KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid was released from the hospital Monday after he felt ill and was taken by ambulance to be treated for dehydration following their 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. 

Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said that Reid was “in great spirits” and that he planned to visit the practice facility later in the day or Tuesday. In the meantime, Chiefs coordinators Steve Spagnuolo and Eric Bieniemy ran the Monday film reviews. The 63-year-old Reid is expected to coach Sunday when the Chiefs visit Philadelphia.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is resting and in stable condition after being taken to a hospital following Kansas City's 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

The Chiefs released a statement Sunday night saying Reid was evaluated by the medical staff in the locker room after the game and was transported to The University of Kansas Health System for further evaluation as a precaution.

“Coach is doing well, currently resting &amp; in stable condition,” the statement posted on Twitter said.

The 63-year-old Reid was feeling ill but coached the duration of the game, a team spokesman said.

Assistant coach Dave Toub answered questions following a second straight fourth-quarter letdown.

“Coach just wasn't feeling well,"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chiefs.com/video/dave-toub-it-s-not-about-effort-we-ve-just-got-to-clean-it-up-week-3-press-confe">Toub said afterward</a>. "He did talk to the team.”

In fact, quarterback Patrick Mahomes said his coach “seemed fine on the sideline as well” as the Chiefs (1-2) threw away an opportunity to beat the Chargers with&nbsp;<a href="https://pro32.ap.org/article/chargers-rally-beat-turnover-prone-chiefs-30-24-kc">four turnovers, several costly penalties and numerous missed assignments</a>.

“He came in and talked to us and he seemed fine,” Mahomes said of the postgame locker room. “That's all I really know.”

The Chiefs began the game by turning over the ball on three straight possessions, including a pair of fumbles and a pass from Mahomes that bounced off his intended wide receiver and into the hands of the Chargers' Asante Samuel Jr.

It basically ended with Mahomes throwing another interception with 1:42 left in the fourth quarter.

The game was still tied at that point, but their suspect defense — which had allowed 12 straight red-zone trips to turn into touchdowns to start the season — seemed to make it a foregone conclusion that Los Angeles was headed for the end zone.

The Chiefs allowed a 15-yard pass to Keenan Allen on third down, then DeAndre Baker was called for pass interference on fourth a few minutes later to give Los Angeles a fresh set of down. Justin Herbert then hit Mike Williams with back-to-back passes, and the second with 32 seconds left in the game gave the Chargers the lead for good.

Asked what Reid said afterward, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire replied: “Pretty much it's not going to be over-the-top as far as him getting on us. We know what we did wrong. We know what we need to get corrected.”

“He came and told us — it's not necessarily going to be all right, but it's things that we can get fixed that can make it all right. That's what we need to go in and handle tomorrow. That's what it is," Edwards-Helaire added. "Watch the film tonight, see what we can get corrected, come in tomorrow and handle our business.”

Edwards-Helaire had one of the Chiefs' two fumbles Sunday, offsetting what was an otherwise solid day with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown reception. Edwards-Helaire also fumbled in the closing minute last week in Baltimore, preventing the Chiefs from having an opportunity to kick a winning field goal in a 36-35 defeat.

“Anybody can watch the film and you'll see that we beat ourselves,” Edwards-Helaire said. “It's those small, minute details that hurt us. Like we say, ‘It’s a game of inches.' It's going to be those small things we see on film: a step here, a step there that we feel like will make a difference. We had four turnovers and it still came down to the wire.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid quickly left Arrowhead Stadium with an illness after a 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, leaving assistant coach Dave Toub to handle questions following a second straight fourth-quarter letdown.

Reid was feeling ill but coached the duration of the game, a team spokesman said, before NFL Network reported the 63-year-old coach went to the hospital in an ambulance as a precaution. The Chiefs did not provide additional comment.

"Coach just wasn't feeling well," Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub said afterward. "He did talk to the team."

In fact, quarterback Patrick Mahomes said his coach "seemed fine on the sideline as well" as the Chiefs (1-2) threw away an opportunity to beat the Chargers with four turnovers, several costly penalties and numerous missed assignments.

"He came in and talked to us and he seemed fine," Mahomes said of the postgame locker room. "That's all I really know."

Asked what Reid said afterward, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire replied: "Pretty much it's not going to be over-the-top as far as him getting on us. We know what we did wrong. We know what we need to get corrected."

"He came and told us — it's not necessarily going to be all right, but it's things that we can get fixed that can make it all right. That's what we need to go in and handle tomorrow. That's what it is," Edwards-Helaire added. "Watch the film tonight, see what we can get corrected, come in tomorrow and handle our business."

"Anybody can watch the film and you'll see that we beat ourselves," Edwards-Helaire said. "It's those small, minute details that hurt us. Like we say, 'It's a game of inches.' It's going to be those small things we see on film: a step here, a step there that we feel like will make a difference. We had four turnovers and it still came down to the wire."

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid quickly left Arrowhead Stadium with an illness after their 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving assistant coach Dave Toub to handle questions following a second straight fourth-quarter letdown. 

Reid was feeling ill during the game, a team spokesman said, and NFL Network reported the 63-year-old coach was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The Chiefs did not provide additional comment on the report. The Chiefs have lost back-to-back games to the Ravens and Chargers and are in last place in the AFC West.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid was released from the hospital Monday after he felt ill and was taken by ambulance to be treated for dehydration following their 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Chiefs spokesman Ted Crews said that Reid was “in great spirits” and that he planned to visit the practice facility later in the day or Tuesday. In the meantime, Chiefs coordinators Steve Spagnuolo and Eric Bieniemy ran the Monday film reviews. The 63-year-old Reid is expected to coach Sunday when the Chiefs visit Philadelphia.--------KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is resting and in stable condition after being taken to a hospital following Kansas City's 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.The Chiefs released a statement Sunday night saying Reid was evaluated by the medical staff in the locker room after the game and was transported to The University of Kansas Health System for further evaluation as a precaution.“Coach is doing well, currently resting &amp; in stable condition,” the statement posted on Twitter said.The 63-year-old Reid was feeling ill but coached the duration of the game, a team spokesman said.Assistant coach Dave Toub answered questions following a second straight fourth-quarter letdown.“Coach just wasn't feeling well,"&nbsp;<a href="https://www.chiefs.com/video/dave-toub-it-s-not-about-effort-we-ve-just-got-to-clean-it-up-week-3-press-confe">Toub said afterward</a>. "He did talk to the team.”In fact, quarterback Patrick Mahomes said his coach “seemed fine on the sideline as well” as the Chiefs (1-2) threw away an opportunity to beat the Chargers with&nbsp;<a href="https://pro32.ap.org/article/chargers-rally-beat-turnover-prone-chiefs-30-24-kc">four turnovers, several costly penalties and numerous missed assignments</a>.“He came in and talked to us and he seemed fine,” Mahomes said of the postgame locker room. “That's all I really know.”The Chiefs began the game by turning over the ball on three straight possessions, including a pair of fumbles and a pass from Mahomes that bounced off his intended wide receiver and into the hands of the Chargers' Asante Samuel Jr.It basically ended with Mahomes throwing another interception with 1:42 left in the fourth quarter.The game was still tied at that point, but their suspect defense — which had allowed 12 straight red-zone trips to turn into touchdowns to start the season — seemed to make it a foregone conclusion that Los Angeles was headed for the end zone.The Chiefs allowed a 15-yard pass to Keenan Allen on third down, then DeAndre Baker was called for pass interference on fourth a few minutes later to give Los Angeles a fresh set of down. Justin Herbert then hit Mike Williams with back-to-back passes, and the second with 32 seconds left in the game gave the Chargers the lead for good.Asked what Reid said afterward, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire replied: “Pretty much it's not going to be over-the-top as far as him getting on us. We know what we did wrong. We know what we need to get corrected.”“He came and told us — it's not necessarily going to be all right, but it's things that we can get fixed that can make it all right. That's what we need to go in and handle tomorrow. That's what it is," Edwards-Helaire added. "Watch the film tonight, see what we can get corrected, come in tomorrow and handle our business.”Edwards-Helaire had one of the Chiefs' two fumbles Sunday, offsetting what was an otherwise solid day with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown reception. Edwards-Helaire also fumbled in the closing minute last week in Baltimore, preventing the Chiefs from having an opportunity to kick a winning field goal in a 36-35 defeat.“Anybody can watch the film and you'll see that we beat ourselves,” Edwards-Helaire said. “It's those small, minute details that hurt us. Like we say, ‘It’s a game of inches.' It's going to be those small things we see on film: a step here, a step there that we feel like will make a difference. We had four turnovers and it still came down to the wire.”KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid quickly left Arrowhead Stadium with an illness after a 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, leaving assistant coach Dave Toub to handle questions following a second straight fourth-quarter letdown.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">I’m praying for my Head Coach &amp; I’m hoping you can send up prayers with me!! One of the best men &amp; teachers I’ve been around!!! GOD please show us your mercy!&mdash; Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) <a href="https://twitter.com/Mathieu_Era/status/1442238966489440257?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 26, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Reid was feeling ill but coached the duration of the game, a team spokesman said, before NFL Network reported the 63-year-old coach went to the hospital in an ambulance as a precaution. The Chiefs did not provide additional comment."Coach just wasn't feeling well," Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub said afterward. "He did talk to the team."In fact, quarterback Patrick Mahomes said his coach "seemed fine on the sideline as well" as the Chiefs (1-2) threw away an opportunity to beat the Chargers with four turnovers, several costly penalties and numerous missed assignments."He came in and talked to us and he seemed fine," Mahomes said of the postgame locker room. "That's all I really know."The Chiefs began the game by turning over the ball on three straight possessions, including a pair of fumbles and a pass from Mahomes that bounced off his intended wide receiver and into the hands of the Chargers' Asante Samuel Jr.It basically ended with Mahomes throwing another interception with 1:42 left in the fourth quarter.The game was still tied at that point, but their suspect defense — which had allowed 12 straight red-zone trips to turn into touchdowns to start the season — seemed to make it a foregone conclusion that Los Angeles was headed for the end zone.The Chiefs allowed a 15-yard pass to Keenan Allen on third down, then DeAndre Baker was called for pass interference on fourth a few minutes later to give Los Angeles a fresh set of down. Justin Herbert then hit Mike Williams with back-to-back passes, and the second with 32 seconds left in the game gave the Chargers the lead for good.Asked what Reid said afterward, running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire replied: "Pretty much it's not going to be over-the-top as far as him getting on us. We know what we did wrong. We know what we need to get corrected.""He came and told us — it's not necessarily going to be all right, but it's things that we can get fixed that can make it all right. That's what we need to go in and handle tomorrow. That's what it is," Edwards-Helaire added. "Watch the film tonight, see what we can get corrected, come in tomorrow and handle our business."Edwards-Helaire had one of the Chiefs' two fumbles Sunday, offsetting what was an otherwise solid day with 100 yards rushing and a touchdown reception. Edwards-Helaire also fumbled in the closing minute last week in Baltimore, preventing the Chiefs from having an opportunity to kick a winning field goal in a 36-35 defeat."Anybody can watch the film and you'll see that we beat ourselves," Edwards-Helaire said. "It's those small, minute details that hurt us. Like we say, 'It's a game of inches.' It's going to be those small things we see on film: a step here, a step there that we feel like will make a difference. We had four turnovers and it still came down to the wire."-----------KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid quickly left Arrowhead Stadium with an illness after their 30-24 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, leaving assistant coach Dave Toub to handle questions following a second straight fourth-quarter letdown. Reid was feeling ill during the game, a team spokesman said, and NFL Network reported the 63-year-old coach was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. The Chiefs did not provide additional comment on the report. The Chiefs have lost back-to-back games to the Ravens and Chargers and are in last place in the AFC West.

