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A whole lot of parts to the Kansas State puzzle and style worked just fine against Arkansas State in the 35-31 loss, and it all needs to be perfect again.

The Wildcats committed too many penalties – sinning eight times – but it dominated the time of possession battle by almost nine minutes, was +2 in turnover margin, and it just needed one last stop.

The offense wasn’t sharp enough – and give credit to Arkansas State – but the team had several chances to put the game away, and couldn’t quite do it.

This is still a fantastic Wildcat team with the offense that could flip the switch and be a whole lot more efficient and effective after the rough opener. Defensively, it should be able to hold down an Oklahoma ground game that couldn’t get much moving against Missouri State, but …

Why Oklahoma Will Win

Kansas State made the Arkansas State wide receivers look like future NFL stars, and now the secondary has to deal with the Oklahoma corps.

The Wildcats generated decent pressure, but they were still hammered for 330 passing yards and five touchdowns on big play after big play.

Enter Spencer Rattler and the Oklahoma passing game that got in its work against Missouri State with 31 first quarter points, four long touchdown passes and a ton of deep plays.

Oklahoma has the defensive front to keep Kansas State from establishing a steady running game and make Skylar Thompson become even more of a passer. He was fine against ASU, but the team isn’t built for a shootout. However …

What’s Going To Happen

Thompson was brilliant in last year’s 48-41 win over the Sooners, throwing for 213 yards and running for four scores in the upset.

Assume Oklahoma will be ready this time around.

Kansas State is a lot stronger than it looked against Arkansas State, but it’s going to struggle to keep up the pace when Rattler gets into a second half groove. The Wildcat pass rush will be good enough to give the new guy some problems, but the OU offense will be too strong as the game goes on.

Oklahoma vs Kansas State Prediction, Line

Oklahoma 40, Kansas State 27
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Oklahoma -28, o/u: 52.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 3

Must See Rating: 3.5

5: RBG
1: DTF

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Kansas State vs Arkansas State Prediction, Game Preview

Kansas State Wildcats vs Arkansas State Red Wolves prediction and game preview.

Kansas State Wildcats vs Arkansas State Red Wolves prediction and game preview.

Kansas State vs Arkansas State Broadcast

Date: Saturday, September 12
Game Time: 12:00 ET
Venue: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
Network: FOX

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Kansas State (0-0) vs Arkansas State (0-1) Game Preview

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Why Arkansas State Will Win

The Red Wolves weren’t bad in the 37-24 loss to Memphis in the opener. They got in a little bit of work, the passing game was fine, and they provided a push against a team that made it into the New Year’s Six last year.

ASU has a strong enough passing game to be a problem for a revamped Kansas State secondary that won’t get a whole lot of help from an okay pass rush. Wyatt Hubert is a terrific playmaker in the backfield, but the Red Wolves should have time to work.

Expect more than 400 yards of total ASU offense.

– CFN Preview 2020: Every Team Preview, Rankings, Predictions

Why Kansas State Will Win

Memphis isn’t exactly known as a program for its ability to milk the clock – it wasn’t bad last year in time of possession, but its game is more about speed and big plays. It was able to hold the ball for over 34 minutes against Arkansas State.

The Red Wolves like to operate quickly with a fast tempo, and while it all usually works, they never have the ball – they were 113th in the nation last year in time of possession.

The Kansas State program for years and years and years has lived off of control. Last year’s team was ninth in the nation and first in the Big 12 in time of possession, and against ASU it should have the ball for at least 35 minutes.

– CFN College Football Experts Picks, Week 2

What’s Going To Happen

Time of possession, turnover margin – ASU gave it away three times against Memphis – and doing the little things right. Kansas State will overcome a sluggish overall offensive performance by always keeping the game plays at the level it likes.

This is the game to get the revamped offensive line in sync, and it’s not always going to be pretty. However, the Wildcats will go on enough long marches to do what they must to get the win, even if they won’t ever get comfortable.

Kansas State vs Arkansas State Prediction, Line

Kansas State 34, Arkansas State 20
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Kansas State -10.5, o/u: 54.5
ATS Confidence out of 5: 4

Must See Rating: 3

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College Football News Preview 2020: Kansas State Wildcats

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Kansas State Wildcats season with what you need to know

College Football News Preview 2020: Previewing, predicting, and looking ahead to the Kansas State Wildcats season with what you need to know.

