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GAME 6 • COLORADO RECORD: 3-2/1-1 BIG 12 NORTH KANSAS STATE SPORTS INFORMATION KENNY LANNOU RYAN LACKEY 785.532.7977 office 785.532.7708 office 785.587.7867 cell 785.587.7865 cell [email protected] [email protected] KANSAS STATE SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 6 INFORMATION COLORADO AT KANSAS STATE SEPTEMBER 1 at #18/14 Auburn [ESPN]........................L, 13-23 Date: Saturday, Oct. 13, 2007 8 SAN JOSE STATE................................W, 34-14 Kickoff: 8:15 p.m. CT KANSAS STATE COLORADO 15 MISSOURI STATE ..............................W, 61-10 Location: Manhattan, Kan. 29 at #7/7 Texas* [ESPN on ABC] ..................W, 41-21 WILDCATS BUFFALOES Stadium: Bill Snyder Family Stadium OCTOBER Capacity: 50,000 2007 Record: 3-2, 1-1 Big 12 2007 Record: 4-2, 2-0 Big 12 6 KANSAS* [FSN]............................L, 24-30 Ranking (AP/Coach): RV/RV Ranking (AP/Coach): RV/RV Series: Colorado leads 43-18-1 13 COLORADO* [ESPN2] ..........................8:15 p.m. Last Game: Oct. 6, 2007 Last Game: Oct. 6, 2007 20 at Oklahoma State* ....................................TBA Television: ESPN2 lost to Kansas, 30-24 def. Baylor, 43-23 27 BAYLOR* [HC]..............................................TBA TBA (Play-by-Play) at Manhattan, Kan. at Waco, Texas NOVEMBER TBA (Analyst) Coach: Ron Prince Coach: Dan Hawkins Career Record: 10-8 Career Record: 98-35-1 3 at Iowa State* ............................................TBA TBA (Sideline Reporter) vs. Colorado: 1-0 vs. K-State: 0-1 10 at Nebraska* ..............................................TBA Radio: K-State Sports Network; Yahoo! Radio; 17 MISSOURI* ................................................TBA Sirius Satellite Radio, Ch. 126 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS 2007 STATISTICAL LEADERS Rushing: James Johnson Rushing: Hugh Charles 24 at Fresno State [ESPN] ..................................TBA Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) 68-346-5 65-367-2 Home games in BOLD * Big 12 Conference game Stan Weber (Analyst) Passing: Josh Freeman Passing: Cody Hawkins All times Central [HC] Homecoming Matt Walters (Sideline Reporter) 136-218-7-1,309-4 126-219-9-1,457-10 Receiving: Jordy Nelson Receiving: Scotty McKnight KANSAS STATE COACHES 52-634-3 25-311-2 Ron Prince ..............................................Head Coach James Franklin ..................Offensive Coordinator/QB K-STATE HOSTS COLORADO IN KEY BIG 12 NORTH CONTEST Tim Tibesar........................Defensive Coordinator/DB Tim McCarty........................Assistant Head Coach/OL WILDCATS AND BUFFALOES SET FOR PRIMETIME ESPN2 MATCHUP Dave Brock ........................................Wide Receivers Kansas State, after a tough 30-24 loss to Kansas last week in the conference home-opener, will look to get Greg Burns ........................................Defensive Backs right back on track as Colorado visits Bill Snyder Family Stadium Saturday night in a nationally-televised Big Mo Latimore ........................................Defensive Line 12 North matchup. The game, which will air across the nation on ESPN2, will kick off at 8:15 p.m. The contest Frank Leonard............................................Tight Ends pits a Colorado team (4-2, 2-0) that has opened Big 12 play with a perfect 2-0 mark and is riding a three-game Ricky Rahne ........................................Running Backs win streak against a Kansas State squad (3-2, 1-1) that is looking to bounce back from the Kansas loss and Matt Wallerstedt ..............Linebackers/Special Teams put itself back at or near the top of the Big 12 North standings. KANSAS STATE WEEKLY SCHEDULE Last week against Kansas, the Wildcats jumped out to 7-0 and 14-7 leads in the first half but Kansas, behind a balanced offensive attack, converted three K-State turnovers into 10 points and also scored the final nine MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 points of the game to take a 30-24 win. Jordy Nelson continues his push for All-America status as the senior 10:30 a.m. ........Ron Prince on Big 12 Teleconference caught 10 passes for 137 yards and a touchdown, a 68-yard reception from Josh Freeman in the first quarter, MONDAY, OCTOBER 8 against Kansas. Nelson now has three straight 10-plus reception, 100-plus yard receiving games, marking Weekly Press Conference the first time in school history that a player has done so. In fact, prior to this season, only seven total players 12:30-1 p.m. ..............................................Ron Prince in school history (12 total games) have collected 10-plus catches and 100-plus yards receiving in the same 1-1:30 p.m.........................................................Lunch game. Freeman threw for a career-high 305 yards and a touchdown on 31-of-48 aim but was also intercepted 1:30-2:15 p.m...................................Player Interviews three times after not having thrown a pick in his previous 106 pass attempts prior to his first interception. 