The Kansas State Wildcats football team had an impressive finish to the non-confer…
Kansas State · CincinnatiThey had big wins against the Nicholls Cowboys, Washington State Cougars and Tulane Green Wave to start a perfect 3-0 under first-year coach Collin Klein. The question is if the Wildcats are prepared for their toughest challenge after the first three games of the season.
"I mentioned it after the [Tulane] game," Klein said earlier this week during his game week press conference. "Every football game and every good team you play, it doesn't matter what conference they're in, it doesn't matter how talented people think they are or they're not, or how they compare to you, it is truly about the competitive nature and that battle of will between those two teams."
Thus far, the only "gimme" game for the Wildcats was against Nicholls. Washington State played the rival Washington Huskies tough for the most part when the teams met in the opener.
Now, they have a chance for their 4-0 start since 2012 if they can knock off the Cincinnati Bearcats on the road Saturday in the Big 12 conference opener. Still, the Wildcats took care of the Cougars with ease in the 34-7 victory.
KEY POINTS
- The Kansas State Wildcats football team had an impressive finish to the non-conference portion of the schedule.
- In his words, he said those games were "tremendous" for the progress of the team.
- After going undefeated in the non-conference portion of the schedule, the Kansas State Wildcats start Big 12 play Saturday against the Cincinnati Bearcats
- Klein said he thinks those games have prepped them for the looming challenge of facing the Big 12.