Snyder apologizes to fans for performance
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder was so embarrassed by his team's performance in a loss at Vanderbilt that he penned a letter this week apologizing to fans of the Wildcats.
"I did not hold up our end and provide you with a more positive outcome," Snyder wrote more than a week after the 14-7 defeat. "We did not play or coach collectively as well as we are capable, nor as well as we needed to against a competitive Vanderbilt team. I apologize for that."
The Wildcats finally can start making amends.
Kansas State (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) heads into its Big 12 opener against improving Baylor (0-4, 0-1) on Saturday following a week off.
Meanwhile, Baylor also learned last week what happens when it executes better.
The Bears were embarrassed by Liberty, UTSA and Duke during its nonconference slate, but things began clicking against No. 3 Oklahoma.
Behind a breakout game from Zach Smith, who threw for 463 yards and four scores, the Bears took the Sooners down to the wire in a 49-41 loss.
"The way we process is to every day look at what you're doing right, what you're doing wrong, and try to get better at it," Baylor coach Matt Rhule said.
"We have not played to our capabilities yet, and we won't all year. We'll continue to get better and better and better.
"We just have to keep pushing ourselves forward," he added, "and when we win, I'll still be the same way. I'll say, 'We're still not doing this right, but we're doing this better.'"
Ohio State travels to face Rutgers
No. 11 Ohio State isn't the only one returning to face Rutgers.
Saturday's game at High Point Solutions Stadium marks the first time that former Scarlet Knights head coach and secondyear Buckeyes defensive coordinator Greg Schiano will be coaching in a game at Rutgers since leaving in 2011 for a two-year run with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Schiano transformed Rutgers from one of the worst programs in college football to a one that the Big Ten added in the 2014 expansion. He was out of football for two seasons before joining Urban Meyer's staff after Chris Ash resigned to take the Rutgers head coaching job last year.
Schiano helped Ash during his transition period. The two haven't talk much this season but will see each other Saturday when the Buckeyes (3-1, 1-0 Big Ten) face a rebuilding Rutgers (1-3, 0-1).
"It's remarkable what they were able to do, and you know, that's — honestly that's one of the reasons that I made the decision to come here is because it's been done before," Ash said, referring to Schiano, who led Rutgers to winning seasons and bowl berths in six of his final seven seasons. "It takes a lot of time, effort and a lot of people to get it done but hoping to be able to rebuild it and get it back to where it was during his time here."