3:30-3:45 p.m. ..............................Satellite Highlights ......................Galaxy 17/ K12; 74 degrees West Defensively, the Wildcat secondary picked off Kansas quarterback Todd Reesing three times, two of which ..........................D/L Frequency 11940 Vertical came from sophomore safety Chris Carney. In its last two games, Kansas State has collected seven intercep- 4-6:30 p.m. ..........Practice (Interviews after practice) tions, which are the most in a two-game stretch since 1991. Linebacker Justin Roland led the squad in tackles for the third time this season with seven total, while Ian Campbell had yet another solid game with five tackles, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9 a sack, three tackles for losses and a pass breakup. 4-6:30 p.m. ..........Practice (Interviews after practice) WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 10 K-STATE VS. COLORADO STATISTICALLY 12-1 p.m. ..................Ron Prince (out-of-town media) Kansas State and Colorado have played several entertaining games over the past three seasons and if this week’s NCAA statistical rankings are any indication, this week’s matchup should be more of the same. Heading SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13 into this weekend’s game, Kansas State and Colorado are ranked within 10 teams nationally of each other in 8:15 p.m. ..............Colorado at Kansas State (ESPN2) eight NCAA statistical categories. On offense, Kansas State ranks 68th in total offense, while Colorado checks in at No. 70, and in passing efficiency, the Wildcats are ranked 74th, while Colorado checks in at No. 77. De- fensively, the numbers are even closer as Kansas State ranks 20th in rush defense, while Colorado ranks 23rd. The Buffaloes are one spot higher nationally in total defense at No. 21, while the Wildcats hold the edge in scoring defense (No. 23 to No. 31) and pass efficiency defense (No. 28 to No. 33). Colorado also ranks 42nd nationally against the pass, compared to Kansas State’s No. 45 ranking. KANSAS STATE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES PAGE 1 GAME 6 • COLORADO RECORD: 3-2/1-1 BIG 12 NORTH Kenny Lannou Ryan Lackey [email protected] WEEK 7 VS COLORADO [email protected] Monday 8 Tuesday9 Wednesday10 Thursday11 Friday12 Saturday13 Sunday 14 Big 12 Teleconference Post-Practice Out-of-town Interviews Team Practice No media availability Game 6 No media availability K-STATE HEAD COACH 10:30 - Ron Prince Availability 12:00 - 1:00 p.m. No media availability Colorado at K-State Players Ron Prince - Phone 8:15 p.m. Kansas State Media Luncheon Bill Snyder Game Notes 12:30 - Ron Prince Family Stadium K-State game notes for RON PRINCE the Oklahoma State 1:30 - Players TV: ESPN2 game will be available Satellite Feed Postgame Sunday evening. 3:30 - 3:45 p.m. Coach Prince and Play- Named Kansas State’s 33rd head football Galaxy 17/ K12 ers in team room 74 degrees West coach on Dec. 5, 2005, Prince accomplished so D/L Freq. 11940 Vertical much more during his first 12 months on the job than the experts had envisioned for the ‘06 Cats A LOOK AT COLORADO that many considered the 37-year-old to be one a Colorado heads into Saturday night’s nationally televised game as one of the hotter teams in the Big 12 Con- leading candidate for Big 12 coach of the year. ference. The Buffaloes, at 4-2 overall and 2-0 in Big 12 play, are riding a three-game winning streak and will Just the second Wildcat head coach in school look for their second straight Big 12 road win this Saturday against the Wildcats. After a dramatic win over history to win seven games during his inaugural Oklahoma two weeks ago, Colorado won its first road game under head coach Dan Hawkins with a 43-23 tri- season and the first to take his team to a postsea- umph at Baylor last weekend. Quarterback Cody Hawkins has thrown for 10 touchdowns and averages 243 son bowl, Prince became only the sixth Big 12 head coach in conference history to guide his pro- yards a game through the air while veteran running back Hugh Charles leads the rushing attack with 367 gram to a bowl berth in a debut campaign. Making yards and two scores. All-conference candidate Jordon Dizon leads the defense after amassing 83 total tack- the accomplishment even more noteworthy is the les, seven for losses, with one interception through six games. fact that just four of the six Big 12 head coaches to earn bowl bids in year one took over programs SERIES NOTES coming off losing seasons, including Texas’ Mack Kansas State and Colorado will be meeting for the 63rd time overall and the 32nd time in Manhattan, when Brown in 1998, Colorado’s Gary Barnett in 1999, the Wildcats and Buffaloes square off at Bill Snyder Family Stadium Saturday. The K-State-CU series dates Oklahoma’s Bob Stoops in 1999 and now Prince. to Nov. 16, 1912, a 14-6 Wildcat victory in the Little Apple. The Buffaloes lead the all-time series, 43-18-1, When he stepped to the podium after being in- however, the two teams have split their last 12 meetings, dating back to 1995.