Spring Game is April 30th.
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http://cfn.scout.com/2/557834.htmlKansas State Wildcats
2011 CFN Prediction 0-0
2011 Record: 0-0
Sep. 3 Eastern Kentucky
Sep. 10 OPEN DATE
Sep. 17 Kent State
Sep. 24 at Miami
Oct. 1 Baylor
Oct. 8 Missouri
Oct. 15 at Texas Tech
Oct. 22 at Kansas
Oct. 29 Oklahoma
Nov. 5 at Oklahoma State
Nov. 12 Texas A&M
Nov. 19 at Texas
Nov. 26 Iowa State
2010 CFN Prediction: 4-8
2010 Record: 7-6
Sept. 4 UCLA W 31-22
Sept. 11 Missouri St W 48-24
Sept. 18 Iowa St W 27-20 (in KC)
Sept. 25 UCF W 17-13
Oct. 2 OPEN DATE
Oct. 7 Nebraska L 48-13
Oct. 14 at Kansas W 59-7
Oct. 23 at Baylor L 47-42
Oct. 30 Oklahoma St L 24-14
Nov. 6 Texas W 39-14
Nov. 13 at Missouri L 38-28
Nov. 20 at Colorado L 44-36
Nov. 27 at North Texas W 49-41
PINSTRIPE BOWL
Dec. 30 Syracuse L 36-34
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Spring Practice Begins: April 6
Game: April 30
The early spring buzz ... Bryce Brown, Bryce Brown, Bryce Brown, Bryce Brown, Bryce Brown. KSU spring ball doesn’t get rolling until early April, and all anyone around the Wildcats seems to wonder about is whether or not Bryce Brown, the former No. 1 recruit in the land who took his talents to Tennessee before transferring to KSU, can play. If he’s half as good as advertised, all of a sudden, the Wildcat offense has its identity and it has a player to make up for the loss of Daniel Thomas while easing in the era of quarterback Collin Klein. If Brown is even halfway decent this spring, watch the hype get out of control.
The big spring question is ... Can the defense stop anyone from running the ball? It’s not like the Big 12 was the old Big 8 with Billy Sims to worry about one week and Jarvis Redwine the next. Even so, the KSU defensive front got obliterated by anyone and everyone who tried running the ball giving up a whopping 231 yards per game. The pass rush was non-existent and the tackles were shoved aside by a soft breeze. The D will get time to jell this fall with Eastern Kentucky and Kent State to start out, but Miami is going to start running the ball again under Al Golden and Baylor will be flying again with Robert Griffin under center. The Wildcats have to use all 15 practices, fall camp, and the first three weeks of September to come up with answers up front.
The most important position to watch is ... Offensive guard. The defensive line is the biggest overall concern, and Collin Klein has to show he can really be the full-time starting quarterback and more than just a runner, but the offense needs the line to be solid and it needs to find three new starters for the interior. Senior Colten Freeze should be a starter at one guard spot, but the 294-pounder is a light snack compared to the guy he’ll likely replace, 349-pound Kenneth Mayfield. The 280-pound Keenan Taylor should take over at left guard, but he’ll replace the 317-pound Zach Kendall.
Spring attitude... Get hot early. The back half of the schedule is a bear with four straight nasty dates against the former Big 12 South powers before closing out at home against Iowa State. The Wildcats need to somehow book five wins before the October 29th date against Oklahoma or it’ll be tough to get a bowl bid. As always, there will be a reliance on the JUCO ranks to beef up the depth and the all-around talent, but unless the running game with scrambler Collin Klein and uber-prospect Bryce Brown is dominant, it could be a step-back season.
The 2011 Class Is Heavy On … Quarterbacks. As always, Bill Snyder went hard after the JUCO transfers with corner Allen Chapman a lockdown defender and safeties Kip Daily and Nigel Malone ready for right now, and defensive end Meshak Williams a great-looking end to put in the rotation. The offensive backfield got a few new options with JUCO transfers Justin Tuggle and Angelo Pease two fast, mobile players who can handle the offense this year. Daniel Sams is a prep pickup who’ll be groomed for the near future.
