GAME 7 • COLORADO RECORD: 4-2/1-1 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 18, 2008 30 NORTH TEXAS ................................................W, 45-6 Kickoff: 6 p.m. (CT) SEPTEMBER KANSAS STATE COLORADO 6 MONTANA STATE (FCS) ................................W, 69-10 Location: Boulder, Colo. 17 at Louisville (ESPN2) ........................................L, 29-38 WILDCATS BUFFALOES Stadium: Folsom Field (53,750) 27 LOUISIANA ..................................................W, 45-37 2008 Record: 4-2, 1-1 Big 12 2008 Record: 3-3, 0-2 Big 12 Series: CU leads, 43-19-1 OCTOBER Ranking (AP/Coaches): N/A Ranking (AP/Coaches): N/A Television: FSN Midwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain Last Game: Oct. 11, 2008 Last Game: Oct. 11, 2008 4 #7 TEXAS TECH* (ABC)................................L, 28-58 Drew Goodman (Play-by-Play) 11 at Texas A&M* ................................................W, 44-30 defeated Texas A&M, 44-30 lost to Kansas, 30-14 Coach: Ron Prince Coach: Dan Hawkins Joel Klatt (Analyst) 18 at Colorado* (FSN) ..............................................6 p.m. Career Record: 16-15 Career Record: 64-31 Alanna Rizzo (Sideline Reporter) 25 OKLAHOMA* [HC]................................................TBA vs. CU: 2-0 vs. KSU: 0-2 NOVEMBER Radio: K-State Sports Network; Yahoo! Radio; 1 at Kansas* ..............................................................TBA STATISTICAL LEADERS STATISTICAL LEADERS SIRIUS Satellite Radio Ch. 130 8 at Missouri* ............................................................TBA Rushing: Josh Freeman Rushing: Rodney Stewart Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) 15 NEBRASKA* ........................................................TBA 47-221-12 92-453-1 Passing: Josh Freeman Passing: Cody Hawkins Stan Weber (Analyst) 22 IOWA STATE*........................................................TBA 111-169-1,509-12-2 108-191-1,016-11-6 Matt Walters (Sideline Reporter) Receiving: Brandon Banks Receiving: Scotty McKnight Home games in BOLD * Big 12 Conference game Tickets: 1-800-221-CATS All times Central [HC] Homecoming 29-573-6 21-216-1 KANSAS STATE COACHES K-STATE LOOKS FOR SECOND STRAIGHT BIG 12 ROAD WIN Ron Prince (SL) ....................................................Head Coach WILDCATS AND BUFFALOES HOOK UP IN FSN REGIONALLY TELEVISED NORTH BATTLE Dave Brock (PB) ..............................Offensive Coordinator/WR Tim Tibesar (SL) ..............................Defensive Coordinator/DB After recording its first win at Texas A&M since 1996, Kansas State will look to make it two Big 12 road wins in a row this weekend when it visits Colorado for a Big 12 North showdown. Tim McCarty (PB)..............................Assistant Head Coach/OL The matchup, which will be televised by Fox Sports Midwest, Southwest and Rocky Mountain, Cornell Jackson (PB)............................................Linebackers is set to kick off from Folsom Field at 6 p.m. CT. Drew Goodman, Joel Klatt and Alanna Rizzo will Mo Latimore (SL) ............................................Defensive Line have the call on Fox Sports Net. Frank Leonard (SL) ................................................Tight Ends The game will also air live across the Kansas State Sports Network, online at k-statesports.com Ricky Rahne (SL) ............................................Running Backs and on SIRIUS satellite radio (channel 130). Wyatt Thompson will call the action with Stan Weber Jeff Rodgers (SL) ............................Special Teams Coordinator serving as the color analyst and Matt Walters providing updates from the Wildcat sideline. Warren Ruggiero (SL) ........................................Quarterbacks Game Location: (PB) - Press Box; (SL) - Sideline A QUICK LOOK AT THE WILDCATS Coming off a 44-30 win at Texas A&M, the Wildcats will look to carry that momentum into this weekend’s game at Colorado. K-State, which will look for consecutive road conference wins for KANSAS STATE WEEKLY SCHEDULE the first time since 2003, used a balanced offense and got big plays from its defensive and special MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 teams units when it counted in last week’s win at Texas A&M. The Wildcats racked up 215 yards 10:30 a.m. ........................Ron Prince on Big 12 Teleconference on the ground and 234 from the right arm of Josh Freeman, while a blocked punt for a touchdown and a fourth quarter goal line stand from the defense were pivotal plays in the contest. MONDAY, OCTOBER 13 K-State, after stuffing the Aggies on third and fourth down from the 1-yard line, then drove 98 Weekly Press Conference yards to put the game away. The Wildcats rushed for 90 yards in the fourth quarter alone and 12:30 p.m.................................................................Ron Prince possessed the ball for 10:11 in the final quarter the seal the win. 1 p.m. ............................................................................Lunch Freeman, who is just one TD pass shy of tying the school career record, is coming off a very 1:30 p.m.