Chiefs' Reid released from hospital, plans to return soon

WEEK 5 - Friday, October 1st

Chapman Fighting Irish @ Riley County Falcons

Council Grove Braves @ Marysville Bulldogs

Emporia Spartans @ Washburn Rural Junior Blues

Manhattan-Flint Hills Christian Eagles @ Wichita Homeschool Warriors

Topeka Hayden Wildcats @ Osawatomie Trojans

Topeka High Trojans @ Topeka Highland Park Scots

Topeka Seaman Vikings @ Manhattan High Indians

Topeka West Chargers @ Junction City Blue Jays

Burlingame Bearcats @ Washington County Tigers

Linn Bulldogs @ Blue Valley Randolph Rams

Valley Heights Mustangs @ Wabaunsee Chargers

WEEK 5 - Friday, October 1stChapman Fighting Irish @ Riley County FalconsClay Center Tigers @ Concordia PanthersCouncil Grove Braves @ Marysville BulldogsEmporia Spartans @ Washburn Rural Junior BluesFrankfort Wildcats @ Axtell EaglesManhattan-Flint Hills Christian Eagles @ Wichita Homeschool WarriorsSt. Marys Bears @ Nemaha Central ThunderTopeka Hayden Wildcats @ Osawatomie TrojansTopeka High Trojans @ Topeka Highland Park ScotsTopeka Seaman Vikings @ Manhattan High IndiansTopeka West Chargers @ Junction City Blue JaysBurlingame Bearcats @ Washington County TigersHays High Indians @ Abilene CowboysLincoln Leopards @ Herington RailersLinn Bulldogs @ Blue Valley Randolph RamsPaola Panthers @ Wamego Red RaidersSabetha Blue Jays @ Rock Creek MustangsValley Heights Mustangs @ Wabaunsee Chargers

A look ahead at area HS football games Friday

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chargers capitalized on four Kansas City turnovers, including Patrick Mahomes' second interception in the closing minutes, and Justin Herbert's touchdown toss to Mike Williams with 32 seconds to go lifted Los Angeles to a 30-24 victory over the Chiefs on Sunday.

Herbert finished with 281 yards passing and four touchdowns without an interception, outdueling Mahomes in a matchup not only of two of the game's best young quarterbacks but two teams expected to compete for the AFC West title.

Instead, the Chargers (2-1) won for the third time in four trips to Kansas City to send the two-time defending conference champion Chiefs (1-2) to the division cellar.

Williams finished with seven catches for 122 yards and two TDs. Austin Ekeler and Keenan Allen also had TD grabs.

The Chiefs trailed 14-0 early but had climbed back into the game in the second half, taking a 24-21 lead midway through the fourth quarter. But the Chargers tied it on Tristan Vizcaino's short field goal, and after Mahomes was picked by Alohi Gilman with 1:42 to go, Herbert began the march for the go-ahead touchdown.

He converted a third-and-2 near midfield with a pass to Allen, then the Chargers were bailed out on a fourth-down incompletion by DeAndre Baker's pass interference. Herbert hit Williams for a 16-yard gain before finding his big wide receiver in the end zone for the second time in the game.

The Chiefs got to midfield in the closing seconds, but Mahomes' throw to the end zone was incomplete.

He finished with 260 yards passing and three touchdowns to go with his two interceptions, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 100 yards with a touchdown catch but was responsible for one of two Kansas City fumbles.

The Chargers' defensive game plan seemed simple: They refused to let Mahomes throw deep, forcing him into short check-downs, and made the Chiefs put together long drives while waiting for them to self-destruct.

On the Chiefs' opening possession, Mahomes bounced a pass off Marcus Kemp that landed in the hands of rookie Asante Samuel Jr. for his second interception in as many weeks. On their next drive, Demarcus Robinson coughed it up at nearly the same spot on the field. And on the Chiefs' offensive third try, Edwards-Helaire fumbled one week after his fumble in the closing minutes cost Kansas City a shot at a winning field goal in Baltimore.

That was the fifth turnover in six possessions dating to last Sunday night's loss.

Herbert found Allen for a short TD pass early in the second quarter, then hit Ekeler from 16 yards on their way to a 14-3 halftime lead.

The Chiefs must have pushed reset in the locker room. 

They used a 12-play, 75-yard drive to start the second half that ended with a short TD throw to Jody Fortson. A 10-play, 70-yard drive then ended with Edwards-Helaire catching a TD pass.

LA answered with a 75-yard drive, converting on fourth down along the way and ending with a TD pass to Williams. But Mahomes conjured some more magic in marching his team 72 yards and finding Mecole Hardman for another go-ahead touchdown.

The Chargers had a chance to regain the lead from the Kansas City 1, but an illegal shift penalty took away a TD pass. Los Angeles had to kick a tying field goal — the first time in 13 red-zone trips this season the Chiefs had not allowed a touchdown.

The Chiefs had DT Chris Jones (wrist) but were without starting DE Frank Clark (hamstring) and CB Charvarius Ward (quad). The Chargers had DE Joey Bosa (foot) but were missing DL Justin Jones (calf) and CB Chris Harris Jr. (shoulder).

Chargers: FS Derwin James Jr. (shoulder) left in the second quarter.

Chiefs: CB Rashad Fenton was evaluated for a concussion at halftime.

The Chiefs visit Philadelphia next Sunday.