Five Kansas State Recruits You Should Care About
Player writeups by Scout.com
1. QB Justin Tuggle
6-3, 225, three-star JUCO transfer. Signed with Boston College in 2008 and redshirted. Played for the Eagles in 2009 before transferring to Blinn in January. Will have two years to play two after the 2010 season.
2. DE Meshak Williams
6-3, 231, three-star JUCO transfer.
3. CB Allen Chapman
5-10, 175, three-star JUCO transfer.
4. DE Marquel Bryant
6-3, 219, Scout.com’s 75th ranked defensive end.
5. DT Lamonte Clark
6-3, 287, Scout.com’s 95th ranked defensive tackle.
2011 Entire Recruiting Class
Dante Barnett ATH 6-1 175 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington
Arthur Brown LB 6-1 223 Jr. Wichita, Kan./Miami
Bryce Brown RB 6-0 216 Jr Wichita, Kan./Tennessee
Marquel Bryant DE 6-3 215 Fr. Dallas, Texas/Skyline
Morgan Burns DB 5-11 195 Fr. Wichita, Kan./Trinity Academy
Tanner Burns DB 6-0 183 Jr. San Jose, Calif./San Jose State
Jade Cathey WR 6-5 185 Fr. Liberal, Kan./Liberal
Allen Chapman DB 5-11 180 Jr. San Francisco, Calif./Oak Grove/City College of San Francisco
Lamonte Clark DL 6-4 308 Fr. Washingon, D.C./Ballou
Kip Daily DB 6-0 181 Jr. College Station, Texas/A&M Consolidated/Blinn College
Tyler Davidson TE 6-5 265 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Jenks
Hunter Davis DE 6-3 246 Fr. Choctaw, Okla./Choctaw
Glenn Gronkowski FB 6-3 195 Fr. Amherst, N.Y./Williamsville North
Samuel Harvill DL 6-1 255 Fr. Springdale, Ark./Shiloh Christian
Kason Hostrup OL 6-5 300 Fr. Sachse, Texas/Sachse
Kyle Klein DE 6-5 218 Fr. Loveland, Colo./Loveland
Tyler Lockett WR 5-11 170 Fr. Tulsa, Okla./Booker T. Washington
Vaikalafi Lutui DT 6-2 280 Jr. Salt Lake City, Utah/West/Mt. San Antonio CC
Nigel Malone DB 5-10 185 Jr. Manteca, Calif./Sierra/City College of San Francisco
Brandon Mickens LB 6-4 195 Fr. League City, Texas/Clear Springs
Mike Moore LB 6-1 213 Fr. Dallas, Texas/Skyline
Destin Mosley WR 5-9 175 Fr. Jefferson, Texas/Jefferson
Angelo Pease ATH 5-11 205 Jr. Cairo, Ga./Hutchinson CC
Daniel Sams QB 6-2 210 Fr. Slidell, La./Salmen
Ian Seau DE 6-4 240 Fr. Carlsbad, Calif./La Costa Canyon
Curry Sexton WR 6-0 190 Fr. Abilene, Kan./Abilene
Shaun Simon OL 6-2 315 Jr. Tulsa, Okla./Hutchinson CC
Boston Stiverson OL 6-4 295 Fr. Andover, Kan./Andover Central
Justin Tuggle QB 6-3 228 Jr. Alpharetta, Ga./Northview/Boston College/Blinn College
Cody Whitehair OL 6-5 300 Fr. Abilene, Kan./Abilene
Meshak Williams DL 6-4 235 Jr. Sylvester, Ga./Hutchinson CC
Dillon Wilson PK 6-0 175 Fr. Midlothian, Texas/Midlothian
