slate than K-State has. Oklahoma State opened as an eight-point…