The road has not been particularly kind to Kansas State football so far this season, but the Wildcats have a chance to reverse that trend Saturday when they take on Colorado in another key Big 12 matchup against the Buffaloes in Boulder.
Kickoff is scheduled for 9:15 p.m. central time as the No. 19-ranked Wildcats (4-1, 1-1 Big 12) try to keep pace with a Colorado team (4-1, 2-0) that is off to a hot start in the conference. Both teams were off last week.
K-State has been dominant at home this season, including a 48-20 blowout of Oklahoma State two weeks ago, but has struggled on the road. The Wildcats needed a fourth-quarter defensive touchdown and a goal line stand at the end to edge Tulane in New Orleans, and then struggled mightily in a 38-9 blowout loss at Brigham Young.
Colorado, picked 11th in the Big 12 preseason poll, has won three straight, including an impressive 48-21 blowout of Central Florida two weeks ago on the road. The Buffaloes also beat Baylor at home to open league play.
Here are five things to know, plus a prediction, for Saturday’s game.
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Kansas State football must adjust to late-night start
After his team struggled in a 9:30 p.m. start at BYU, K-State coach Chris Klieman said the Wildcats will tweak their schedule leading up to the game in hopes of having the Wildcats operating at peak efficiency by kickoff.
“There’s only so many things you can do based on departure times of planes and the sunlight and so forth, but we’re doing a few things on…
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Publish date : 2024-10-11 18:26:22
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