– Contact/Follow @ColFootballNews & @PeteFiutak

– What You Need To Know: Offense | Defense
– Top Players | Key Players, Games, Stats
– What Will Happen, Win Total Prediction
– Schedule Analysis
– Kansas State Previews 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015

2019 Record: 8-5 overall, 5-4 in Big 12
Head Coach: Chris Klieman, 2nd year, 8-5 at KSU
2019 CFN Final Opinion Ranking: 32
2019 CFN Final Season Formula Ranking: 41
2019 CFN Preview Ranking: 31

5. College Football News Preview 2020: Kansas State Wildcats Offense 3 Things To Know

– The offense had its moments. The running game was okay, the passing attack was efficient, and … there wasn’t enough consistent scoring. The O fell flat early on in the Big 12, and it couldn’t come up with that one big drive in close losses to Texas, West Virginia and Navy. But as head coach Chris Klieman said from the start of his tenure last year, this is going to be a work in progress.

On the plus side, Kansas State started to do Kansas State things. It controlled the clock better than any team in the Big 12, the turnovers were kept to a bare minimum, and for the most part, it was able to keep things at its own pace.

Now it has to score more.

CFN in 60 Video: Kansas State Wildcats Preview
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– Skylar Thompson isn’t going to be a threat to break any passing records, but he’s a solid veteran who runs well, doesn’t throw a ton of picks, and can keep things moving. He’s the experience leader the offense needs, but the explosion has to be there from the receiving corps.

Leading target Dalton Schoen is done, but he only caught 37 passes. Malik Knowles is a decent veteran, and kick return superstar Josh Youngblood needs the ball in his hands more as a receiver. Five of the top six pass catchers are back – Thompson will spread it around.

– The offensive line is going to be the biggest early concern. Last year’s group loses four starters but gets back crushing left guard Josh Rivas. It’s going to be a young front five, and the backs it’ll be blocking for are even more inexperienced.

Former Louisville transfer Harry Trotter is the leading returning back, and Tyler Burns will be an early option in the rotation, but redshirt freshmen Joe Ervin and Jacardia Wright had the biggest upside.

NEXT: College Football News Preview 2020: Kansas State Wildcats Defense 3 Things To Know

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Kansas State Football Schedule 2020

Kansas State football schedule 2020 with the revised season

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Kansas State football schedule 2020 with the revised season

Kansas State Football Schedule 2020

Sept. 12 Arkansas State

Sept. 19 OPEN DATE

Sept. 26 at Oklahoma

Oct. 3 Texas Tech

Oct. 10 at TCU

Oct. 17 OPEN DATE

Oct. 24 Kansas

Oct. 31 at West Virginia

Nov. 7 Oklahoma State

Nov. 14 OPEN DATE

Nov. 21 at Iowa State

Nov. 28 at Baylor

Dec. 5 Texas

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College Football 2020: 5 (Potentially) Stupid Big 12 Predictions

Five bold, crazy, stupid, daring, wacky Big 12 college football predictions for the 2020 season.

Five bold, crazy, stupid, daring, wacky Big 12 college football predictions for the 2020 season.

5 (Potentially) Stupid Big 12 Predictions

As if everything we’re going through in the college football world – and in real life – isn’t stupid enough, let’s take it all down a few levels.

What if you were told last year at this time that Baylor was going to play for the Big 12 Championship?

What if you were told that Jalen Hurts would be one of the most efficient passers in the history of college football? What if you were told that eight of the ten teams – including Texas – would fail to hit the nine-win mark for the season?

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What if you were told last year at this time that Matt Rhule would have an NFL job – hardly a shocker – but Lincoln Riley was still going to be in Norman?

They’re the wild and wacky curveballs that make each season fun. Enough safe and sane, it’s time for dumb and dangerous with five (potentially) stupid predictions thrown at the wall to see if they stick.

To keep this fun, this entire Stick To Sports piece is in a safe, COVID-19-free bubble.

