GAME 6
KANSAS STATE AT No. 13/11 TEXAS TECH
Saturday, Oct. 15, 2005
11:11 a.m. (CT)
Jones SBC Stadium (52,702)
Artificial Turf
Lubbock, Texas
ON THE AIR
Radio K-State Sports Network
Wyatt Thompson, play-by-play
Stan Weber, color
Matt Walters, sidelines
Television ABC Sports (regional)
Gary Thorne, play-by-play
Ed Cunningham, color
Mark Morgan, sidelines
Cats Back on Big 12 Road at Tech
With its first conference win under its belt, Kansas State (4-1, 1-1) travels to Texas Tech (5-0, 2-0) Saturday for the second of two road games against the Big 12 South.
The Wildcats, who equalled their win total for all of last year with a hard-fought 12-3 victory over in-state rival Kansas last week, now look to post back-to-back Big 12 wins for the first time since K-State won six straight to close out the 2003 campaign.
Still, the Cats will have their hands full with high-flying Texas Tech. The 13th-ranked Red Raiders used a last-minute comeback to forge a 34-31 victory at Nebraska last week and remain unbeaten on the season. Tech enters Saturday’s game with the nation’s top ranked passing (433.0 ypg) and scoring (52.6 ppg) offense in the country.
ABC will televise the match-up, beginning at 11:11 a.m., with Gary Thorne (P-B-P) and Ed Cunningham (analyst) calling the action and Mark Morgan providing sideline reports.
For those not near a television set, the game will also air live on radio across the 32-station K-State Sports Network. Wyatt Thompson (P-B-P) and former Wildcat quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) will call the action, with Matt Walters providing updates from the sidelines.
A Quick Look at the Wildcats
Off to its third 4-1 start in the last four seasons, Kansas State will look to get its offense back on track this week while maintaining the improved play the Wildcats have shown on the defensive side of the ball.
K-State’s offensive unit got off to a fast start in 2005, but injuries along the offensive line have severely limited the unit’s progress since the start of conference play. The Cats averaged 36.7 points and over 200 yards per game in both rushing and passing during non-league action, but have struggled to move the ball since. In Big 12 games, the Wildcats are averaging just 215 yards of total offense and 16.5 points per game.
On defense, Kansas State appears to be re-emerging as one of the nation’s better units. The Wildcats, who rank 11th in total defense (268.0 ypg) and 26th in scoring defense (18.6 ppg), have held opponents to single-digit points in two of the last three games, despite being placed in plenty of tough spots. On the season, opponents have had to drive less than 50 yards on 8-of-14 scoring drives, with two others requiring no drive at all. Moreover, 43 of the 93 points (8.6 per game) the Cats have given up are a direct result of five turnovers inside the K-State 35-yard line, a safety and a pair of blocked punts.
Snyder to Join 200 Club Saturday
Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder will hit a milestone Saturday, when he coaches the Wildcats vs. Texas Tech. Saturday’s game will mark Snyder’s 200th as the head coach at K-State and will make him one of just 17 active coaches to serve as a head coach in at least 200 college contests. On the list, which includes coaching legends such as Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden, Snyder ranks fifth in number of wins in his first 200 games as a head coach with 135 heading into Saturday’s meeting with Texas Tech.
Active Coaches with 200 Games Coached
(by winning percentage in first 200 games)
| Rk. | Coach | School | Record | Winning Pct. |
| 1. | Joe Paterno | Penn State | 162-37-1 | .813 |
| 2. | Chris Ault | Nevada | 143-56-1 | .718 |
| 3. | Bobby Bowden | Florida State | 142-58-0* | .710 |
| 4. | Jim Tressel | Ohio State | 139-59-2* | .700 |
| 5. | Bill Snyder | Kansas State | 135-63-1 | .681 |
| 6. | Fisher DeBerry | Air Force | 129-70-1 | .648 |
| 7. | John L. Smith | Michigan State | 127-73-0 | .635 |
| 8. | Ken Hatfield | Rice | 120-76-4 | .610 |
| 9. | Dick Tomey | San Jose State | 115-78-7 | .593 |
| 10. | Frank Beamer | Virginia Tech | 116-80-4* | .590 |
| 11. | Mack Brown | Texas | 114-85-1* | .573 |
| 12. | Howard Schnellenberger | Florida Atlantic | 105-92-3* | .533 |
| 13. | Mike Price | UTEP | 102-98-0* | .510 |
| 14. | Bobby Wallace | Temple | 101-98-1* | .508 |
| 15. | Glen Mason | Minnesota | 98-101-1 | .493 |
| 16. | Rich Brooks | Kentucky | 88-108-4 | .450 |
| 17. | Watson Brown | UAB | 75-124-1* | .378 |
* Includes I-AA games
More Tube time for Cats
Kansas State will make its fourth television appearance of the season and its third in as many weeks this Saturday, when the Wildcats travel to Texas Tech. The ABC broadcast will also be the third different network to televise the Wildcats this year. K-State’s road game at Marshall appeared nationally on ESPN2, while K-State’s games at Oklahoma and vs. Kansas aired over the majority of the nation’s cable systems on Fox Sports Net. Saturday’s game will be the Wildcats’ 89th television appearance all-time. Of the previous 88 appearances, 81 (92 percent) have come during the 17-year tenure of current head coach Bill Snyder. Overall, K-State is 48-33 on the tube under Snyder.
