Kansas State at Texas: Three-minute preview
When/where: 11 a.m. Saturday at Royal-Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas
TV/radio: Fox Sports 1; WHB (810 AM)
The series: K-State leads 9-6
The line: Texas by 4
What’s at stake
K-State needs a victory to boost morale and stay above .500. Texas need a victory to validate its shocking win against Oklahoma. The loser of this game will have trouble making a bowl.
Cheers if ...
The Wildcats find an offensive strategy that works. They have done little in the last six quarters trying to throw the ball. It’s time to shake things up.
Jeers if ...
Hubener turns the ball over. Injuries have all but erased K-State’s margin for error. It can’t win unless it wins the turnover battle.
Kellis Robinett’s pick: Texas 24-21
This game is essentially a toss up, but the Longhorns are healthier than the Wildcats and they are playing at home. That gives them the nod.
KANSAS STATE (3-3, 0-3 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Sept. 5 | South Dakota | W, 34-0 |
Sept. 12 | at UTSA | W, 30-3 |
Sept. 19 | Louisiana Tech | W, 39-33, 3OT |
Oct. 3 | at Oklahoma State | L, 36-34 |
Oct. 10 | TCU | L, 52-45 |
Oct. 17 | Oklahoma | L, 55-0 |
Saturday | at Texas | 11 a.m. |
Nov. 5 | Baylor | 6:30 p.m. |
Nov. 14 | at Texas Tech | TBA |
Nov. 21 | Iowa State | TBA |
Nov. 28 | at Kansas | TBA |
Dec. 5 | West Virginia | TBA |
TEXAS (2-4, 1-2 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Sept. 5 | at Notre Dame | L, 38-3 |
Sept. 12 | Rice | W, 42-28 |
Sept. 19 | California | L, 45-44 |
Sept. 26 | Oklahoma State | L, 30-27 |
Oct. 3 | at TCU | L, 50-7 |
Oct. 10 | vs. Oklahoma* | W, 24-17 |
Saturday | Kansas State | 11 a.m. |
Oct. 31 | at Iowa State | TBA |
Nov. 7 | Kansas | 7 p.m. |
Nov. 14 | at West Virginia | TBA |
Nov. 26 | Texas Tech | 6:30 p.m. |
Dec. 5 | at Baylor | TBA |
*at Dallas
Three things about Texas
1 The Longhorns have improved on offense since Jerrod Heard took over as quarterback. The redshirt freshman has thrown for 714 yards and three touchdowns on top of 433 yards and three rushing touchdowns.
2 Texas has been all over the place this season, beating Oklahoma and playing Oklahoma State and California tough, but also losing horribly to TCU and Notre Dame.
3 Peter Jinkens and Malik Jefferson drive Texas on defense. They have combined for 85 tackles, including 5 1/2 for loss.
Key matchup
Justin Silmon and Charles Jones vs. the Longhorns’ front seven: The Wildcats must restore balance to their offense. They can’t do that without effectively running the ball behind their running backs.
KANSAS STATE OFFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
WR | 6 | Deante Burton | 6-2 | 205 | Jr. |
WR | 19 | Kody Cook | 6-1 | 200 | Sr. |
LT | 55 | Cody Whitehair | 6-4 | 305 | Sr. |
LG | 77 | Boston Stiverson | 6-4 | 316 | Sr. |
C | 71 | Dalton Risner | 6-5 | 300 | Fr. |
RG | 68 | Luke Hayes | 6-6 | 295 | Sr. |
RT | 65 | Matt Kleinsorge | 6-5 | 310 | Sr. |
TE | 80 | Cody Small | 6-5 | 241 | So. |
WR | 4 | Dominique Heath | 5-9 | 175 | Fr. |
QB | 8 | Joe Hubener | 6-5 | 211 | Jr. |
RB | 32 | Justin Silmon | 5-10 | 191 | Fr. |
K | 3 | Jack Cantele | 6-0 | 175 | Sr. |
KANSAS STATE DEFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
DE | 75 | Jordan Willis | 6-5 | 250 | Jr. |
DT | 95 | Travis Britz | 6-4 | 293 | Sr. |
DT | 60 | Will Geary | 6-0 | 297 | So. |
DE | 45 | Marquel Bryant | 6-3 | 254 | Sr. |
LB | 9 | Elijah Lee | 6-3 | 218 | So. |
LB | 35 | Will Davis | 6-0 | 224 | Jr. |
LB | 52 | Charmeachealle Moore | 6-0 | 221 | Jr. |
CB | 33 | Morgan Burns | 5-11 | 201 | Sr. |
SS | 24 | Nate Jackson | 5-11 | 185 | Sr. |
FS | 4 | Kaleb Prewett | 6-1 | 204 | So. |
CB | 7 | Danzel McDaniel | 6-1 | 205 | Sr. |
P | 14 | Nick Walsh | 5-11 | 212 | So. |
TEXAS OFFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
WR | 4 | Daje Johnson | 5-9 | 184 | Sr. |
WR | 1 | John Burt | 6-2 | 184 | Fr. |
LT | 55 | Connor Williams | 6-5 | 283 | Fr. |
LG | 66 | Sedrick Flowers | 6-2 | 326 | Sr. |
C | 74 | Taylor Doyle | 6-4 | 300 | Sr. |
RG | 77 | Patrick Vahe | 6-2 | 319 | Sr. |
RT | 76 | Kent Perkins | 6-5 | 325 | Jr. |
TE | 47 | Andrew Beck | 6-3 | 232 | So. |
WR | 3 | Armanti Foreman | 5-11 | 204 | So. |
QB | 13 | Jerrod Heard | 6-2 | 195 | Fr. |
RB | 32 | Jonathan Gray | 5-10 | 211 | Sr. |
K | 23 | Nick Rose | 6-1 | 194 | Sr. |
TEXAS DEFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
DE | 1 | Shiro Davis | 6-3 | 256 | Sr. |
DT | 99 | Desmond Jackson | 6-1 | 300 | Sr. |
DT | 98 | Hassan Ridgeway | 6-3 | 314 | Jr. |
DE | 40 | Naashon Hughes | 6-4 | 232 | So. |
LB | 19 | Peter Jinkens | 6-0 | 230 | Sr. |
LB | 46 | Malik Jefferson | 6-3 | 232 | Fr. |
LB | 45 | Anthony Wheeler | 6-2 | 209 | Fr. |
FS | 31 | Jason Hall | 6-2 | 209 | Sr. |
SS | 14 | Dylan Haines | 6-1 | 193 | Jr. |
CB | 21 | Duke Thomas | 5-10 | 178 | Sr. |
CB | 24 | John Bonney | 6-0 | 188 | Fr. |
P | 13 | Michael Dickson | 6-3 | 208 | Fr. |
Kellis Robinett: @KellisRobinett
This story was originally published October 22, 2015 at 4:36 PM with the headline "Kansas State at Texas: Three-minute preview."