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– 2020 Big 12 Preview
– Ranking The Big 12 Coaches
– CFN All-Big 12 Team & Top 30 Players
– CFN Big 12 Team-By-Team Predictions
– Big 12 Schedule, Most Interesting Games

5. The Big 12 will lose two non-conference games

It’s going to take some work for the Big 12 to biff two or more of their Plus-1 games.

Each Big 12 team gets one non-conference tune-up game before diving into the nine-game conference run, and let’s just say no one is exactly pushing the envelope.

Let’s just give Texas Tech (Houston Baptist), West Virginia (Eastern Kentucky), TCU (Tennessee Tech), Texas (UTEP), and Oklahoma (Missouri State) the benefit of doubt and chalk up wins for all of them.

And that’s fine. With no preseason, all college teams are insane to not schedule a winnable game to work out all the kinks. Unless something crazier than even 2020 can throw at the Big 12, assume 5-0 out of that group.

And 3-2 from the other five.

– 2020 Big 12 Preseason Rankings

Tulsa has a potentially amazing offense that might come up with something special on the right day against Oklahoma State, but nah – the Cowboys will win that. However …

Be very, very careful of the opening of the Dave Aranda era at Baylor with a dangerous Louisiana Tech team coming into Waco.

Ha ha ha, Kansas gets Coastal Carolina to start. Yeah, the Chanticleers won 12-7 on its trip last year to Lawrence.

Arkansas State absolutely has the chops to pull off something fantastic in Manhattan against Kansas State, and watch out for a dangerous Louisiana team with the offense, coaching and firepower to upset Iowa State.

NEXT: The quarterbacks …

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Big 12 Predictions For Every Game: 2020 Revised Football Schedule

What’s going to happen this season in the Big 12 with the revised schedule? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game.

What’s going to happen this season in the Big 12 – if it’s able to make the season go? The schedules and predictions for each team and every game.

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Big 12 Predictions, 2020 Revised Schedules

2020 Baylor Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 4-6
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 11-3, 2018: 7-6
2020 Baylor Preview

Sept. 12 COMING
Sept. 19 COMING W
Sept. 26 Kansas W
Oct. 3 at West Virginia L
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 17 Oklahoma State L
Oct. 24 at Texas L
Oct. 31 TCU W
Nov. 7 at Iowa State L
Nov. 14 at Texas Tech L
Nov. 21 OPEN DATE
Nov. 28 Kansas State W
Dec. 5 at Oklahoma L

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2020 Iowa State Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 6-4
2019 Preseason Prediction: 7-5
2019: 7-6, 2018: 8-5
2020 Iowa State Preview

Sept. 12 Louisiana W
Sept. 19 OPEN DATE
Sept. 26 at TCU  L
Oct. 3 Oklahoma  L
Oct. 10 Texas Tech W
Oct. 17 OPEN DATE
Oct. 24 at Oklahoma State  L
Oct. 31 at Kansas W
Nov. 7 Baylor W
Nov. 14 OPEN DATE
Nov. 21 Kansas State W
Nov. 28 at Texas  L
Dec. 5 West Virginia W

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2020 Kansas Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 1-9
2019 Preseason Prediction: 3-9
2019: 3-9, 2018: 3-9
2020 Kansas Preview

Sept. 12 COMING
Sept. 19 COMING W
Sept. 26 at Baylor L
Oct. 3 Oklahoma State L
Oct. 10 OPEN DATE
Oct. 17 at West Virginia L
Oct. 24 at Kansas State L
Oct. 31 Iowa State L
Nov. 7 at Oklahoma L
Nov. 14 OPEN DATE
Nov. 21 Texas L
Nov. 28 TCU L
Dec. 5 at Texas Tech L

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2020 Kansas State Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 5-5
2019 Preseason Prediction: 6-6
2019: 8-5, 2018: 5-7
2020 Kansas State Preview

Sept. 12 Arkansas State W
Sept. 19 OPEN DATE
Sept. 26 at Oklahoma L
Oct. 3 Texas Tech W
Oct. 10 at TCU L 
Oct. 17 OPEN DATE
Oct. 24 Kansas W
Oct. 31 at West Virginia L
Nov. 7 Oklahoma State W
Nov. 14 OPEN DATE
Nov. 21 at Iowa State L
Nov. 28 at Baylor L
Dec. 5 Texas W