Early starts suit K-State just fine
Kansas State’s 11:11 kickoff at Texas Tech this week will mark the Wildcats’ third pre-noon start in six games this season. And thus far the early kick have agreed with K-State. The Wildcats kicked at 10:30 a.m. (EDT)/9:30 a.m. (CDT) in their 21-19 win at Marshall, before notching a 12-3 victory last week in an 11:10 (CDT) start vs. Kansas. Overall, the Wildcats have played in 28 games that have started before noon, posting a 17-11 record in a.m. kicks. In the Bill Snyder era, the Wildcats are 17-10 and 2-0 this season in pre-noon starts.
No Love in Lubbock
Kansas State will make just its third visit to Lubbock in the Big 12 era this week. And while the Wildcats have split their two meetings with Texas Tech at Jones SBC Stadium since 1996, K-State is just 1-4 all time vs. the Red Raiders in Lubbock. Texas Tech won the first three meetings in the series, including the debut game in 1933. Kansas State finally broke into the win column in Lubbock with a 13-2 victory during the 1997 season.
Infrequent Flyers
Despite meeting in the first ever Big 12 game in 1996, Saturday’s contest is just the ninth all time between Kansas State and Texas Tech and the first since 2001 between the two teams in Lubbock. The only Big 12 team the Wildcats have faced fewer times in its history than the Red Raiders is Baylor, which K-State has met just five times.
K-State Among the Big 12’s Best
As the Big 12 begins closing the books on the league’s first decade, few teams can claim to have fared better in conference play than Kansas State. With four North Division titles, three championship game appearances, a league title and 52 wins, the Wildcats have plenty to be proud of. In terms of overall success, only Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska have laid claim to more conference victories than K-State, which has won over 70 percent of its league games since joining the Big 12.
A big part of the Wildcats’s success has been K-State’s ability to win on the road. Since the inception of the Big 12, Kansas State is tied with Texas for the most Big 12 road victories (not including neutral site games), winning over 62 percent of its games in enemy stadiums. In nine-plus years, the Wildcats are 23-14 when playing on the Big 12 road, winning at least one Big 12 road game each season.
Facing THE South
Saturday’s game at Texas Tech will be Kansas State’s second of a tough three-game draw vs. Big 12 South Division opposition this season, and the Wildcats’ second of two road games vs. the South. Despite being swept by its southern division rivals a year ago, the Wildcats enter the match-up looking to build on one of the North Division’s best resumes against the South in inter-divisional play. Not including Big 12 title games, K-State is 16-12 vs. the Big 12 South since the inception of the league. With the exception of the 2001 and 2004 seasons, when the Wildcats were swept by Big 12 South teams Oklahoma, Texas A&M and Texas Tech, K-State has notched at least one victory vs. the South each season, including perfect 3-0 marks in 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999.
Deep in the Heart of Texas
Texas Tech is the second team from the great state of Texas on the docket for Kansas State this season. The Wildcats steamrolled North Texas, 54-7, to close out non-conference play with an unblemished record for the first time since 2002. All time, Kansas State is 23-22 vs. teams from the Lone Star State, including a 15-17 mark vs. the state of Texas’ Big 12 members. In the Big 12 era, the Wildcats are 11-9 vs. the state of Texas’ Big 12 teams.