By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports WriterKANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chargers capitalized on four Kansas City turnovers, including Patrick Mahomes' second interception in the closing minutes, and Justin Herbert's touchdown toss to Mike Williams with 32 seconds to go lifted Los Angeles to a 30-24 victory over the Chiefs on Sunday.Herbert finished with 281 yards passing and four touchdowns without an interception, outdueling Mahomes in a matchup not only of two of the game's best young quarterbacks but two teams expected to compete for the AFC West title.Instead, the Chargers (2-1) won for the third time in four trips to Kansas City to send the two-time defending conference champion Chiefs (1-2) to the division cellar.Williams finished with seven catches for 122 yards and two TDs. Austin Ekeler and Keenan Allen also had TD grabs.The Chiefs trailed 14-0 early but had climbed back into the game in the second half, taking a 24-21 lead midway through the fourth quarter. But the Chargers tied it on Tristan Vizcaino's short field goal, and after Mahomes was picked by Alohi Gilman with 1:42 to go, Herbert began the march for the go-ahead touchdown.He converted a third-and-2 near midfield with a pass to Allen, then the Chargers were bailed out on a fourth-down incompletion by DeAndre Baker's pass interference. Herbert hit Williams for a 16-yard gain before finding his big wide receiver in the end zone for the second time in the game.The Chiefs got to midfield in the closing seconds, but Mahomes' throw to the end zone was incomplete.He finished with 260 yards passing and three touchdowns to go with his two interceptions, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire ran for 100 yards with a touchdown catch but was responsible for one of two Kansas City fumbles.The Chargers' defensive game plan seemed simple: They refused to let Mahomes throw deep, forcing him into short check-downs, and made the Chiefs put together long drives while waiting for them to self-destruct.Kansas City certainly abided.On the Chiefs' opening possession, Mahomes bounced a pass off Marcus Kemp that landed in the hands of rookie Asante Samuel Jr. for his second interception in as many weeks. On their next drive, Demarcus Robinson coughed it up at nearly the same spot on the field. And on the Chiefs' offensive third try, Edwards-Helaire fumbled one week after his fumble in the closing minutes cost Kansas City a shot at a winning field goal in Baltimore.That was the fifth turnover in six possessions dating to last Sunday night's loss.Herbert found Allen for a short TD pass early in the second quarter, then hit Ekeler from 16 yards on their way to a 14-3 halftime lead.The Chiefs must have pushed reset in the locker room. They used a 12-play, 75-yard drive to start the second half that ended with a short TD throw to Jody Fortson. A 10-play, 70-yard drive then ended with Edwards-Helaire catching a TD pass.LA answered with a 75-yard drive, converting on fourth down along the way and ending with a TD pass to Williams. But Mahomes conjured some more magic in marching his team 72 yards and finding Mecole Hardman for another go-ahead touchdown.The Chargers had a chance to regain the lead from the Kansas City 1, but an illegal shift penalty took away a TD pass. Los Angeles had to kick a tying field goal — the first time in 13 red-zone trips this season the Chiefs had not allowed a touchdown.CALL IT EVENThe Chiefs had DT Chris Jones (wrist) but were without starting DE Frank Clark (hamstring) and CB Charvarius Ward (quad). The Chargers had DE Joey Bosa (foot) but were missing DL Justin Jones (calf) and CB Chris Harris Jr. (shoulder).INJURIESChargers: FS Derwin James Jr. (shoulder) left in the second quarter.Chiefs: CB Rashad Fenton was evaluated for a concussion at halftime.UP NEXTThe Chargers face Las Vegas on Oct. 4.The Chiefs visit Philadelphia next Sunday.

Chargers rally to beat turnover-prone Chiefs 30-24 in KC

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders completed 22 of 34 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns, leading Oklahoma State to a 31-20 victory over No. 25 Kansas State. 

Jaylen Warren rushed for 123 yards on 27 carries and added 81 yards on four receptions for Oklahoma State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12). Sanders also scored a rushing touchdown and Oklahoma State's defense stifled Kansas State’s potential comeback.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Spencer Sanders completed 22 of 34 passes for 344 yards and two touchdowns, leading Oklahoma State to a 31-20 victory over No. 25 Kansas State. Jaylen Warren rushed for 123 yards on 27 carries and added 81 yards on four receptions for Oklahoma State (4-0, 1-0 Big 12). Sanders also scored a rushing touchdown and Oklahoma State's defense stifled Kansas State’s potential comeback.

Sanders leads Oklahoma State past Kansas State

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Gunnar Holmberg tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns and threw for a fifth as Duke overcame Kansas for a 52-33 victory, its third in a row. 

The Blue Devils (3-1) struck for 21 points during a six-minute span of the third quarter, taking the lead on the way to eclipsing their 2020 win total. Kansas quarterback Jason Bean went 19-for-32 for 308 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Jayhawks lost their third game in a row despite leading 24-21 at halftime.

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Gunnar Holmberg tied a school record with four rushing touchdowns and threw for a fifth as Duke overcame Kansas for a 52-33 victory, its third in a row. The Blue Devils (3-1) struck for 21 points during a six-minute span of the third quarter, taking the lead on the way to eclipsing their 2020 win total. Kansas quarterback Jason Bean went 19-for-32 for 308 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. The Jayhawks lost their third game in a row despite leading 24-21 at halftime.

Duke defeats Kansas 52-33

Andover Central 41, Goddard-Eisenhower 13

Blue Valley 36, St. Thomas Aquinas 35, OT

Caldwell 58, Hutchinson Central Christian 12

Junction City 18, Washburn Rural 17, OT

KC East Christian 24, Schuyler County, Mo. 20, 4OT

Lawrence Free State 21, Gardner-Edgerton 13

Lee's Summit North, Mo. 28, BV North 27, OT

Marais des Cygnes Valley 58, Wakefield 12

Marmaton Valley 54, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 6

PREP FOOTBALL=Abilene 0, Christ Preparatory Academy 0Andale 58, Halstead 0Andover 19, Goddard-Eisenhower 0Andover Central 41, Goddard 13Andover Central 41, Goddard-Eisenhower 13Arkansas City 24, Maize 17Ashland 61, Moscow 12Atchison 70, KC Harmon 0Augusta 27, Rose Hill 20Axtell 30, Hanover 24BV Northwest 47, St. James Academy 10BV Southwest 28, Leavenworth 21BV West 27, Raytown, Mo. 19Basehor-Linwood 57, KC Turner 6Beloit 38, Ellsworth 7Blue Valley 36, St. Thomas Aquinas 35, OTBucklin 63, South Central 18Buhler 28, El Dorado 20Caldwell 58, Hutchinson Central Christian 12Caney Valley 36, Cherryvale 0Central Plains 58, Chase 6Centralia 41, Valley Heights 16Chanute 48, Ulysses 0Chaparral 53, Bluestem 8Chapman 48, Marysville 16Chase County 68, Burden Central 36Cheney 49, Hugoton 7Cimarron 40, Southwestern Hts. 13Clearwater 51, Wichita Trinity 0Clifton-Clyde 30, Burlingame 6Colby 39, Smoky Valley 14Columbus 41, Baxter Springs 14Concordia 83, Council Grove 8Conway Springs 45, Ellinwood 13Cunningham 64, Burrton 13DeSoto 41, Lansing 14Derby 77, Salina South 7Elkhart 20, Wichita Independent 13Emporia 42, Highland Park 32Frankfort 59, BV Randolph 14Frontenac 41, Iola 0Galena 14, Parsons 6Garden City 27, Hays 21Garden Plain 50, Douglass 14Girard 34, Anderson County 14Goessel 44, Attica/Argonia 36Greeley County 63, Deerfield 7Hays-TMP-Marian 62, Syracuse 0Hill City 52, Rawlins County 14Hillsboro 41, Sterling 16Hoisington 28, Phillipsburg 13Holcomb 55, Nickerson 0Holton 41, Sabetha 17Humboldt 30, Eureka 14Hutchinson 28, Newton 10Hutchinson Trinity 28, Lyons 7Independence 41, Coffeyville 12Inman 40, Oakley 0Jefferson West 30, Royal Valley 12Junction City 18, Washburn Rural 17, OTKC East Christian 24, Schuyler County, Mo. 20, 4OTKC Piper 23, Louisburg 15Kapaun Mount Carmel 42, Great Bend 7Kingman 35, Belle Plaine 0Kinsley 58, Kiowa County 8La Crosse 66, St. John 0Lakin 10, Ellis 0Lawrence Free State 21, Gardner-Edgerton 13Lebo 54, Hartford 8Lee's Summit North, Mo. 28, BV North 27, OTLiberal 36, Wichita Southeast 6Little River 51, Lincoln 6Lyndon 68, Northern Heights 0Madison/Hamilton 50, Udall 0Maize South 49, Wichita Campus 34Manhattan 49, Topeka 0Marais des Cygnes Valley 58, Wakefield 12Marion 20, Haven 18Marmaton Valley 54, Cedar Vale/Dexter Co-op 6McPherson 21, Winfield 14, OTMill Valley 21, Lawrence 14Minneola 64, Ingalls 12Mulvane 28, Circle 14Natoma 67, Golden Plains 19Nemaha Central 20, Atchison County 0Northern Valley 69, Rolla 6Norwich 54, South Haven 6Olathe Northwest 37, SM West 14Olathe South 34, SM East 21Olathe West 20, Olathe North 6Onaga 68, Linn 12Osage City 62, West Franklin 13Osborne 50, Rock Hills 0Otis-Bison 50, Wilson 0Paola 55, Ottawa 20Peabody-Burns 52, Tescott 6Perry-Lecompton 42, KC Bishop Ward 35Pike Valley 54, Wetmore 6Pittsburg 43, Fort Scott 14Pittsburg Colgan 45, Fredonia 6Plainville 36, Ell-Saline 0Pleasant Ridge 34, Mission Valley 28Prairie View 49, Burlington 12Pratt 62, Larned 27Pretty Prairie 63, Fairfield 18Remington 34, Sublette 6Republic County 44, Maur Hill - Mount Academy 16Riley County 28, Clay Center 7Riverton 54, Neodesha 7Rock Creek 48, Hiawatha 0Rockhurst, Mo. 24, Bishop Miege 21Rossville 66, McLouth 0SM Northwest 56, SM North 15Salina Central 42, Valley Center 24Santa Fe Trail 15, Osawatomie 14Scott City 21, Goodland 6Sedan 72, West Elk 22Sedgwick 62, Stanton County 0Shawnee Heights 54, KC Schlagle 6Silver Lake 54, Oskaloosa 0Smith Center 50, Salina Sacred Heart 0Solomon 46, Herington 26South Barber 50, Stafford 27South Gray 52, Ness City 6Southeast Saline 71, Russell 0Spring Hill 54, Bonner Springs 6St. John's Beloit-Tipton 58, Southern Cloud 0St. Mary's 54, Riverside 7Thunder Ridge 54, Lakeside 8Tonganoxie 28, Eudora 21Topeka Hayden 36, Baldwin 0Trego 60, Hoxie 40Valley Falls 58, Maranatha Academy 28Victoria 36, Sylvan-Lucas 22Wabaunsee 22, Jackson Heights 8Wallace County 50, Logan/Palco 36Wamego 45, KC Washington 6Washington County 44, Doniphan West 36Wellington 49, Labette County 12Wellsville 50, Jayhawk Linn 6Weskan 37, Cheylin 33Wheatland-Grinnell 58, Quinter 26Wichita Bishop Carroll 38, Dodge City 23Wichita Collegiate 31, Hesston 21Wichita County 54, Hodgeman County 32Wichita Northwest 56, Wichita East 0Wichita South 70, Wichita North 0Yates Center 54, Oswego 6POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=Central Heights vs. Northeast-Arma, ccd.

