When/where: 6:10 p.m. Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.

TV/radio: No TV (webcast on K-StateHD.tv); WHB (810 AM)

The series: First meeting

The line: Off

K-STATE (0-0)

Date	Opponent	Time
Saturday	Stephen F. Austin	6:10 p.m.
Sept. 6	at Iowa State	11 a.m.
Sept. 18	Auburn	6:30 p.m.
Sept. 27	UTEP	TBA
Oct. 4	Texas Tech	TBA
Oct. 18	at Oklahoma	TBA
Oct. 25	Texas	TBA
Nov. 1	Oklahoma State	TBA
Nov. 8	at TCU	TBA
Nov. 20	at West Virginia	6 p.m.
Nov. 29	Kansas	TBA
Dec. 6	at Baylor	TBA

SFA (0-0)

Date	Opponent	Time
Saturday	at Kansas State	6:10 p.m.
Sept. 6	Incarnate Word	6 p.m.
Sept. 13	Texas A&M-Commerce	6 p.m.
Sept. 20	Weber State	6 p.m.
Oct. 4	Central Arkansas	6 p.m.
Oct. 11	at Nicholls	6 p.m.
Oct. 18	at Houston Baptist	7 p.m.
Oct. 25	Southeastern Louisiana	3 p.m.
Nov. 1	vs. Sam Houston State*	3 p.m.
Nov. 8	at McNeese	6 p.m.
Nov. 15	Abilene Christian	3 p.m.
Nov. 22	Northwestern State	3 p.m.

*at Houston

What’s at stake

Kansas State is hoping to start its season strong a year after losing its opener to North Dakota State. Stephen F. Austin is looking for a win that would give its new coach instant credibility.

Cheers if ...

Kansas State takes a big lead by halftime. After last season’s loss to North Dakota State and some other close calls in recent openers, the Wildcats could use a drama-free debut.

Jeers if ...

Stephen F. Austin scores on its opening drive. The last thing K-State wants to do in its opener is play catch up against a capable offense.

Three things about Stephen F. Austin

1 Clint Conque is in his first year as the Lumberjacks’ coach. He replaced J.C. Harper after Stephen F. Austin finished 3-9 last season. Conque was previously at Central Arkansas, where he won 105 games in 14 seasons.

2 Stephen F. Austin was a team of polar opposites last season. On offense, the Lumberjacks averaged 38.5 points and 571.6 yards. On defense, they allowed 49.3 points and 527.8 yards.

3 Running back Gus Johnson will offer a nice warm-up for the type of running backs K-State will see in the Big 12. The senior topped 1,000 yards last season and has a nose for the end zone. He has scored 28 touchdowns in three seasons.

Key matchup

Charles Jones and DeMarcus Robinson vs. Stephen F. Austin’s defensive line. Running back seems to be the biggest question mark facing K-State on offense. A good debut from any of its running backs could provide a much-needed confidence boost moving forward.

K-STATE OFFENSE

P	No.	Player	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.
WR	16	Tyler Lockett	5-11	175	Sr.
WR	14	Curry Sexton	5-11	183	Sr.
LT	55	Cody Whitehair	6-4	309	Jr.
LG	77	Boston Stiverson	6-4	312	Jr.
C	66	B.J. Finney	6-4	303	Sr.
RG	61	Drew Liddle	6-3	288	Sr.
RT	65	Matt Kleinsorge	6-5	306	Jr.
TE	85	Zach Trujillo	6-5	256	Sr.
WR	6	Deante Burton	6-2	205	So.
QB	15	Jake Waters	6-1	210	Sr.
RB	24	Charles Jones	5-10	197	So.
K	3	Jack Cantele	6-0	193	Jr.

K-STATE DEFENSE

P	No.	Player	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.
DE	44	Ryan Mueller	6-2	245	Sr.
DT	99	Valentino Coleman	6-2	285	Sr.
DT	95	Travis Britz	6-4	293	Jr.
DE	75	Jordan Willis	6-5	250	So.
LB	52	Charmeachealle Moore	6-0	217	Jr.
LB	35	Will Davis	6-0	223	So.
LB	21	Jonathan Truman	5-11	219	Sr.
CB	33	Morgan Burns	5-11	195	Jr.
SS	22	Dante Barnett	6-1	186	Jr.
FS	20	Dylan Schellenberg	6-9	195	Sr.
CB	7	Danzel McDaniel	6-1	205	Jr.
P	9	Mitch Lochbihler	6-6	240	Fr.

SFA OFFENSE

P	No.	Player	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.
WR	9	DJ Ward	5-11	182	Sr.
WR	81	Aaron Thomas	6-1	188	Jr.
LT	72	Travis Wiggins	6-3	300	So.
LG	76	Byron Williams	6-4	302	Jr.
C	68	Anthony Pullins	6-3	290	So.
RG	64	Jeremy Neff	6-4	318	Jr.
RT	77	David Dane	6-6	290	Jr.
TE	89	Danan Henderson	6-4	245	Sr.
WR	1	Tyler Boyd	5-10	185	Sr.
QB	2	Zach Conque	6-5	230	So.
RB	6	Gus Johnson	6-10	224	Sr.
K	42	Jordan Wiggs	5-10	206	Sr.

SFA DEFENSE

P	No.	Player	Ht.	Wt.	Yr.
LE	98	Ishmiah Miles	6-2	246	Sr.
DT	95	Donald Bryant	6-2	272	Jr.
DT	92	Lance Skyler	6-2	282	Jr.
RE	97	Kedrick Harrison	6-2	246	So.
SLB	15	Marvin Gray	6-1	212	Sr.
MLB	40	Collin Garrett	6-2	214	Sr.
WLB	43	Nick Bryant	5-10	205	Sr.
CB	3	Keavon Madison	5-10	185	Sr.
SS	14	Patrick Martin	5-9	182	So.
FS	33	Trey Vallier	6-0	194	Sr.
CB	7	Hipolito Corporan	6-1	184	Jr.
P	45	Nick Bruno	5-10	194	Jr.

Kellis Robinett’s pick: Kansas State 50-14

Kansas State 50-14. This looks like the year Bill Snyder gets back to pummeling over-matched opponents in openers.

| Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com