2020 Oklahoma Football Schedule

2020 Record: 0-0
2020 Preseason Prediction: 10-2
2019 Preseason Prediction: 11-1
2019: 12-2, 2018: 12-2
2020 Oklahoma Preview

Sept. 12 Missouri State W
Sept. 19 OPEN DATE
Sept. 26 Kansas State W
Oct. 3 at Iowa State W
Oct. 10 Texas (in Dallas)
Oct. 17 OPEN DATE
Oct. 24 at TCU W
Oct. 31 at Texas Tech W
Nov. 7 Kansas W
Nov. 14 OPEN DATE
Nov. 21 Oklahoma State W
Nov. 28 at West Virginia L
Dec. 5 Baylor W

NEXT: Big 12 Schedules, Predictions, Part 2

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Big 12 Football Schedule 2020 Composite. 10 Most Interesting Games

The modified version of the 2020 Big 12 football schedule with the week-by-week ranking of all of the games.

The modified version of the 2020 Big 12 football schedule with the week-by-week ranking of all of the games.

Big 12 Football Schedule Composite 2020

Each week’s games ranking from most interesting to least.

Ten Most Interesting Big 12 games

1. Texas vs. Oklahoma, Oct. 10
2. Oklahoma State at Oklahoma, Nov. 21
3. Texas at Oklahoma State, Oct. 31
4. Oklahoma at Iowa State, Oct. 3
5. Iowa State at Texas, Nov. 28
6. Oklahoma at TCU, Oct. 24
7. Oklahoma at Kansas State , Sept. 26
8. Texas at Kansas State, Dec. 5
9. Oklahoma State at Kansas State, Nov. 7
10. TCU at Texas, Oct. 3

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Each school will come up with their one non-conference game that needs to be played before September 26th. Those will be listed when released.

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 1

Saturday, Sept. 26
Oklahoma at Kansas State
Texas at Texas Tech
Iowa State at TCU
West Virginia at Oklahoma State
Kansas at Baylor

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 2

Saturday, Oct. 3
Oklahoma at Iowa State
TCU at Texas
Baylor at West Virginia
Texas Tech at Kansas State
Oklahoma State at Kansas

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 3

Saturday, Oct. 10
Texas vs. Oklahoma
Kansas State at TCU
Texas Tech at Iowa State

OFF WEEK: Baylor, Kansas, Oklahoma State, West Virginia

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 4

Saturday, Oct. 17
Oklahoma State at Baylor
Kansas at West Virginia

OFF WEEK: Iowa State, Kansas State, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas, Texas Tech

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 5

Saturday, Oct. 24
Oklahoma at TCU
Baylor at Texas
Iowa State at Oklahoma State
West Virginia at Texas Tech
Kansas at Kansas State

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 6

Saturday, Oct. 31
Texas at Oklahoma State
Oklahoma at Texas Tech
TCU at Baylor
Kansas State at West Virginia
Iowa State at Kansas

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 7

Saturday, Nov. 7
Oklahoma State at Kansas State
West Virginia at Texas
Baylor at Iowa State
Texas Tech at TCU
Kansas at Oklahoma

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 8

Saturday, Nov. 14
TCU at West Virginia
Baylor at Texas Tech

OFF WEEK: Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 9

Saturday, Nov. 21
Oklahoma State at Oklahoma
Kansas State at Iowa State
Texas at Kansas

OFF WEEK: Baylor, TCU, Texas Tech, West Virginia

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 10

Saturday, Nov. 28
Iowa State at Texas
Oklahoma at West Virginia
Kansas State at Baylor
Texas Tech at Oklahoma State
TCU at Kansas

Big 12 Football Schedule Week 11

Saturday, Dec. 5
Texas at Kansas State
Oklahoma State at TCU
Baylor at Oklahoma
West Virginia at Iowa State
Kansas at Texas Tech

Big Ten Football Championship

Saturday, Dec. 12 or 19
AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX

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CFN Big 12 Preview 2020: 5 Things That Matter. Top Players, Coaches, Games, Thoughts

The 2020 Big 12 Preview with the top players, biggest games, most important transfers, and thoughts on each team.

The 2020 Big 12 Preview with the top players, biggest games, most important transfers, and thoughts on each team.