Friday night football results

MANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;– Former K-State quarterback Jonathan Beasley and head coach Bill Snyder are two of the&nbsp;seven newest members of the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame as the group will be honored Tuesday, Oct. 5, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington with the enshrinement ceremony set for Noon CT on the West End Zone Plaza. The enshrinement ceremony is taking place 17 months after initially being scheduled due to postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the two Wildcat inductees, the 12th Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame Class includes Notre Dame split end Tom Gatewood, Arkansas guard Jerry Jones, Ole Miss running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster, Texas defensive end Cory Redding and Boston College linebacker Bill Romanowski. These six remarkable players and distinguished head coach join an elite group of honorees comprised of 78 men and women who have shaped the grand traditions of college football and the celebrated history of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Each Hall of Fame member will make brief remarks during the hour-long lunchtime event. The ceremony is free and open to the public. The Hall of Fame dates back to the spring of 1998 when the inaugural class was enshrined at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Today, Induction Day takes place every other spring inside AT&amp;T Stadium. Each Hall of Fame member receives a personalized bronze statue that features the likeness of a 1930s football player, the era in which the Cotton Bowl Classic was founded. 18 JONATHAN BEASLEY, KANSAS STATE Ht.&nbsp;6-1&nbsp;Wt.&nbsp;215&nbsp;Class:&nbsp;Senior Position:&nbsp;Quarterback Hometown:&nbsp;Glendale, Arizona 2001 Classic:&nbsp;Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 Rushing:&nbsp;17 attempts, 98 yards, 1 TD Passing:&nbsp;13-27-1, 210 yards, 2 TD Nothing seemed to faze Kansas State quarterback Jonathan Beasley. Not even a playing field covered in snow after a winter storm blew through North Texas just hours before the start of the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic. Beasley set records for first-half efficiency by rolling up 238 yards in total offense and logged the second-highest number of yards passing with 193 against Tennessee. On the ground or through the air, he was relentless. He ran 14 yards for the game's first score, and then passed for touchdowns of 56 and 10 yards. By the time the third quarter rolled around, most of the snow had evaporated along with Tennessee's chances of winning. Beasley and the Wildcats pounded out 507 yards in total offense and cruised to a rousing 35-21 defeat of the Volunteers. BILL SNYDER, HEAD COACH, KANSAS STATE Hometown:&nbsp;St. Joseph, Missouri Classic Coaching Record:&nbsp;1-2-0 1997 Classic: BYU 19, Kansas State 15 2001 Classic: Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 2012 Classic: Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 No job was too big for Snyder. Not even a program that had experienced limited success until he set foot on the Manhattan campus in 1989. His tireless work ethic and intense dedication transformed the Wildcats into a national contender that tallied six 11-win seasons over a seven-year stretch and logged 11 consecutive bowl appearances. With his guidance, the Kansas State program became the model of consistency. The Wildcats landed in three Cotton Bowl Classics, highlighted by a dominating 35-21 defeat of Tennessee in the 2001 game. In 2015, he became one of only four active coaches to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame. Three years later, he wrapped up a spectacular coaching career with 215 victories. Simply put, Coach Snyder is the architect of the greatest turnaround in college football history.&nbsp;&nbsp;

<figure>
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 <figcaption>K-State’s Beasley and Snyder to be Inducted into Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame</figcaption>
 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;– Former K-State quarterback Jonathan Beasley and head coach Bill Snyder are two of the&nbsp;seven newest members of the Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame as the group will be honored Tuesday, Oct. 5, at AT&amp;T Stadium in Arlington with the enshrinement ceremony set for Noon CT on the West End Zone Plaza. The enshrinement ceremony is taking place 17 months after initially being scheduled due to postponements caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to the two Wildcat inductees, the 12th Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame Class includes Notre Dame split end Tom Gatewood, Arkansas guard Jerry Jones, Ole Miss running back/wide receiver Dexter McCluster, Texas defensive end Cory Redding and Boston College linebacker Bill Romanowski. These six remarkable players and distinguished head coach join an elite group of honorees comprised of 78 men and women who have shaped the grand traditions of college football and the celebrated history of the Goodyear Cotton Bowl Classic. Each Hall of Fame member will make brief remarks during the hour-long lunchtime event. The ceremony is free and open to the public. The Hall of Fame dates back to the spring of 1998 when the inaugural class was enshrined at Cotton Bowl Stadium in Dallas. Today, Induction Day takes place every other spring inside AT&amp;T Stadium. Each Hall of Fame member receives a personalized bronze statue that features the likeness of a 1930s football player, the era in which the Cotton Bowl Classic was founded. 18 JONATHAN BEASLEY, KANSAS STATE Ht.&nbsp;6-1&nbsp;Wt.&nbsp;215&nbsp;Class:&nbsp;Senior Position:&nbsp;Quarterback Hometown:&nbsp;Glendale, Arizona 2001 Classic:&nbsp;Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 Rushing:&nbsp;17 attempts, 98 yards, 1 TD Passing:&nbsp;13-27-1, 210 yards, 2 TD Nothing seemed to faze Kansas State quarterback Jonathan Beasley. Not even a playing field covered in snow after a winter storm blew through North Texas just hours before the start of the 2001 Cotton Bowl Classic. Beasley set records for first-half efficiency by rolling up 238 yards in total offense and logged the second-highest number of yards passing with 193 against Tennessee. On the ground or through the air, he was relentless. He ran 14 yards for the game's first score, and then passed for touchdowns of 56 and 10 yards. By the time the third quarter rolled around, most of the snow had evaporated along with Tennessee's chances of winning. Beasley and the Wildcats pounded out 507 yards in total offense and cruised to a rousing 35-21 defeat of the Volunteers. BILL SNYDER, HEAD COACH, KANSAS STATE Hometown:&nbsp;St. Joseph, Missouri Classic Coaching Record:&nbsp;1-2-0 1997 Classic: BYU 19, Kansas State 15 2001 Classic: Kansas State 35, Tennessee 21 2012 Classic: Arkansas 29, Kansas State 16 No job was too big for Snyder. Not even a program that had experienced limited success until he set foot on the Manhattan campus in 1989. His tireless work ethic and intense dedication transformed the Wildcats into a national contender that tallied six 11-win seasons over a seven-year stretch and logged 11 consecutive bowl appearances. With his guidance, the Kansas State program became the model of consistency. The Wildcats landed in three Cotton Bowl Classics, highlighted by a dominating 35-21 defeat of Tennessee in the 2001 game. In 2015, he became one of only four active coaches to be enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame. Three years later, he wrapped up a spectacular coaching career with 215 victories. Simply put, Coach Snyder is the architect of the greatest turnaround in college football history.&nbsp;&nbsp;

K-State’s Beasley and Snyder to be Inducted into Cotton Bowl Hall of Fame

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Kansas State offensive coordinator&nbsp;Courtney Messingham&nbsp;and defensive coordinator&nbsp;Joe Klanderman&nbsp;met with members of the media on Thursday at the Vanier Family Football Complex prior to the Wildcats’ Big 12 opener at Oklahoma State . Links to video of both press conferences are above, and a complete transcript is below.

COURTNEY MESSINGHAM, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR

On playing both quarterbacks against Oklahoma State...

“Yeah, I think so. I don't know when exactly, but I expect Jaren (Lewis) to play and Will (Howard) will start it, and we'll kind of go as it goes. I think it brings a good dynamic, and Jaren has done a nice job and has put himself in a position to keep getting some opportunities.”

On the play of quarterback Jaren Lewis against Nevada…

“I thought he did well. I thought he didn’t get rattled. He managed the situation well. We even went one time where we kind of went in an up-tempo mode on him and he handled it really, really well.”

On the progression of quarterback Skylar Thompson…

“I think he's doing great. I can't tell you that I think he's going to be ready tomorrow or two or three weeks from now, but his ability to move around and throw the football, I've been happy with.”

