Kansas State-Iowa State college football preview
When/where: 11 a.m. Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames, Iowa
TV/radio: Fox Sports 1; WHB (810 AM)
The series: Iowa State leads 49-44-4
The line: K-State by 12 1/2
K-STATE (1-0, 0-0 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Aug. 30 | Stephen F. Austin | W, 55-16 |
Saturday | 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 |
IOWA STATE (0-1, 0-0 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Aug. 30 | North Dakota State | L, 34-14 |
Saturday | Kansas State | 11 a.m. |
Sept. 13 | at Iowa | 2:30 p.m. |
Sept. 27 | Baylor | TBA |
Oct. 4 | at Oklahoma State | TBA |
Oct. 11 | Toledo | 2:30 p.m. |
Oct. 18 | at Texas | 7 p.m. |
Nov. 1 | Oklahoma | TBA |
Nov. 8 | at Kansas | TBA |
Nov. 22 | Texas Tech | TBA |
Nov. 29 | West Virginia | TBA |
Dec. 6 | at TCU | TBA |
What’s at stake
K-State is hoping to move to 2-0 and take an early lead in the conference standings. Iowa State is simply hoping to bounce back and show its fans it is a better team than the group that lost to North Dakota State.
Cheers if …
Tyler Lockett is back to returning kicks and catching deep passes. K-State is at its best when he is on the field.
Jeers if …
K-State’s linebackers fail to keep tabs on Sam Richardson. Iowa State’s quarterback is a gifted runner, and he could put up big yardage if the Wildcats continue to defend the middle the way they did against Stephen F. Austin.
Three things about Iowa State
1 The Cyclones will be without two starters when they take the field Saturday. Top receiver Quenton Bundrage suffered a torn ACL last week and right tackle Jacob Gannon left the team for personal reasons on Thursday. Center Tom Farniok, who missed part of the opener because of an injury, is expected to play.
2 Iowa State enters the game with the nation’s 104th-ranked run defense after allowing 302 rushing yards during a 34-14 loss against North Dakota State. Four different Bison runners topped 35 yards, and two had single runs of 65-plus yards.
3 Sam Richardson is a skilled dual-threat quarterback. He threw for 151 yards and ran for 58 yards against North Dakota State.
Key matchup
Charles Jones and DeMarcus Robinson vs. Iowa State’s front seven. If K-State’s main running backs can duplicate North Dakota State’s rushing stats, Iowa State will have no chance on defense. Lockett is expected to play an every-down role Saturday. The Wildcats want to get him, and their running game, going.
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. |
IOWA STATE OFFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
WR | 13 | Dondre Daley | 6-2 | 190 | So. |
WR | 1 | Jarvis West | 6-7 | 171 | Sr. |
LT | 72 | Brock Dagel | 6-8 | 305 | Jr. |
LG | 76 | Jamison Lalk | 6-6 | 297 | Jr. |
C | 74 | Tom Farniok | 6-4 | 301 | Sr. |
RG | 70 | Daniel Burton | 6-6 | 328 | So. |
RT | 65 | Jacob Gannon | 6-7 | 306 | Sr. |
TE | 11 | E.J. Bibbs | 6-3 | 264 | Sr. |
WR | 5 | Allen Lazard | 6-5 | 221 | Fr. |
QB | 12 | Sam B. Richardson | 6-2 | 221 | Jr. |
RB | 2 | Aaron Wimberly | 5-9 | 177 | Sr. |
K | 1 | Cole Netten | 6-1 | 214 | So. |
IOWA STATE DEFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
LE | 90 | Mitchell Meyers | 64 | 262 | So. |
DT | 93 | Brandon Jensen | 6-5 | 303 | Sr. |
NG | 94 | Devlyn Cousin | 6-2 | 291 | So. |
RE | 58 | Cory Morrissey | 6-4 | 260 | Sr. |
SLB | 3 | Drake Ferch | 5-11 | 209 | Sr. |
MLB | 44 | Alton Meeks | 6-3 | 244 | Fr. |
WLB | 55 | Jevohn Miller | 6-1 | 241 | Sr. |
CB | 4 | Sam E. Richardson | 5-8 | 187 | Jr. |
SS | 22 | T.J. Mutcherson | 5-11 | 201 | So. |
FS | 5 | Kamari Cotton-Moya | 6-1 | 194 | Fr. |
CB | 34 | Nigel Tribune | 5-11 | 185 | So. |
P | 13 | Colin Downing | 5-11 | 186 | Fr. |
Kellis Robinett’s pick: K-State 28-17
On paper, K-State looks like a heavy favorite. But losing to North Dakota State isn’t the sign of an awful team. The Wildcats rebounded from a loss to the Bison and won eight games a year ago. Iowa State will fight back. That will be enough to keep this one close, K-State should prevail by double digits.
| Kellis Robinett, krobinett@kcstar.com
This story was originally published September 4, 2014 at 3:28 PM with the headline "Kansas State-Iowa State college football preview."