-2:15 p.m. ........................................Player Interviews efficient game in which he completed 21-of-26 passes for 234 yards and has also thrown at least one touchdown in 16 of his last 17 games. Freeman, who ranks 10th nationally this week in TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14 passing efficiency, has also been a force running the ball as the junior has 12 rushing TD’s, in- 7 p.m. ................................................Post-practice Interviews cluding four last week at Texas A&M, and has accounted for at least three touchdowns in every game this season and 24 total on the season. Freeman needs just six more rushing touchdowns WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 to pass Jonathan Beasley for the most rushing scores by a quarterback in a single season. 12 p.m. ......................................Ron Prince (out of town media) On defense, the Wildcats got a solid performance from Joshua Moore at Texas A&M as he col- lected a team-high nine tackles, including consecutive stops on a goal line stand, and one pass FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 breakup. K-State also collected 8.0 tackles for loss and 4.0 sacks against the Aggies. TBA ......................................................................Travel Day K-State has continued its national dominance on special teams as the Cats have collected a na- tion-leading 22 non-offensive touchdowns since 2006, and a total of 66 since 1999, a number SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18 that is second nationally and just two behind Virginia Tech’s 68. This season, the Wildcats have 6 p.m. ...............................................K-State at Colorado (FSN) blocked a nation-leading six total kicks, four punts and two extra points, and lead the nation with five scores on punt returns. In fact, the Big 12 Conference has seen 10 total scores on punt returns so far this season with five of those courtesy of the Wildcats. Courtney Herndon has blocked two of those kicks and returned another punt for a score this season. KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 GAME 7 • COLORADO RECORD: 4-2/1-1 BIG 12 NORTH Kenny Lannou Ryan Lackey AT HEAD COACH [email protected] WEEK 8 COLORADO [email protected] RON PRINCE Monday 13 Tuesday14 Wednesday15 Thursday16 Friday17 Saturday18 Sunday 19 Big 12 Teleconference Players available for Coach Prince out of No media availability No media availability Game 7 No media availability 10:30 - Ron Prince interviews after practice town media availability K-State at Colorado (7 p.m.) (via telephone) Folsom Field Kansas State Media Luncheon 12 - 1 p.m. Boulder, Colo. Game Notes 12:30 - Ron Prince FSN Midwest, K-State game notes for KANSAS STATE 1:30 - Players Southwest and Rocky the Oklahoma game will Mountain be available Sunday Satellite Feed evening. Year at K-State: Third (16-15 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. Colorado, after opening the season with three straight wins, will look to snap a three-game Spouse: Married to the former Zoé Ahern skid when K-State visits Boulder on Saturday. The Buffaloes are also looking for their first confer- Children: Deuce, James, Grace and John ence win and their first win over the Wildcats since 2005. Last week, Colorado dropped a 30-14 contest to Kansas in Lawrence as the Jayhawks limited the Buffaloes to just 233 total yards. On offense, Colorado is led by quarterback Cody Hawkins and a pair of freshmen running EDUCATION backs in Rodney Stewart and Darrell Scott. Hawkins has thrown for 11 scores and ran for three Graduated from Junction City High School in 1988 more, while Stewart and Scott have combined for 609 rushing yards. Attended Dodge City Community College Defensively, the Buffs are led by Jeff Smart’s 57 total tackles, while the unit has also collected Received bachelor’s in history from Appalachian State seven interceptions in six games, led by Cha’pelle Brown’s two. in 1992 ON THE ROAD AGAIN Since the inception of the Big 12, few teams have played as well on the road in conference PLAYING EXPERIENCE games as Kansas State. In fact, only three schools (Texas, Oklahoma and Nebraska) have won Offensive lineman at Dodge City Community College more Big 12 road games than the Wildcats (not including neutral site games). (1988-89) and Appalachian State (1990-91) In all, K-State has won 53-percent of its games in enemy stadiums, going 26-23 during the first 12-plus years of the league. In those 12 seasons, Kansas State has won at least one Big 12 road COLLEGE COACHING EXPERIENCE game 11 times and has produced three or more road wins six times - 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2002. K-State is also one of a select few teams in the league that have laid claim to a victory Dodge City CC, 1992 - volunteer assist. coach (OT/TE) in every Big 12 stadium. Also, the Wildcats will be looking for consecutive Big 12 road wins for Alabama A&M, 1993 - assistant coach (OL/TE) the first time since defeating Iowa State (45-0) and Nebraska (38-9) during the 2003 campaign.