Daily Archives: Oct. 28, 2009

A look at Oklahoma’s 27 straight home wins

OU Stadium

When asked about Oklahoma’s amazing home winning streak, which at 27 games is the longest active streak in the country, K-State coach Bill Snyder took a light approach.

“We might stay home,” he said. “That’s impressive.”

Indeed it is. The streak is the longest in program history (boy, that’s saying something) and stretches back to Sept. 3, 2005 when the Sooners lost their season-opener to TCU 17-10.
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Lamur, Hartman a dynamic duo at safety

Secondary

Look at Kansas State’s defensive statistics and they are the first two players you see.

Emmanuel Lamur leads the Wildcats in tackles (41) and blocked kicks (2).

Tysyn Hartman leads the Wildcats in interceptions (4), is second on the team in tackles (37) and is third on the team in pass breakups (6).

Both players are extremely athletic and can make a wide variety of plays on the football field, but here’s what makes them such a special combination at K-State’s two safety positions: they are only sophomores.
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Bowls starting to show interest in K-State

The Kansas State Wildcats still need to win two more games to become bowl eligible, but if they do their part it appears at least three bowl games will be interested in them.

Representatives from the Texas and Holiday Bowls have requested credentials to attend Kansas State’s next two home games against Kansas and Missouri. And the Insight Bowl had someone at the Wildcats’ first game of the season.

Playing in front of bowl representatives is nothing new or extraordinary in college football. They travel around the country and watch all sorts of teams (good and bad) but this is a positive sign for Kansas State. No bowl representatives were in Manhattan to watch it defeat Colorado on Saturday.