Texas Wildcats
With 17 players on its roster from the Lone Star State, Kansas State boasts more players from Texas than any state in the Union except Kansas (56). In fact, the number of Texas players on Kansas State’s 2005 roster is more than the number of players hailing from the neighboring states of Nebraska (6), Missouri (4), Colorado (2) and Oklahoma (0) combined. K-State’s 17 Texans include freshman wide receiver Antonio Brown (Mesquite), freshman defensive end Eric Childs (Arlington), senior team captain and offensive tackle Jeromey Clary (Mansfield), sophomore wide receiver Toney Coleman (Arlington), junior defensive tackle Quintin Echols (Fort Worth), freshman running back Parrish Fisher (Richardson), senior defensive back Tony Griffith (Grand Prairie), freshman defensive back Courtney Herndon (Dallas), freshman defensive back Kevin Hollis (Gilmer), junior tight end Sean Lowe (Arlington), senior team captain and fullback Victor Mann (Fort Worth, born in Lubbock), freshman wide receiver Andrew Richards (Keller), junior wide receiver Preston Taylor (Gatesville), freshman wide receiver Val Taylor (Dallas), freshman offensive lineman Brock Unruh (Corpus Christi), junior offensive tackle Greg Wafford (Lancaster), and junior linebacker Leroy White (Garland).
Getting connected with tech
Kansas State defensive coordinator Bob Elliott and Texas Tech defensive ends coach Charlie Sadler coached together on the 1981 and 1982 staffs at Iowa State.
Texas Tech director of football operations, Tommy McVay, was an assistant coach for Kansas State from 1983-85 under then Wildcat Head Coach Jim Dickey.
Texas Tech senior offensive lineman Daniel Christian and Kansas State senior strong safety Maurice Porter played together at City College of San Francisco.
Garden City Community College in Kansas produced K-State junior wide receiver Yamon Figurs and Tech junior cornerback Antonio Huffman.
Kansas State head athletic trainer Matt Thomason, is a 2001 graduate of Texas Tech, where he served as a student athletic trainer and worked closely with Tech’s football, baseball, women's soccer and track & field teams... K-State assistant trainers Cory Driskill and Casey Hairston also worked as an athletic trainer at Texas Tech.
K-State assistant strength coach Scott Bird served in the the Texas Tech strength and condition program from 1992-93.
Wildcats Starting Strong... Again
Kansas State secured its third 4-1 start in the last four years with its 12-3 victory over Kansas in last week’s 103rd edition of the Sunflower State Showdown. The Wildcats’ fast start in 2005 is nothing new for K-State under head coach Bill Snyder. Since the start of the 1993 season, Kansas State has now started 4-1 or better in 11 of the last 13 seasons, with the only misses coming in 2001 and 2004.
Cats Avoid Dreaded 0-2 Big 12 Start
Starting out 0-2 in Big 12 Conference play hasn’t overly-hindered Kansas State’s postseason possibilities through the years (K-State opened 0-2 during its 2003 Big 12 Championship season). However, the Wildcats were glad to see the pesky little trend go by the wayside with their win over Kansas. Since the start of the 2001 campaign, Kansas State had opened league action with two losses three times (2001, 2003 and 2004). Other than those three seasons, the Wildcats have opened conference play 0-2 just one other time under Bill Snyder since 1990. That occurred during the 1992 season, when K-State dropped its first two Big Eight games en route to a 5-6 record. Since the 1992 campaign, K-State has either started 2-0 (four times) or 1-1 (six times) in 10-of-13 years.
Bouncing back
Kansas State has made a habit of bouncing back from losses under head coach Bill Snyder. Since the start of the 1995 season, K-State is 19-8 (.704) when coming off a loss, including K-State 12-3 win over Kansas, and 1-0 this season. Three of those eight setbacks occurred during the 2001 season, with two coming during the 2003 campaign. Last year, the Wildcats were 3-3 in the games following a loss, with bounce-back wins vs. UL-Lafayette, Nebraska and Missouri.
October-feast
Kansas State’s prowess in August - 6-0 all time - and September - 42-3 since 1992 - are well documented. However, the Wildcats have also been a solid team in October under head coach Bill Snyder. Since the inception of the Big 12 Conference, K-State is 24-16 (.600) in October.
Scoring Streak
Kansas State extended its consecutive games scoring streak to 109 vs. Kansas. The 109-game stretch is a school record and the 12th longest in the nation as the Wildcats have not been kept off the scoreboard since Colorado blanked K-State, 12-0, in 1996. The previous longest streak in school history of 60 games also took place during the Bill Snyder era at Kansas State and occurred between 1991 and 1996. In the Big 12, only Colorado (201 games - sixth longest in the country) and Nebraska (116 games) own longer streaks than the Wildcats.
