Kansas State facing QB questions as Mississippi State looms
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder probably felt pretty good about having two quarterbacks with starting experience this year, especially the way both performed at times last season.
After Skylar Thompson and Alex Delton both struggled against South Dakota, though, that confidence is a bit shakier heading into Saturday's showdown with No. 18-ranked Mississippi State.
Thompson was 8 of 14 for 61 yards with a touchdown and an interception, and Delton was just 5 of 14 for 91 yards and another interception.
So combine them and the two quarterbacks with experience of winning in the Big 12 were 13 of 28 for 152 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions.
Against a school from the Football Championship Subdivision.
"Both of them did some decent things and both of them struggled and made mistakes," Snyder said this week. "They're correctable mistakes, and that's easy to say."
Yes, it's easy to say. It's much tougher to accomplish, especially with a much bigger challenge coming to Manhattan in the Bulldogs, who throttled their own FCS opponent in their opener.
Kansas State knows what the Bulldogs can do offensively, and it stands to reason that the Wildcats are going to have to score more than they did in a 27-24 win over the Coyotes if they want to spring an upset.
There is ample reason to believe that's possible, though.
Remember, Thompson is still the same quarterback that threw for 203 yards, ran for 93 more and totaled four touchdowns in a win at Oklahoma State last season.
Delton is the same
QB who threw for 144 yards, ran for 142 and totaled four TDs in a close loss to Big 12 champ Oklahoma.
The talent is there. The execution, at least last week, was missing.
Arkansas State’s Dahu Green out for season
Arkansas State receiver Dahu Green is out for the year after suffering a broken ankle in the season opener.
Coach Blake Anderson said Green, a former Westmoore High School
Both of them did some decent things and both of them struggled and made mistakes. They’re correctable mistakes, and that’s easy to say.”
Kansas State coach Bill Snyder
standout, will apparently need surgery after being injured early in the second quarter of the Red Wolves' 48-21 win over Southeast Missouri State on Saturday.
Green, a transfer from Oklahoma, sat out last season under NCAA transfer rules. Anderson said the school will ask the NCAA for a medical hardship, which would leave Green with two years of eligibility remaining if approved.
The Red Wolves visit No. 1 Alabama (1-0) this weekend.
Edmond native and former OU quarterback Justice Hansen threw for
423 yards and six touchdowns in Arkansas State's opener.
Nebraska AD committed to finding 12th game after cancellation
Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says he is doing all he can to find a 12th regularseason game for the Cornhuskers.
Moos on Wednesday commented for the first time since the opener against Akron was called off because of inclement weather Saturday.
Nebraska wanted to play Akron Sunday, but the Zips couldn't find a hotel for Saturday night.
Moos said Akron turned down Nebraska's offer to house players in vacant dormitories and provide breakfast.
Moos said rescheduling the game against Akron for Dec. 1 is an option as long as one or both teams are not playing in a conference championship game that day.
Another possibility is to fill the scheduled open date Oct. 27 with a game against an opponent likely from the Football Championship Subdivision.