On if he expects Oklahoma State to use multiple fronts...

“Oh definitely, definitely, especially with the age. They have a defensive end that has played a bunch that really understands the game, so they will be in four-down personnel and line up in three-down looks. They'll put him in as a linebacker stood up. They'll slide him back out and play as a rush end even though he's in a two-point stance. So, we'll see multiple looks. We've got to do a great job handling that.”

On the offensive line responding after Josh Rivas went out for a few plays against Nevada...

“Josh, obviously, is a huge deal for us because he's been playing extremely well. I think I talked last week even about just probably he's played the best football of all of them, but we keep hammering those guys on. It's kind of the next guy up, and if you're called upon, you've got to make sure you go in and do your job and everybody's got to count on you. It was good to see us really do a good job on a number of series of finishing plays, finishing drives, moving the chains. Probably the best thing that we did was stay out of third and long even though we weren't totally where we didn't have any third longs. Compared to the first two weeks we were much more third and manageable.”

On the need to throw the football more...

“Oh, 100%. I told the wide outs right when the (Nevada) game got over, ‘We're not going to beat Oklahoma State, we're not going to beat Oklahoma, we're not going to win in the Big 12 throwing the ball 13 times.’ Now, we called more than 13, but because of the pressure that Nevada brought, the number of times they blitzed, we had a number of run checks against the blitzes. So, we didn't want to drop back or even run some nakeds against their pressure. We thought we could handle them. We could pick up the blitzes better in the run game – we felt like – than we could in the passing game. I anticipate we will throw the ball much more than we did last week.”

On Will Howard being able to make checks this year...

“Honestly, not saying he wasn’t able to do it last year because he could, but to the extent he was able to do it this past game, I’m not sure he missed one of their pressures. Meaning, I’m not sure he was caught off guard whether it was getting the protection the right way or saying, ‘Hey, wait a minute. We need to get out of this and run the football.’ Collin (Klein) could tell you the total number that he had, but he probably checked us 15 times in that game because of pressure.”

On Will Howard facing a hostile environment this weekend...

“It's interesting. You don't think about it, but because of last year, this is really the first time he's been in a hostile environment. Being on the road in the Big 12 – or really anywhere where you're going to have fans getting after you – whether you're down in the red zone, whether you're coming out, whether it's third down. Your ability to handle it and still communicate is a huge key, and I think he'll handle it well just because he's pretty mature for his age.”

“I really believe that he doesn't care whether it's in the run game or in the passing game. ‘If I get an opportunity, I'm going to try to make the biggest play.’ I think the thing that's helped him though is having Joe (Ervin) play as well as Joe has, has allowed Deuce to do two things. One, get a little bit of a break and get a mindset where, ‘I can see how the defense is playing from a different perspective.’ But then also just getting some rest. I hope that we continue to play – shoot – I hope we play at least three tailbacks each week and have legitimate carries by all three of them.”

“I think that as I talked a little bit last week. He just runs so much more violent straight downhill and slides off people more than really juking them or making them miss as much as he just slides off an edge and runs through arm tackles. He's got to keep doing that for us because it gives us a little bit of a different tempo when he's carrying it than when Deuce (Vaughn) is carrying it.”

On Joe Ervin complimenting Deuce Vaughn in the backfield...

“That's one of the things is, as we keep going into the Big 12, we're going to have to do more and more of what we call ponies, which is two tailbacks in the backfield. Just because Joe is a legitimate run threat, and then, somebody has to go figure out where Deuce is at just because his abilities from his skill set allows you to be a receiver as well.”

On Jacardia Wright’s role in the offense...

“Needs to keep doing that. He probably weighs 20 more pounds than either Deuce (Vaughn) or Joe (Ervin). I thought two weeks ago he had a couple of good runs. I think that he’s going to keep coming along. I think the biggest thing is being that much more comfortable being in the stage that he’s in and us having that much more confidence that he’ll handle that stage. The more chances he’ll get the better he’ll do.”

On confidence in Will Howard and Jaren Lewis throwing the football...

“Oh, I’m confident. The reason I am is I believe our wide receivers trust those guys, and trust is the biggest part of having a really, really good passing game. It’s the quarterbacks and receivers on the same page – tight ends included, obviously – that they trust each other and are going to make plays for each other.”

JOE KLANDERMAN, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR

On how difficult it is to prepare for Oklahoma State considering they’ve played a different style this year...

“You took the words right out of my mouth. Yeah, it's been a really weird week. I think with all the injuries that they've had, they've had a tough time establishing the identity that they want to establish. Week one without Spencer Sanders, then receivers in and out, tailbacks in and out, it's been a challenge to try to corral. We're going to have to be very, very sharp within the game.”

On the Oklahoma State running backs...

“They got a stable of tailbacks. I tell you what, I'm very impressed with how those guys run, how they keep their feet moving, and how they run through contact. The vision that they have. Those guys are excellent, excellent players.”

On the early success of K-State’s run defense...

“The attitude that we're starting to develop with it is our guys are doing a good job of not allowing themselves to be blocked, of staying alive. We use the term, ‘changing the math.’ Sometimes, when you get things drawn up offensively, you can maybe get a hat on a hat. Sometimes it takes somebody with a superhuman effort to change the math, so to speak, on the grease board. We're doing that, by and large, with a lot of guys.”

On replacing defensive end Khalid Duke...

“Well, Khalid has been in so many roles for us. We've used him as a linebacker. We've used him as a defensive end. So, it's going to be replacement by committee. It's going to be Nate Matlack to a degree, Spencer Trussell to a degree when it comes to the defensive end stuff. That's going to be Ryan Henington, Wayne Jones when it comes to some of the linebacker stuff. They've been doing that, so I feel comfortable with all of those guys.”

On the key to success with the 4-3 and the 3-4...

“I think everything comes down to situational football. I think that's the bottom line. Everything we look at throughout the week is just situations, how we want to play those situations and what personnel gives us the best chance in all situations.”

On the three-man front being effective against the run...

“Well, at the end of the day, it's all a numbers game. At the end of the day, we're just trying to outnumber them at the point of attack with everything that we're doing – run game or pass game. Sometimes the presentation can look a little bit different in some of the three-down stuff and gives you a lot more flexibility to look different ways than the four-down stuff does when you have to kind of tilt your hand a little bit. That was the main idea behind it. It was designed for the RPO teams, and, the next thing you know, a guy raises up and throws an RPO glance into somebody that standing right there in the glance window. That scares some teams into making them a little bit more one dimensional and forcing them to run the football. Now we can tee off on that.”

On the play of Reggie Stubblefield against Nevada...

“Reggie has been awesome. Reggie had a dynamite week of preparation. We knew he was going to play a lot. We made the decision to use him as the SAM linebacker so that we can play a little bit more man and do some different things with him against a team that we thought was going to throw the ball a little bit more. He's very comfortable in the box. He's very good as a blitzer. The more he learns and the more he gets around here, he's going to be a bigger and bigger impact as the season goes on.”

On the challenges Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders presents...

“For years he's been a guy that's been giving guys like me headaches, just keeping plays alive, he’s got a good arm. He's been in this system, he understands what he's doing, and they're intelligent how they use them. I think that they're going to have to run him a little bit. We're gearing up for that as much as we can. Sometimes it's the non-designed runs that give you the most fits. The quarterback scrambles, the draws when they spread you out, those kinds of things that keep you up at night, because he's a difficult guy to get his hands on. He's a strong runner, and he can beat you in so many ways. Yeah, he's the deal.”

On how many players he expects to see getting to the ball...

“Eleven. Short answer, 11. Yeah, that's it. That's the mentality we're trying to get established.”

On the defense taking pride in getting everyone to the ball...

“Seriously, we emphasize throughout spring and throughout fall camp to try to get that mentality. I think guys take pride in that right now. When you look at some of the effort plays that we've made – I'll give you an example, the Jaylen Pickle interception a couple of weeks ago. That was one of the best plays I've ever seen for a lot of reasons. First of all, it's just the intelligence of Ryan Henington to get that ball up in the air and keep it alive, but Jaylen Pickle just being in the vicinity, a defensive tackle being out on the numbers to make that play. It doesn't happen when guys are standing around watching the game. That happens when guys are screaming the football, and that's what makes it really cool.”

“He's been in the box. He's been out of the box. We use him sometimes differently on third down because he can flat run. He's smart enough and cares enough to learn a bunch of different spots. He can, athletically, do a lot of things. He's a guy that can play man coverage if we need to. He’s done that stuff before. Really, we used him and Reggie (Stubblefield) a little bit last week interchangeably. We weren't afraid to replace a man when he was out there, whether it was tight ends or receivers. So, his versatility makes us better.”

On last week’s excessive celebration penalty...

“I don't know, I think I was excessively celebrating at the same time, so I don't know if I saw it. We want our guys to have fun. We want our guys to set an NCAA record for fun playing football, but at the same time, we've got to be intelligent in how we're doing it. This isn’t the National Football League. We can't run over there and carry on. So, from now on, we're going to have that same amount of fun, but we're going to do it on our sideline where it's safe.”

On the fine line between having fun and excessive celebration...

