GAME 8 • OKLAHOMA RECORD: 4-3/1-2 BIG 12 NORTH 2008 FOOTBALL GAME NOTES KANSAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION Kenny Lannou Ryan Lackey 785.587.7867 (C) 785.587.7865 (C) 785.532.6735 (Phone) 785.532.6093 (Fax) [email protected] [email protected] KANSAS STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME INFORMATION AUGUST Date: Saturday, October 25, 2008 30 NORTH TEXAS ................................................W, 45-6 Kickoff: 11:40 a.m. (CT) SEPTEMBER KANSAS STATE OKLAHOMA Location: Manhattan, Kan. 6 MONTANA STATE (FCS) ................................W, 69-10 17 at Louisville (ESPN2) ........................................L, 29-38 WILDCATS SOONERS Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) Promotion: 2008 Homecoming: Hard Rock K-State 27 LOUISIANA ..................................................W, 45-37 2008 Record: 4-3, 1-2 Big 12 2008 Record: 6-1, 2-1 Big 12 OCTOBER Ranking (AP/Coaches): N/A Ranking (AP/Coaches): 4/5 Series: OU leads, 68-17-4 4 #7 TEXAS TECH* (ABC)................................L, 28-58 Last Game: Oct. 18, 2008 Last Game: Oct. 18, 2008 Television: FSN National 11 at Texas A&M* ................................................W, 44-30 lost to Colorado, 14-13 defeated Kansas, 45-31 Bill Land (Play-by-Play) Coach: Ron Prince Coach: Bob Stoops 18 at Colorado* (FSN)............................................L, 13-14 Career Record: 16-16 Career Record: 103-23 Dave Lapham (Analyst) 25 #4 OKLAHOMA* [HC] (FSN) ....................11:40 a.m. vs. OU: First Meeting vs. KSU: 5-1 Jim Knox (Sideline Reporter) NOVEMBER Radio: K-State Sports Network; Yahoo! Radio; 1 at Kansas* ..............................................................TBA STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ch. 122 8 at Missouri* ............................................................TBA Rushing: Josh Freeman Rushing: DeMarco Murray 15 NEBRASKA* ........................................................TBA 54-263-13 108-520-7 Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) Passing: Josh Freeman Passing: Sam Bradford Stan Weber (Analyst) 22 IOWA STATE*........................................................TBA 131-210-1,746-12-2 170-238-2,520-26-5 Receiving: Brandon Banks Receiving: Juaquin Iglesias Matt Walters (Sideline Reporter) Home games in BOLD * Big 12 Conference game Tickets: 1-800-221-CATS All times Central [HC] Homecoming 34-668-6 42-684-5 KANSAS STATE COACHES CATS HOST NO. 4 SOONERS ON HOMECOMING WEEKEND Ron Prince (SL) ....................................................Head Coach K-STATE AND OKLAHOMA SET TO HOOK UP IN FSN NATIONALLY-TELEVISED CONTEST Dave Brock (PB) ..............................Offensive Coordinator/WR Coming off a hard-fought 14-13 loss at Colorado, Kansas State will look to get back on track this Tim Tibesar (SL) ..............................Defensive Coordinator/DB weekend as No. 4 Oklahoma visits Bill Snyder Family Stadium for the Wildcats’ 2008 homecoming ..............................Assistant Head Coach/OL Tim McCarty (PB) contest. The game will mark the second time this season and the fifth time since 2006 that the Cornell Jackson (PB)............................................Linebackers Wildcats will face a Top 10 team at home. The 2006 Texas game, the last Wildcat home win over Mo Latimore (SL) ............................................Defensive Line a Top 10 opponent, was the last time that a team ranked as high as No. 4 in the nation visited Frank Leonard (SL) ................................................Tight Ends Manhattan, while the Sooners’ last trip to K-State in 2005, a 31-21 Oklahoma win, saw them Ricky Rahne (SL) ............................................Running Backs bring a No. 2 national ranking into the contest. Jeff Rodgers (SL) ............................Special Teams Coordinator The game will be televised live on FSN and will also air across the Kansas State Sports Network, Warren Ruggiero (SL) ........................................Quarterbacks online at k-statesports.com and on SIRIUS satellite radio (channel 122). Game Location: (PB) - Press Box; (SL) - Sideline A QUICK LOOK AT THE WILDCATS Kansas State, in last weekend’s one-point loss to Colorado, got a solid performance from its de- KANSAS STATE WEEKLY SCHEDULE fense as it held Colorado to just 14 points, which included keeping the Buffs off the scoreboard for the entire second half. The last time K-State held a Big 12 opponent scoreless in a half was the MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 2006 Colorado game in Boulder when it did so in the first half, while the last time it pitched a 10:30 a.m. ........................Ron Prince on Big 12 Teleconference second-half shutout in a conference game was the 2005 Kansas game. MONDAY, OCTOBER 20 The Wildcats threatened on offense in each of their first three drives but only came away with six total points, while they also closed the game with two potential game-winning drives, one of Weekly Press Conference which ended on a fumble and the other on downs. 