Fast Starts Key for Cats
Scoring first is nice, but leading after the first quarter has been the big key for Kansas State this season. The Wildcats have only scored first in two of five games this year, however K-State has lead after the first quarter in three of four victories this season. Kansas State has trailed after the first 15 minutes in just one any of its three wins, and that occurred last week vs. Kansas.
Comeback kids
Kansas State’s win over Kansas wasn’t much of a comeback, but it was a come-from-behind victory nonetheless. K-State trailed 3-0 at the half before tying the game with a third-quarter field goal. A fourth-quarter touchdown and a late-game safety provide the final 12-3 margin of victory. It was the second comeback win of the season for K-State, which trailed 10-0 in the early going at Marshall before holding on for a 21-19 win in Huntington.
K-State Passing Game Beginning to Heat Up
Kansas State has begun to turn up the heat in the passing game over the past three weeks behind quarterbacks Allen Webb and Allan Evridge. Heading into the North Texas game, the Wildcats ranked 103rd in the nation in passing. Since then, Webb and Evridge have combined to complete 44 of 75 attempts for 726 yards and five scores, for an average of just under 250 yards per game. Kansas State averaged just 143.5 yards per game through the air in its first two outings of the season.
Rushing to victory
Annually one of the most productive ground attacks in the country, Kansas State is one of just two teams along with Rice to rank in the top 25 nationally in rushing offense in each of the last eight years. And though the Wildcats will be looking to get things back on track this week at Texas Tech in that department, when K-State gets it going in the run game it has been difficult to beat. The Cats enter the week averaging 16.3 yards per game on the ground. In their last 36 games, the Wildcats have gone over the 200-yard mark on the ground 23 times (63.9 percent). Since 1990, K-State is 79-12 (.867) with a 100-yard rusher and 76-5 (.938) with at least 200 yards on the ground.
Record Production
Kansas State rolled up 658 yards last week vs. North Texas to set the school record for total offensive yards in a game. It marked the first time K-State had been over the 500-yard mark since grinding out 502 in last year’s season opener. The last time K-State totaled over 600 yards occurred during the 1998 campaign, when the Wildcats totaled 607 vs. NE Louisiana (now Louisiana-Monroe). The previous school record for total offense was set on Sept. 27, 1997, when Kansas State amassed 638 yards in a 58-0 win over Bowling Green.
Getting defensive
With its offensive production struggling under the weight of numerous injuries, Kansas State’s defense appears to be stepping up at just the right time. The Wildcats have held two of their last three opponents to single-digit points, including just three points to Kansas last week. It was the fewest points scored by a K-State opponent since the Cats blanked Iowa State on Nov. 8, 2003. As a result, Kansas State is yielding an average of just 18.6 points per game this season, which is 40 percent less than the 30.6 points per game the Wildcats gave up on average in 2004.
Cat D Better Than Scoring Numbers Indicate
Kansas State’s scoring defense average of 18.6 points per game is solid on its own merit. However, the unit has actually played even better than that. Of the 93 points the Wildcats have given up this year, 43 of the 93 points (8.6 per game) the Cats have given up are a direct result of five turnovers inside the K-State 35-yard line, a safety and a pair of blocked punts, meaning that opponents have need to drive a grand total of 74 yards to score nearly half of their points. Against Oklahoma, the Sooners also returned two punts inside the K-State 35-yard line, claiming 10 more points as a result of short fields. Overall, 8-of-14 opponent scoring drives have traveled less than 50 yards, with two others requiring no drive at all.
Long drives not Easy
Kansas State’s defense has been difficult to drive against so far this season. Of the 54 drives opponents have started on their own side of the 50, the Wildcats have yielded points on just seven of them (13 percent). The seven scoring drives include four touchdowns and three field goals for a total of 37 points.
Run Stuff
Kansas State has already held 3-of-5 opponents below 100 yards on the ground this year. And despite giving up an average of 116.8 yards per game rushing, the Wildcats have yet to allow a 100 yard rusher this season. The last player to rush for over 100 yards vs. K-State was Iowa State’s Stevie Hicks, who gained 156 yards on 29 attempts in last year’s season finale.
No Pass Zone
The Wildcats have been tough against the run this season, but statistically Kansas State has been even better vs. the pass. Entering the Texas Tech game, K-State ranks 13th in pass efficiency defense and ninth nationally and second in the Big 12 in pass defense, yielding an average of just 151.2 yards per game. Not bad for a unit that ranks last in the Big 12 in sacks.