“At the end of the day, when guys are celebrating together, I think it's a great thing. I think when guys are individually making a spectacle of themselves, I don't know if that's what college football is about.”

On the performance of cornerback Tee Denson...

“Tee’s been awesome. He's been getting better and better. As he gets more and more confidence, he's going to play a lot more. His technique has been good, his physicality is so much improved. His understanding has always been very good. He's a super intelligent football player. I'm glad we've got him for a long time to come here.”

On his views on the transfer portal...

“I got a couple of different opinions on that. Obviously, it's been good for us, and I think the reason that it's been good for us is because Coach Klieman is such a good judge of character. There’s good and bad to that. I'm sure there's some people that had some transfers that they picked up that are just now rearing their ugly heads, maybe their true identity. I think the true identity of our guys is they're superb people, and they make us a lot better in the locker room and on the field.”

On Oklahoma State wide receiver Brennan Presley...

“They're going to use him all over the place. He's a guy that's going to get a number of touches. He's a difficult guy to get your hands on in man. He's got speed to get over the top of you. He reminds me a lot of Phillip Brooks and what he does for our offense. Obviously, had a play a year ago that we missed them in the backfield for what I guess, ultimately, was the winning touchdown. We're going to have to try to throw a lot of people around him.”

On the hostile environment in Stillwater...

“You just go. I'm hoping that our guys are so focused on the task at hand and just executing their stuff one play at a time that it can be in Hell and it doesn't matter. We're going to go out there and try to do our thing.”

“Yeah, again, situational football. It’s going to dictate what we do and how we do it. We've got a lot of a lot of stuff in the cache. If that's what you're asking, we do.”

On if Khalid Duke has responded well with his injury situation...

“Yeah, he has, and Khalid’s so good as a teammate. He’s obviously upset just because he cares and wants to be out there and wants to help us, but he is. He understands the situation that he's in. Don't enjoy it, but he understands it. He's going to work to get back. I think he's seeing the success of guys like TJ Smith that have had that similar type of thing and are now back performing at a high level. I think that's the goal for him.”

<figure>
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 <figcaption>K-State Coordinators Meet with Media Prior to Tilt at Oklahoma State</figcaption>
 </figure>MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Kansas State offensive coordinator&nbsp;Courtney Messingham&nbsp;and defensive coordinator&nbsp;Joe Klanderman&nbsp;met with members of the media on Thursday at the Vanier Family Football Complex prior to the Wildcats’ Big 12 opener at Oklahoma State . Links to video of both press conferences are above, and a complete transcript is below.COURTNEY MESSINGHAM, OFFENSIVE COORDINATOROn playing both quarterbacks against Oklahoma State...“Yeah, I think so. I don't know when exactly, but I expect Jaren (Lewis) to play and Will (Howard) will start it, and we'll kind of go as it goes. I think it brings a good dynamic, and Jaren has done a nice job and has put himself in a position to keep getting some opportunities.”On the play of quarterback Jaren Lewis against Nevada…“I thought he did well. I thought he didn’t get rattled. He managed the situation well. We even went one time where we kind of went in an up-tempo mode on him and he handled it really, really well.”On the progression of quarterback Skylar Thompson…“I think he's doing great. I can't tell you that I think he's going to be ready tomorrow or two or three weeks from now, but his ability to move around and throw the football, I've been happy with.”On if he expects Oklahoma State to use multiple fronts...“Oh definitely, definitely, especially with the age. They have a defensive end that has played a bunch that really understands the game, so they will be in four-down personnel and line up in three-down looks. They'll put him in as a linebacker stood up. They'll slide him back out and play as a rush end even though he's in a two-point stance. So, we'll see multiple looks. We've got to do a great job handling that.”On the offensive line responding after Josh Rivas went out for a few plays against Nevada...“Josh, obviously, is a huge deal for us because he's been playing extremely well. I think I talked last week even about just probably he's played the best football of all of them, but we keep hammering those guys on. It's kind of the next guy up, and if you're called upon, you've got to make sure you go in and do your job and everybody's got to count on you. It was good to see us really do a good job on a number of series of finishing plays, finishing drives, moving the chains. Probably the best thing that we did was stay out of third and long even though we weren't totally where we didn't have any third longs. Compared to the first two weeks we were much more third and manageable.”On the need to throw the football more...“Oh, 100%. I told the wide outs right when the (Nevada) game got over, ‘We're not going to beat Oklahoma State, we're not going to beat Oklahoma, we're not going to win in the Big 12 throwing the ball 13 times.’ Now, we called more than 13, but because of the pressure that Nevada brought, the number of times they blitzed, we had a number of run checks against the blitzes. So, we didn't want to drop back or even run some nakeds against their pressure. We thought we could handle them. We could pick up the blitzes better in the run game – we felt like – than we could in the passing game. I anticipate we will throw the ball much more than we did last week.”On Will Howard being able to make checks this year...“Honestly, not saying he wasn’t able to do it last year because he could, but to the extent he was able to do it this past game, I’m not sure he missed one of their pressures. Meaning, I’m not sure he was caught off guard whether it was getting the protection the right way or saying, ‘Hey, wait a minute. We need to get out of this and run the football.’ Collin (Klein) could tell you the total number that he had, but he probably checked us 15 times in that game because of pressure.”On Will Howard facing a hostile environment this weekend...“It's interesting. You don't think about it, but because of last year, this is really the first time he's been in a hostile environment. Being on the road in the Big 12 – or really anywhere where you're going to have fans getting after you – whether you're down in the red zone, whether you're coming out, whether it's third down. Your ability to handle it and still communicate is a huge key, and I think he'll handle it well just because he's pretty mature for his age.”On running back Deuce Vaughn...“I really believe that he doesn't care whether it's in the run game or in the passing game. ‘If I get an opportunity, I'm going to try to make the biggest play.’ I think the thing that's helped him though is having Joe (Ervin) play as well as Joe has, has allowed Deuce to do two things. One, get a little bit of a break and get a mindset where, ‘I can see how the defense is playing from a different perspective.’ But then also just getting some rest. I hope that we continue to play – shoot – I hope we play at least three tailbacks each week and have legitimate carries by all three of them.”On Joe Ervin against Nevada...“I think that as I talked a little bit last week. He just runs so much more violent straight downhill and slides off people more than really juking them or making them miss as much as he just slides off an edge and runs through arm tackles. He's got to keep doing that for us because it gives us a little bit of a different tempo when he's carrying it than when Deuce (Vaughn) is carrying it.”On Joe Ervin complimenting Deuce Vaughn in the backfield...“That's one of the things is, as we keep going into the Big 12, we're going to have to do more and more of what we call ponies, which is two tailbacks in the backfield. Just because Joe is a legitimate run threat, and then, somebody has to go figure out where Deuce is at just because his abilities from his skill set allows you to be a receiver as well.”On Jacardia Wright’s role in the offense...“Needs to keep doing that. He probably weighs 20 more pounds than either Deuce (Vaughn) or Joe (Ervin). I thought two weeks ago he had a couple of good runs. I think that he’s going to keep coming along. I think the biggest thing is being that much more comfortable being in the stage that he’s in and us having that much more confidence that he’ll handle that stage. The more chances he’ll get the better he’ll do.”On confidence in Will Howard and Jaren Lewis throwing the football...“Oh, I’m confident. The reason I am is I believe our wide receivers trust those guys, and trust is the biggest part of having a really, really good passing game. It’s the quarterbacks and receivers on the same page – tight ends included, obviously – that they trust each other and are going to make plays for each other.”JOE KLANDERMAN, DEFENSIVE COORDINATOROn how difficult it is to prepare for Oklahoma State considering they’ve played a different style this year...“You took the words right out of my mouth. Yeah, it's been a really weird week. I think with all the injuries that they've had, they've had a tough time establishing the identity that they want to establish. Week one without Spencer Sanders, then receivers in and out, tailbacks in and out, it's been a challenge to try to corral. We're going to have to be very, very sharp within the game.”On the Oklahoma State running backs...“They got a stable of tailbacks. I tell you what, I'm very impressed with how those guys run, how they keep their feet moving, and how they run through contact. The vision that they have. Those guys are excellent, excellent players.”On the early success of K-State’s run defense...“The attitude that we're starting to develop with it is our guys are doing a good job of not allowing themselves to be blocked, of staying alive. We use the term, ‘changing the math.’ Sometimes, when you get things drawn up offensively, you can maybe get a hat on a hat. Sometimes it takes somebody with a superhuman effort to change the math, so to speak, on the grease board. We're doing that, by and large, with a lot of guys.”On replacing defensive end Khalid Duke...“Well, Khalid has been in so many roles for us. We've used him as a linebacker. We've used him as a defensive end. So, it's going to be replacement by committee. It's going to be Nate Matlack to a degree, Spencer Trussell to a degree when it comes to the defensive end stuff. That's going to be Ryan Henington, Wayne Jones when it comes to some of the linebacker stuff. They've been doing that, so I feel comfortable with all of those guys.”On the key to success with the 4-3 and the 3-4...“I think everything comes down to situational football. I think that's the bottom line. Everything we look at throughout the week is just situations, how we want to play those situations and what personnel gives us the best chance in all situations.”On the three-man front being effective against the run...“Well, at the end of the day, it's all a numbers game. At the end of the day, we're just trying to outnumber them at the point of attack with everything that we're doing – run game or pass game. Sometimes the presentation can look a little bit different in some of the three-down stuff and gives you a lot more flexibility to look different ways than the four-down stuff does when you have to kind of tilt your hand a little bit. That was the main idea behind it. It was designed for the RPO teams, and, the next thing you know, a guy raises up and throws an RPO glance into somebody that standing right there in the glance window. That scares some teams into making them a little bit more one dimensional and forcing them to run the football. Now we can tee off on that.”On the play of Reggie Stubblefield against Nevada...“Reggie has been awesome. Reggie had a dynamite week of preparation. We knew he was going to play a lot. We made the decision to use him as the SAM linebacker so that we can play a little bit more man and do some different things with him against a team that we thought was going to throw the ball a little bit more. He's very comfortable in the box. He's very good as a blitzer. The more he learns and the more he gets around here, he's going to be a bigger and bigger impact as the season goes on.”On the challenges Oklahoma State quarterback Spencer Sanders presents...“For years he's been a guy that's been giving guys like me headaches, just keeping plays alive, he’s got a good arm. He's been in this system, he understands what he's doing, and they're intelligent how they use them. I think that they're going to have to run him a little bit. We're gearing up for that as much as we can. Sometimes it's the non-designed runs that give you the most fits. The quarterback scrambles, the draws when they spread you out, those kinds of things that keep you up at night, because he's a difficult guy to get his hands on. He's a strong runner, and he can beat you in so many ways. Yeah, he's the deal.”On how many players he expects to see getting to the ball...“Eleven. Short answer, 11. Yeah, that's it. That's the mentality we're trying to get established.”On the defense taking pride in getting everyone to the ball...“Seriously, we emphasize throughout spring and throughout fall camp to try to get that mentality. I think guys take pride in that right now. When you look at some of the effort plays that we've made – I'll give you an example, the Jaylen Pickle interception a couple of weeks ago. That was one of the best plays I've ever seen for a lot of reasons. First of all, it's just the intelligence of Ryan Henington to get that ball up in the air and keep it alive, but Jaylen Pickle just being in the vicinity, a defensive tackle being out on the numbers to make that play. It doesn't happen when guys are standing around watching the game. That happens when guys are screaming the football, and that's what makes it really cool.”On Ryan Henington’s value...“He's been in the box. He's been out of the box. We use him sometimes differently on third down because he can flat run. He's smart enough and cares enough to learn a bunch of different spots. He can, athletically, do a lot of things. He's a guy that can play man coverage if we need to. He’s done that stuff before. Really, we used him and Reggie (Stubblefield) a little bit last week interchangeably. We weren't afraid to replace a man when he was out there, whether it was tight ends or receivers. So, his versatility makes us better.”On last week’s excessive celebration penalty...“I don't know, I think I was excessively celebrating at the same time, so I don't know if I saw it. We want our guys to have fun. We want our guys to set an NCAA record for fun playing football, but at the same time, we've got to be intelligent in how we're doing it. This isn’t the National Football League. We can't run over there and carry on. So, from now on, we're going to have that same amount of fun, but we're going to do it on our sideline where it's safe.”On the fine line between having fun and excessive celebration...“At the end of the day, when guys are celebrating together, I think it's a great thing. I think when guys are individually making a spectacle of themselves, I don't know if that's what college football is about.”On the performance of cornerback Tee Denson...“Tee’s been awesome. He's been getting better and better. As he gets more and more confidence, he's going to play a lot more. His technique has been good, his physicality is so much improved. His understanding has always been very good. He's a super intelligent football player. I'm glad we've got him for a long time to come here.”On his views on the transfer portal...“I got a couple of different opinions on that. Obviously, it's been good for us, and I think the reason that it's been good for us is because Coach Klieman is such a good judge of character. There’s good and bad to that. I'm sure there's some people that had some transfers that they picked up that are just now rearing their ugly heads, maybe their true identity. I think the true identity of our guys is they're superb people, and they make us a lot better in the locker room and on the field.”On Oklahoma State wide receiver Brennan Presley...“They're going to use him all over the place. He's a guy that's going to get a number of touches. He's a difficult guy to get your hands on in man. He's got speed to get over the top of you. He reminds me a lot of Phillip Brooks and what he does for our offense. Obviously, had a play a year ago that we missed them in the backfield for what I guess, ultimately, was the winning touchdown. We're going to have to try to throw a lot of people around him.”On the hostile environment in Stillwater...“You just go. I'm hoping that our guys are so focused on the task at hand and just executing their stuff one play at a time that it can be in Hell and it doesn't matter. We're going to go out there and try to do our thing.”On saving some blitz packages...“Yeah, again, situational football. It’s going to dictate what we do and how we do it. We've got a lot of a lot of stuff in the cache. If that's what you're asking, we do.”On if Khalid Duke has responded well with his injury situation...“Yeah, he has, and Khalid’s so good as a teammate. He’s obviously upset just because he cares and wants to be out there and wants to help us, but he is. He understands the situation that he's in. Don't enjoy it, but he understands it. He's going to work to get back. I think he's seeing the success of guys like TJ Smith that have had that similar type of thing and are now back performing at a high level. I think that's the goal for him.”