12:30 p.m.................................................................Ron Prince The K-State defense turned in arguably its best performance of the season at Colorado as it held 1 p.m. ............................................................................Lunch the Buffaloes to 14 total points while collecting a season-high 10 tackles for loss, including 2.0 1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. ........................................Player Interviews more for freshman and Big 12 TFL leader Brandon Harold. Joshua Moore has turned in two im- TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 pressive outings in as many weeks as the sophomore has collected 22 tackles in his last two 7 p.m. ................................................Post-practice Interviews games, including a career-high 13 last week, with a fumble recovery, one interception and three pass breakups. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 Quarterback Josh Freeman, who is just one TD pass and 15 pass attempts shy of tying the 12 p.m. ......................................Ron Prince (out of town media) school career records in each category, has also been a force running the ball as the junior has 13 rushing TD’s, which leads the Big 12, and has accounted for 25 total scores on the season. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 Freeman needs just five more rushing touchdowns to pass Jonathan Beasley for the most rush- 11:30 a.m. ........................................Oklahoma at K-State (FSN) ing scores by a quarterback in a single season. K-State has continued its national dominance on special teams as the Cats have blocked a na- tion-leading seven total kicks (four punts, two extra points, and a field goal) this season, in- cluding Ian Campbell’s block at Colorado which was the first of an opponent’s field goal since the 2005 Kansas game. The Cats also lead the nation with five touchdowns on punt returns and claim exactly one-half of the 10 total punt return scores in the entire Big 12 Conference this sea- son. K-State also has collected a nation-leading 22 non-offensive touchdowns since 2006, and a total of 66 since 1999, a number that is second nationally behind Virginia Tech’s 70. KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 GAME 8 • OKLAHOMA RECORD: 4-3/1-2 BIG 12 NORTH Kenny Lannou Ryan Lackey VS HEAD COACH [email protected] WEEK 9 OKLAHOMA [email protected] RON PRINCE Monday 20 Tuesday21 Wednesday22 Thursday23 Friday24 Saturday25 Sunday 26 Big 12 Teleconference Players available for Coach Prince out of No media availability No media availability Game 8 No media availability 10:30 - Ron Prince interviews after practice town media availability Oklahoma at K-State (7 p.m.) (via telephone) Bill Snyder Family Kansas State Media Luncheon 12 - 1 p.m. Stadium Game Notes 12:30 - Ron Prince Manhattan, Kan. K-State game notes for 1:30 - Players FSN - National the Kansas game will be KANSAS STATE available Sunday Satellite Feed evening. Year at K-State: Third (16-16 record) 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. AMC 15 - K02 analog 105 degrees West 11740.0 MHz Horizontal PERSONAL Date of Birth: Sept. 18, 1969 A LOOK AT THE OPPOSITION Hometown: Junction City, Kan. Kansas State welcomes No. 4 Oklahoma to Manhattan this weekend as the Sooners will bring Spouse: Married to the former Zoé Ahern a 6-1 record in the contest. Oklahoma is coming off a 45-31 win over Kansas this past weekend and Children: Deuce, James, Grace and John will bring one of the nation’s most efficient offenses into Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Sooners are led by quarterback Sam Bradford, who has thrown for 2,520 yards and 26 touchdowns in seven games and is the most efficient quarterback in the league and second nation- EDUCATION ally with a 192.22 rating. DeMarco Murray leads the rushing attack with 520 yards and seven Graduated from Junction City High School in 1988 scores while Juaquin Iglesias is the team’s leading receiver with 42 catches for 684 yards and five Attended Dodge City Community College scores. Five different Sooner receivers have caught multiple touchdown passes this season. Received bachelor’s in history from Appalachian State Defensively, Oklahoma is limiting its opponents to 111 yards rushing a game, while ranking sec- in 1992 ond nationally in sacks at 3.7 a game and fifth in tackles for loss with 8.4 per contest. Linebacker Travis Lewis leads the squad with 69 total tackles, while nine different defenders have combined for 26 sacks on the season and 17 with one or more tackles for loss (six Sooners have collected 5.0 PLAYING EXPERIENCE or more tackles for loss). Offensive lineman at Dodge City Community College (1988-89) and Appalachian State (1990-91) HARD ROCK K-STATE: HOMECOMING 2008 Kansas State will be a virtual bevy of activity this week as alumni from around the globe return COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE to Manhattan for Kansas State’s annual Homecoming. Saturday’s football game vs. Oklahoma will certainly serve as the centerpiece of the week-long celebration, however there are plenty of Dodge City CC, 1992 - volunteer assist. coach (OT/TE) other activities on tap. Alabama A&M, 1993 - assistant coach (OL/TE) Among the events scheduled are the All-University Homecoming Philanthropy 5K Race (10 South Carolina State, 1994 - assistant coach (OL) a.m.