Tough Stuff
In addition to playing with improved spirit, Kansas State’s defense has shown some moxie with its back against the wall. Against Florida International, the Wildcats’ defense thwarted three scoring chances, coming up with a fumble, an interception and a stop on downs inside their own 30-yard line. At Marshall, the K-State defense was even more impressive, forcing two fumbles, an interception, blocking a field goal and forcing two other attempts for a total of just six points on six drives that ended inside the Wildcat 30. In its most recent outing vs. Kansas, K-State’s may have been its most impressive. For the game, the Jayhawks penetrated the Wildcat 40-yard line eight times, including five trips inside the 30. However, KU was able to manage just three points for the game as it turned the ball over on downs three times, fumbled twice, had a field goal blocked and was force to punt two other times.
Third-Down Success
Kansas State continues to be the nation’s most efficient team on third downs on both sides of the ball. K-State is the only team in the country to rank in the top 15 nationally in both third down offensive and defensive conversions. The Wildcats offense is converting at a 51-percent clip, including third-and-goal situations, to rank No. 13 in the nation. On defense, K-State has allowed its opponents to convert on just 23 percent of their third down, good for third nationally. A big reason for the defensive success has been K-State’s ability to force third-and-long situations. Through four games, opponents have needed to travel at least seven yards on 44 of 69 third downs (64 percent).
Third Down Go-To-Guys
Kansas State has converted 42 of its 82 (51 percent) third downs this season and has gone to numerous offensive weapons for the conversions. Jordy Nelson has converted seven third-down plays to lead the team followed by Allen Webb, Parrish Fisher and Jermiane Moreira, who have all converted five third downs. Thomas Clayton, with four third-down conversions, rounds out K-State’s top five.
Evridge Steps Up
Redshirt freshman quarterback Allan Evridge saw his first extensive action of his career last week against Kansas, as he led the Wildcats to a 12-3 win in the Sunflower Showdown. Evridge, a southpaw, became the first K-State freshman quarterback since Darrell Dickey in 1979 to lead his Wildcat team to a win. Against Kansas, Evridge directed the offense and finished the day 14-of-21 for 136 yards and a touchdown after entering the game late in the first quarter and also gained 64 yards on the ground but netted just 25 thanks to numerous sacks.
Full Nelson
Opposing defenses are getting steady doses of sophomore defender-turned-wide receiver Jordy Nelson so far this season. In five games, Nelson has hauled in a team-high 18 receptions for 271 yards (54.2 ypg) and a team-best five touchdowns. Nelson, a big and fast target at 6-3 and 210, has caught a touchdown reception in each of the first five games this season, marking the first receiver in the Bill Snyder era to do so. Nelson had a career-best 107 yards receiving at Oklahoma, marking the first time a Wildcat receiver topped 100 yards since Jermaine Moreira’s 112 last year at Colorado. He also leads the team in scoring with his 30 points.
Dynamic Duo
Jordy Nelson and Jermaine Moreira have developed into the two main go-to receivers when Kansas State goes to the air in 2005. Through five games, the two are tied for the team lead in receptions with 18 and only one other receiver, Yamon Figurs, has caught more than 10 balls so far this season. In all, K-State has completed 73 passes this season with 36 of those (49-percent) have gone to Moreira and Nelson. Also, six of those completions, four to Nelson, have gone for 20-plus yards and five for touchdowns.
High Rate of Returns
Coming off an impressive stretch run in 2004, junior Jermaine Moreira has ignited the Kansas State special teams unit with his returns in 2005. Through five games, Moreira ranks 27th nationally and fifth in the Big 12 in punt returns with his 11.7 average. After producing a 67-yard punt return vs. Florida International, Moreira put his kick return abilities on display at Marshall, with three for 92 yards, including a 42-yarder that nearly went the distance. He then took one to the house against North Texas, a 62-yarder in which he dodged several defenders before breaking loose down the sidelines. He also had a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown called back due to a penalty at Marshall.