K-State coordinators meet with media prior to tilt at Oklahoma State

The Kansas City Royals game at Cleveland Wednesday has been postponed until next Monday due to rain in Cleveland.

The Kansas City Royals game at Cleveland Wednesday has been postponed until next Monday due to rain in Cleveland.

Royals game is postponed

MANHATTAN, Kan.&nbsp;– Kansas State head coach&nbsp;Chris Klieman&nbsp;and select players met with members of the media on Tuesday at the Vanier Family Football Complex as Wildcats prepare for their Big 12 Conference opener this Saturday at Oklahoma State. A complete transcript of Klieman’s press conference (also streamed live on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/?Archive=15900&amp;type=Archive" target="_blank">archived here</a>) are posted below, in addition to comments from select players.

The Wildcats and Cowboys kick off at 6 p.m., on Saturday inside Boone Pickens Stadium in a game shown on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

“Good afternoon. Excited about the weekend and getting into Big 12 play. Everything kind of gets magnified. The games are a little faster, more physical, and we've got to come up with great game plans on both sides of the ball to go on the road and play a really good Oklahoma State team that has beaten us the last two years. We're in a similar situation as we were in 2019. We started off well in the non-con and had to go on the road against Oklahoma State and didn't fare well, and some of our older guys do recall that and they got after us pretty well. It's a tough environment to play in Stillwater, and our guys know that we've got to work a lot of noise this week to prepare our guys and continue to improve. We have to continue to get better. We got to get better in a lot of areas. Special teams is one that we need to emphasize this week. We can't have penalties on special teams. We continue to hurt ourselves that way. Then, just continuing to play more guys on defense and tackle well. Offensively, to try to rush the football, and then obviously open up a little bit more in the passing game. Sometimes that's more dictated on what your opponent does, and Oklahoma State's got a tremendous defense, so we'll have our hands full.”

On the injury situations regarding Khalid Duke and Skylar Thompson...

“Khalid is going to be done for the year. He had a lower leg injury, so we're sorry to hear because the kid’s a really good football player. Then Skylar just continues with his rehab. He's not ready yet.”

On how they get used to the noise...

“A lot of noise, crowd noise all periods of the day; Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, to help our offense like we do when we're at home. We do it on Wednesday and Thursday to help our defense just because in 2020 you didn't have to worry about that stuff, and now you do. It's obviously an impact, so we'll have crowd noise pumped in all three days.”&nbsp;&nbsp;

On the defensive success so far this season...

“We played really well against Stanford. I don't know if we surprised them or not with the defense we were playing, but played really well there. Then Southern Illinois, I thought had really good schemes on offense to rush the ball and throw the ball. I can't remember how we fared there, but Nevada was a throwing team. We tried to make them one dimensional, and we were able to do, that but that wasn't their bread and butter. Their bread and butter was getting the ball in the quarterback's hands, letting him spin it around. So, we're running to the football well, doesn't matter what front you have. We're tackling and running through our leverage better, but this is going to be an exceptional rushing team that we're going to face in Oklahoma State. They can beat you in a lot of ways. I know against Boise State they were able to rush the football successfully, and we have to be able to. We're not going to stop them. We have to be able to limit some of their explosive plays.”

On the recent matchups with Oklahoma State...

“I thought we had an opportunity to win (last year). I don't know if you'd say they handled us last year, we had an opportunity to win and played a pretty good football game, but they found a way to win in the fourth quarter. Give them credit. In 2019, they got after us, I thought, pretty well up front on both sides of the ball and controlled the game. So, every year is a new year, and a lot of guys played in both games. Then there's a lot of new guys that haven't played in the game. So, every week is a little bit different. Obviously, every year and every team's a little bit different.”

On Oklahoma State and K-State finding more consistency in the passing game...

“Well, I’m sure they're working on theirs just like we're working on ours. Both teams are off to a 3-0 start, and I'd rather be 3-0 than 0-3 and be able to throw the heck out of the thing. You find ways to manufacture wins, and both teams have been able to do that and both teams have been able to win close ballgames. I think that's going to help both teams as we get into conference play. I think it's important that you play tight ball games. You don't like to have it for your stress level, but for the pressure of the players I think it's important that they have to be able to play four quarters, and I know it's helped us to be able to. We've been successful in the fourth quarter of our first three games because of great focus and preparation and being in shape. For us to win, we've got to be able to win four-quarter games.”

