Kansas State-Texas college football preview
When/where: 11 a.m. Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kan.
TV/radio: ESPN; WHB (810 AM)
The series: K-State leads 8-6
The line: K-State by 10
K-STATE (5-1, 3-0 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Aug. 30 | Stephen F. Austin | W, 55-16 |
Sept. 6 | at Iowa State | W, 32-28 |
Sept. 18 | Auburn | L, 20-14 |
Sept. 27 | UTEP | W, 58-28 |
Oct. 4 | Texas Tech | W, 45-13 |
Oct. 18 | at Oklahoma | W, 31-30 |
Saturday | Texas | 11 a.m. |
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 |
TEXAS (3-4, 2-2 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Aug. 30 | North Texas | W, 38-8 |
Sept. 6 | BYU | L, 41-7 |
Sept. 13 | vs. UCLA* | L, 20-17 |
Sept. 27 | at Kansas | W, 23-0 |
Oct. 4 | Baylor | L, 28-7 |
Oct. 11 | vs. Oklahoma** | L, 31-26 |
Oct. 18 | Iowa State | W, 48-45 |
Saturday | at Kansas State | 11 a.m. |
Nov. 1 | at Texas Tech | TBA |
Nov. 8 | West Virginia | TBA |
Nov. 15 | at Oklahoma State | TBA |
Nov. 27 | TCU | 6:30 p.m. |
*at Arlington, Texas; **at Dallas
What’s at stake
K-State is trying to add to its lead in the Big 12 standings in the first of back-to-back home games. Texas is trying to climb back to .500 after a slow start.
Cheers if …
The Wildcats run for more than 150 yards. Texas is best against the pass, so K-State can set the tone for the game by successfully rushing the ball.
Jeers if …
K-State turns the ball over. The Longhorns best chance to win is with some cheap scores.
Three things about Texas
1 Coach Charlie Strong has made a major impact one at least area: pass defense. The Longhorns boast one of the nation’s top passing defenses, limiting teams to 163.9 passing yards.
2 Texas has been average, at best, on offense this season without quarterback David Ash, who quit football earlier this year because of repeated concussions. But it has shown signs of progress the last two weeks. Behind back-to-back 300-yard throwing efforts from Tyrone Swoopes, the Longhorns pushed Oklahoma and then scored 48 points in a narrow victory over Iowa State.
3 The Longhorns like to pressure opposing quarterbacks. Texas ranks 14th nationally with 24 sacks through seven games.
Key matchup
K-State’s secondary vs. Tyrone Swoopes: The young Texas quarterback has been both electric and boring this season, throwing for as many as 321 yards and as few as 144. The Wildcats need to make it difficult for him to complete long passes, which he has done the past two weeks, and work for yardage. His early success, and his corresponding confidence level, could have a major impact on the game.
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 | 68 | Luke Hayes | 6-6 | 295 | Jr. |
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 | 20 | DeMarcus Robinson | 5-7 | 209 | Sr. |
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 | 60 | Will Geary | 6-9 | 290 | Fr. |
DT | 95 | Travis Britz | 6-4 | 293 | Jr. |
DE | 75 | Jordan Willis | 6-5 | 250 | So. |
LB | 9 | Elijah Lee | 6-3 | 214 | Fr. |
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 | 14 | Nick Walsh | 5-10 | 198 | Fr. |
TEXAS OFFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
WR | 8 | Jaxon Shipley | 6-0 | 190 | Sr. |
WR | 7 | Marcus Johnson | 6-1 | 193 | Jr. |
LT | 65 | Marcus Hutchins | 6-5 | 278 | Jr. |
LG | 66 | Sedrick Flowers | 6-3 | 320 | Jr. |
C | 74 | Taylor Doyle | 6-4 | 298 | Jr. |
RG | 76 | Kent Perkins | 6-5 | 330 | So. |
RT | 52 | Darius James | 6-5 | 304 | Fr. |
TE | 82 | Geoff Swaim | 6-4 | 250 | Sr. |
WR | 9 | John Harris | 6-2 | 218 | Sr. |
QB | 18 | Tyronne Swoopes | 6-4 | 243 | So. |
RB | 28 | Malcolm Brown | 5-11 | 222 | Sr. |
K | 23 | Nick Rose | 6-2 | 203 | Jr. |
TEXAS DEFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
DE | 88 | Cedric Reed | 6-5 | 272 | Sr. |
DT | 90 | Malcom Brown | 6-2 | 320 | Jr. |
DT | 98 | Hassah Ridgeway | 6-4 | 307 | So. |
DE | 40 | Naashon Hughes | 6-4 | 232 | Fr. |
LB | 19 | Peter Jinkens | 6-1 | 237 | Jr. |
LB | 33 | Steve Edmond | 6-2 | 258 | Sr. |
LB | 3 | Jordan Hicks | 6-1 | 234 | Sr. |
CB | 6 | Quandre Diggs | 5-10 | 195 | Sr. |
FS | 2 | Mykaele Thompson | 6-2 | 191 | Sr. |
SS | 44 | Dylan Haines | 6-1 | 194 | So. |
CB | 21 | Duke Thomas | 5-11 | 178 | Jr. |
P | 4 | William Russ | 6-3 | 206 | Sr. |
Kellis Robinett’s pick: K-State 34-17
Texas is an improving team with an above-average defense, but it is unlikely to truly challenge K-State on the road. Expect the Wildcats to win comfortably.
To reach Kellis Robinett, send email to krobinett@kcstar.com. Follow him on Twitter @KellisRobinett.
This story was originally published October 23, 2014 at 5:33 PM with the headline "Kansas State-Texas college football preview."