Fisher Closing in On Freshman Rushing mark
Redshirt freshman tailback Parrish Fisher, who has averaged a team-best 6.7 yards a carry in five games, made his first career three weeks ago against North Texas and became the first freshman tailback to start for the Wildcats in the Bill Snyder era. Fisher carried 21 times for 169 yards against the Mean Green, becoming the first freshman ever at K-State to rush for over 100 yards in a game. Fisher also set a freshman record with 21 carries and is currently second all-time in single-season rushing by a freshman with 262 yards. Fisher needs 43 yards to become K-State’s all-time freshman rushing leader as Roosevelt Duncan currently is tops with 304 yards back in 1976.
Clary Anchors Young O-Line
Senior offensive lineman Jeromey Clary is the anchor to a very young K-State offensive line in 2005. The All-Big 12 candidate has made 31 consecutive starts on the line for the Wildcats, the first 26 at right tackle before moving to left tackle this season. Clary has anchored a line that is very talented but also very young and inexperienced. Of the seven different offensive linemen that have made starts this season, six did so for the first time in 2005. John Hafferty, Caleb Handy, Chris Wofford, Jacob Voegeli, Jordan Bedore and Matt Boss have all made their first career starts this season and K-State has used a different line combination in four of five games.
D-Line Brought the Heat Against Kansas
Kansas State’s defense held Kansas to just eight first downs and 236 total yards Saturday, thanks largely in part to the Wildcat defensive line’s pressure on Kansas quarterbacks. Tearrius George pressured all three KU signal callers all day and also recorded a sack in the end zone for a safety. It was the first safety since George also was credited with a sack against Texas Tech in the end zone back in 2004. Also, linemen Blake Seiler, who recorded a career-best five tackles and a sack, and Alphonso Moran (five tackles and a fumble recovery) had career days to lead the defensive line charge against the Jayhawks.
Zach Beginning to Dile It In
Junior linebacker Zach Diles has eased his way into the rotation at linebacker for the Wildcat defense, capped by a breakout game two weeks ago at Oklahoma. After notching seven tackles in his first three games, Diles broke out with a game-high 11-tackle performance at Oklahoma to lead the Wildcats. Diles is currently tied for fourth on the team in tackles with 19 and is third among linebackers behind Brandon Archer and Maurice Mack without ever starting a game.
Archer Right on Target
Junior captain Brandon Archer heads into the Texas Tech game leading the Wildcat defense with 33 total tackles, including 6.5 for a loss of 20 yards. He opened the season with a team-best five tackles, including one for a loss of a yard, in the season opener against Florida International then continued his steady play at Marshall with eight stops and a fumble recovery. Through the Kansas game, Archer has recorded five or more tackles in 11 of his last 12 games dating back to last season. In those 11 games, Archer led the Wildcat defense in tackles four times and has also collected 10 or more stops on three occasions.
Justin The Nick of Time
Sophomore Justin McKinney is evolving into quite a player in the secondary early in his Wildcat career as he has come up with numerous big plays at crucial times. Through five games, McKinney, a reserve corner, is second in the Big 12 in passes defended with four pass breakups and two interceptions for a 1.5 passes defended average and has also totalled 12 tackles. In week two, he finished the game at Marshall with just three total tackles, but forced a key fumble on a kickoff return during the first half that led to a K-State touchdown drive. His lone assisted tackle on the day also resulted in a Marshall fumble near the K-State goal line, though Marcus Watts was given credit for the force. Playing in just his second Division I-A game, the sophomore put an exclamation point on his performance by recording a pair of interceptions, with the last one coming at the Wildcat 12-yard line with just three seconds to play as the Thundering Herd was driving for a potential game-winning field goal.
Snodgrass One leg Up
Junior place-kicker showed signs of his strong right leg by kicking a 56-yard field goal in the spring game. Now, during the regular season, Snodgrass is 5-for-7 on the year in field goals with his makes coming from 31, 33, 38, 39 and 57 yards. Against North Texas, Snodgrass booted a 57-yarder, which tied Jamie Rheem for the fourth-longest in school history. Rheem kicked a 57-yarder back in 1999. Snodgrass’ 57-yard boot is also the third longest so far this season nationally and the second longest in the Big 12. The junior is also a perfect 13-of-13 in extra points so far this season.
Reyer Bounces Back
Sophomore Tim Reyer came up big for Kansas State in the 12-3 win over rival Kansas last week. Reyer punted a career-most 10 times last Saturday for 419 yards, an average of 41.9 yards a boot. More important, he had a 65-yarder and also had three punts downed inside the 20 yard line, including one that was downed on the one and led to a safety late in the fourth quarter. So far this season, Reyer has averaged 40.8 yards a kick and has had seven kicks downed inside the 20-yard line.