On the importance of finding balance on offense…

“Absolutely, and we're smart enough to realize that we're not going to be successful in the Big 12 rushing the ball 13 times a game. We talked about that to our players at the team meeting yesterday. We have to throw the football with more efficiency, more success and just more in general for us to be a factor in this league. All that being said, last week against Nevada – because of the nature of their offense of going four and five wide and emptying it out – one of our best defenses was keeping their offense on the sideline. So, the game plan dictated that, plus they were allowing us to rush the football. It's another reason why Coach (Courtney) Messingham coaches the wide receivers as well as calling plays. He's talking with those wide receivers on a daily basis about what we have to do to continue to improve our passing game, and I know that it's going to be a conscious effort that we make.”

On using both Will Howard and Jaren Lewis at quarterback on Saturday....

“Yeah, it's early in the week. I really haven't had a conversation with Mess (Courtney Messingham) and Collin (Klein) about that specifically other than I think we saw that both players give us an opportunity to be successful. Both players deserve the opportunity to play, so they're both going to be ready to play without question, and I think our football team knows that both guys can get behind center and help us win.”

On if playing on Big 12 Now on ESPN+ for the third-straight week is disappointing...

“I don't think about that. I heard that as well. You control what you can control, and we have no control over that as a football team and as a coaching staff. So, our job is to prepare the guys as best we can to have an opportunity to be successful.”

On the mentality needed to stop the run...

“Well, the gap integrity is the first thing. Everybody knowing where they fit within the run scheme, whether it's inside run, outside run, quarterback run, ability to get off blocks, and I know that's an area that we are improving on compared to where we've been the last two years is shedding blocks. Then, being sound open-field tacklers. Having more hats to the football and knowing where you can miss. You don't want to miss tackles, but if I miss it to my correct leverage and hit that with some speed, I know that the inside part of the cup and leverage is coming in, so we've done a nice job of that thus far. We've got to continue to emphasize it. There were some times we had some let downs in all three games where we felt like – whether it's a run defense or a perimeter pass defense – that we could be a little bit better at tackling. It's hard to practice tackling on a daily basis with all the rule changes. So, it's a conscious effort for us to continue to emphasize running through our leverage.”

On the defense getting into the backfield...

“Cutting those guys loose. We've got some really good defensive linemen. We've been able to play some speed packages with our three-down. We've been able to play three defensive tackles in there. We've had a mixture of both. Having guys like (Spencer) Trussell and Felix (Anudike-Uzomah) and Boom (Bronson Massie) out there as well as (Jaylen) Pickle and (Eli) Huggins and Timmy Horne together. I think keeping fresh bodies out there, the guys know that they're going to be fresh because we're rotating guys. I think that's important. Then just getting off blocks and being disruptive and not reading but being aggressive and penetrating. I think that helps.”

“Nate did a nice job, and he's another guy that is getting more snaps on a weekly basis. He's going to have to have more snaps, especially in some of our third-down packages, and he's ready for that role. He's a tremendous young player that continues to improve. He has a great motor that everybody has seen. We just see him getting so much better with his technique, as well as being strong, physical and really athletic that can run.”

“Well, all of our guys are communicating better. That's one of the things that we talk about on a daily basis on both sides of the ball. We have to have high-level communication, physicality and communication at a high level every day, not just on Saturdays. So, we're trying to continue to emphasize that and just the kids knowing the situation. We didn't defend it great, but the fact that he knew it was coming is encouraging, but we gave up two explosive plays to an explosive offensive team. One was on a trick play and the other one, their great receiver hit us down the seam. I think Mess (Courtney Messingham) had us with a 10-5 advantage in how we tabulate explosive plays. So, we won the explosive-play battle and we won the turnover battle. That's always going to be critical. We need to play error free football.”

On balancing being aggressive with being assignment sound...

“You still have your rules and principles, and everybody has a job to do. We missed the contain on the play. That was probably the bigger issue. We missed the contain where we should add somebody up field. Regardless, we've still got to keep our eyes and coverage, and they kind of high-lowed it. So, it was a good play and good call by those guys.”

“Well, they don't give you any easy things. That's probably the one thing that I've noticed in watching them the last couple years. You've got to work for everything you get, whether it's a 10-yard pass to a six-yard run. They crowd the line of scrimmage, so to speak, but they don't give up explosive plays. We were able to get them on a couple of plays that we really designed well last year, one on a throw and a couple on a run, but they're just tough because they are disciplined, they're physical, and they're not going to give you easy access throws and play their corners off at nine yards and say, ‘Okay, we'll give you a quick hitch or something.’ They're going to make you earn everything that you have, and that's the sign of an aggressive defense. They blitz some, and then they play just some tight quarters and tight man-to-man coverage.”

On what the offensive line did well against Nevada...

“Sustained blocks. More than anything is sustained blocks and communicating all the blitzes that they were doing, because Nevada was blitzing us an awful lot. The kids were able to pass off a lot of those blitzes because of communication on the sideline and then communication in play of some of the stunts. They were running, and we were able to sustain blocks. I thought our wide receivers did a really nice job sustaining blocks. We threw some bubble screens that maybe could have been a yard or two, and we held our blocks a little bit longer and they're six or seven yards and moved the chains. Our tight ends and fullbacks – I thought Nick Lenners had one of his best games of blocking and did a great job. We're going to need that moving forward. We have to be able to sustain blocks by everybody on offense.”

On defensive back Reggie Stubblefield seeing more snaps against Nevada...

“We knew they were going to be in a spread set, and we feel he gives us a better chance to be successful playing as much man coverage as we had to play last week. It was just the type of game for Reggie. On the flip side, he didn't play much against Stanford. It was more (Ryan) Henington and Wayne (Jones), because there were more multiple tight ends. All of them played somewhat against Southern Illinois. So, every week might be a little bit different based on what the offense does.”

On freshman offensive lineman Hadley Panzer...

“He did a really nice job. I talked about him yesterday in the captain's meeting, and Noah (Johnson) was really excited for him. He said he was excited in the huddle but was calm and under control. He’s going to continue to help us and get more and more meaningful snaps as he becomes comfortable, but he played really physical and did a great job communicating.”

On the quarterbacks playing in front of a full stadium in Stillwater...

“Oh, it'll be different for sure. It'll be a big challenge. I think the experience of him (Will Howard) having a lot of snaps, no question, helps, but now we have to put him in some of those adverse conditions in practice. So, it's a lot of hand signals or however we're going to communicate snapping the football. We've got to do a great job so that he feels comfortable. The o-line feels comfortable. We need to do the same thing with Jaren (Lewis), just to make sure that those guys understand that, because it's a different atmosphere when you're doing it in front of 50, 60, 70,000 people, and it's really loud. In certain times, it gets louder and louder, and sometimes it's even loud calling the play. We typically turn the noise on when we come to the line of scrimmage. We need to turn it on, and we'll turn it on as we're in the huddle.”

On Jacardia Wright getting more work...

“Yeah, and we talked about that a little bit on Sunday. He's another guy that is no different than a wide receiver or a tight end having some catches that we need to get the football. We need to find some ways to implement him. The other two guys are playing so well, but he had a couple of really good blocks when he was out there. We're going to need him in, so I know that Coach (Brian) Anderson and Coach (Courtney) Messingham have talked about that within the game plan. When your opportunity comes – I don't care if it's the extra running back to any of our wide receivers, tight ends, or a defensive player – when you get an opportunity to play significant snaps, you have to make the most of it.”

On both teams having momentum coming into the game...

“It's just fun to be a part of starting conference play. We talk about conference play all offseason and all preseason about how difficult this league is week in and week out. What you try to do leading up to conference play is just prepare your guys and prepare your team as best we can to handle some of the adversity and handle some of the situations that are going to come our way. The three non-conference games – this was a really, really difficult non-conference schedule, three teams that are going to win an awful lot of games – and we were fortunate that we found a way to be successful.”

On Hadley Panzer’s playing time going forward...

“Coach (Conor) Riley, communicating with the offensive linemen how we're going to do it. It's no different than what we did with Jaren (Lewis), whether it's the third series, fourth series. Coach Riley kind of goes about that business throughout the week of letting the guys know when they're going to get the reps. We have that at every position. Austin Moore knows when he's going to go in the game and replace Cody Fletcher. Our d-line knows what our rotation is. Our corners know what our rotation is. So, all those things can take place and take hold during the week so that on Saturday, nobody's surprised when they're playing.”

On offensive lineman Carver Willis...

“Carver has done a really good job. It's just that Cooper Beebe is playing at such a high level that Cooper's just a guy that is hard for us to take off the field. It's nothing that Carver Willis has done. He is still a young player. He's a redshirt freshman or two freshmen – depending on how you want to look at it – that's continuing to get bigger and stronger, and he knows our offense well. But, Cooper Beebe is, in my opinion, an All-Big 12 offensive lineman. So, he's a guy that we need to keep in the game.”