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5. Big 12 2020 Preview

The Big 12 is used to this.

While the other four Power Five are adjusting to the idea of their expanded conference seasons, this is just another campaign for a Big 12 conference that always plays a nine-game league slate.

That doesn’t mean the conference shouldn’t expand to 12 teams and do this right, but that’s for another day.

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The unique aspect of the schedules will put the spotlight on the ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 and SEC, but the Big 12 should have the most competitive fight from top-to-almost bottom.

A very good team is likely going to end up with three wins this year.

CFN Big 12 Preview
Teams: Surprise, Disappointments | Top Games
Players To Watch | One Thought On Each Team
– CFN Preview 2020: All 130 Team Previews

Last year, West Virginia, Texas, Texas Tech and Kansas all had three Big 12 wins or fewer, and all four came up with two non-conference wins each. The other six teams went 16-2 in non-conference play, with the only two misfires the 18-17 Iowa State loss to Iowa, and the Texas defeat to an LSU team that turned out to be okay.

This year, the conference teams won’t have the benefit of two of those non-conference dates, so 5-5 will be a great year for most.

Oklahoma is still the runaway star with the most talent, the most depth, and the right system to keep the run of five straight Big 12 championships going.

But it’s not going to be a walk in the park.

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Texas is more than good enough to pull off a win over the Sooners – either in the regular season or, potentially, in the Big 12 Championship – and Oklahoma State should be able to hang with anyone in America if that offense does what it’s supposed to.

Iowa State is too experienced and too good to be considered just a pesky annoyance, and Kansas State and TCU each have the upside to sneak into that No. 2 spot in the Big 12 Championship game if things get a bit muddled.

Baylor will take a step back, but it’s still a player, and West Virginia and Texas Tech are going to be far stronger – even if the records don’t necessarily show it.

And yeah, Kansas will pull off an upset somewhere. It’s going to take something quirky, but it’ll happen.

Take a potential blast of a conference schedule and throw in the most exciting brand of college football going, and it should be business as usual for the Big 12.

NEXT: Big 12 Teams That Will Surprise, Disappoint

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Big 12 To Play 9 Plus 1 Model. The Likely Non-Conference Games Are …

The Big 12 has figured out what it’s going to do with its football season, adopting the 9+1 model. What should be the non-conference games?

The Big 12 has figured out what it’s going to do with its football season, adopting the 9+1 model. What should be the non-conference games?

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The Big 12 actually had to work on this one

The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 have all decided to run with a conference-only model without a non-conference opponent. That made sense considering there are more than enough teams in each of the leagues to easily fill out a ten-game schedule, and there wasn’t any reason to pay a team outside of the conference to play without the normal revenue coming in from fans in the stands.

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Since the Big 12 only has ten teams, it had the choice of either 1) playing a nine-game model, 2) going to ten games with a double-up somewhere within the league, or do what they’re doing with this 9+1 version.

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Like it was supposed to be when the season was normal, every Big 12 team was going to play every other Big 12 team for the nine-game schedule. Now each one has to fill out that one extra game to round out the slate.

Flexibility – like it is for the other conferences – is key. The Big 12 is planning on starting in mid-September, and will have its conference championship sometime in mid-December.

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So what will those non-conference games be?

With the Power Five leagues taking the conference-only route, we lose Texas vs. LSU, Iowa State vs. Iowa, Oklahoma vs. Tennessee, West Virginia vs. Florida State, and Kansas State vs. Vanderbilt, but here are the games currently on their slates from the Group of Five and FCS to choose from.

One note, these could all be ditched for other options. Each team would keep one of these, but some of the FCS programs have delayed or cancelled their seasons.

Baylor – Incarnate Word, Louisiana Tech
Iowa State – South Dakota, UNLV
Kansas – at Coastal Carolina, (New Hampshire game postponed)
Kansas State – Buffalo, North Dakota
Oklahoma – Missouri State, at Army
Oklahoma State – Tulsa, Western Illinois
TCU – at SMU, (Prairie View A&M game postponed)
Texas – USF, UTEP
Texas Tech – at UTEP, (Alabama State game postponed)
West Virginia – Eastern Kentucky, Maryland
– 2020 CFN Preseason Big 12 Rankings

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