Everybody knows about Ndamukong Suh, the senior Nebraska defensive tackle who is a sure-fire bet to earn All-America status at the end of the season.
But the Cornhuskers have another defensive tackle who is pretty good, too. He actually leads the team in tackles with 60, four more than Suh.
His name is Jared Crick (pictured above on the right) and as a sophomore he has recorded nine sacks, 13 quarterback hurries and three pass breakups this season.
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Kansas State had no answer for Danario Alexander, couldn’t get its running game going and fell victim to the mistakes it has been so good about avoiding all season.
For those reasons, the Missouri Tigers easily defeated the Wildcats 38-12. There’s not much more to be analyzed from yesterday’s game.
K-State players said they had already moved on from it in the interview room afterward. With a winner-take-all battle in Lincoln up next there isn’t anywhere to look but forward.
If the Wildcats win their season-finale at Nebraska, they win the Big 12 North and qualify for a bowl game. If they lose to the Cornhuskers, their season is finished.
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Can Kansas State win the Big 12 North?
Ask that question in Manhattan this week and you’re sure to get all kinds of input. It’s a hot topic right now, and with the Wildcats on top of the division at 2-1 they certainly look like contenders.
But what are their chances of actually besting Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri (those originally picked to fight for the top spot)? And can you really count out Colorado or Iowa State? They’re both 1-1 and are playing tough now too, you know.
It’s a tough division to predict, but here’s how things could shake out.
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The last time Kansas State played a regular-season conference football game on a neutral field, it traveled a long, long way to do so.
Halfway around the world to be exact.
Back in 1992, before Bill Snyder had ever led the Wildcats to a bowl game and before the long-time coach started insisting that every possible game on the schedule be played in Manhattan, he agreed to move K-State’s final game of the season to Tokyo, Japan.
The opponent was No. 11 Nebraska, and they faced off in the now defunct Coca-Cola Bowl.
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