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ARKANSAS STATE at nr/rv K-STATE 2020 SCHEDULE Sept. 12, 2020 • Bill Snyder Family Stadium • Manhattan, Kan. DATE AP/C OPPONENT (TV) TIME (CT) Sept. 12 ARKANSAS STATE (FOX) 11 a.m. CATS OPEN 2020 CAMPAIGN WITH KANSAS STATE ARKANSAS STATE Sept. 26 at 5/6 Oklahoma (FOX) 11 a.m. WILDCATS RED WOLVES VISIT FROM ARKANSAS STATE Kansas State opens a season that will be unlike any other in Oct. 3 TEXAS TECH TBA recent memory as the Wildcats host Arkansas State (0-1) at Oct. 10 at rv/rv TCU* TBA 11 a.m., on Saturday inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Oct. 24 KANSAS* TBA contest will air on FOX with Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Oct. 31 at West Virginia* TBA Joel Klatt (analyst) and Jenny Taft (sidelines) on the call. Nov. 7 15/16 OKLAHOMA STATE* TBA 0-0, 0-0 Big 12 0-1, 0-0 Sun Belt The game can be heard across the 39-station K-State Nov. 21 at 23/25 Iowa State* TBA Sports Network with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), THE BASICS Nov. 28 at rv/rv Baylor* TBA former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst) and 2019 Record .......8-5 (5-4 Big 12) Record .............0-1 (0-1 Sun Belt) Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action. Nationally, the Dec. 5 14/14 TEXAS* TBA Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...............nr/rv Ranking (AP/Coaches) ...............nr/nr contest can be heard on SiriusXM (S: 121, X: 199, Internet: Last Game ..............Dec. 31, 2019 Last Game ...............Sept. 5, 2020 953) in addition to the TuneIn app. A K-STATE WIN WOULD... Lost to Navy, 20-17 Lost at Memphis, 37-24 Coach .....................Chris Klieman Coach ...................Blake Anderson • Give K-State an 86-34-5 all-time record in season Career Record ......... 80-18 (8th) Career Record ......... 47-30 (7th) A LOOK AT K-STATE openers. Record at K-State .......8-5 (2nd) Record at A-State .............Same • K-State boasts 47 returning letterwinners – including 12 • Push the Wildcats to 93-27-5 all-time in home openers. STATISTICAL LEADERS starters – from a year ago that ended with an 8-5 record and an appearance in the AutoZone Liberty Bowl. • Be K-State’s seventh-straight home-opening win. Rushing ............. Skylar Thompson Rushing .....................Jamal Jones • Among the 47 returning letterwinners are eight players • Push the Wildcats to 3-0 all-time against Arkansas 114 att, 405 yds, 11 TD 15 att, 64 yds that earned All-Big 12 honors last season, including fi rst- State and 10-1 against current members of the Sun Belt Passing ...............Skylar Thompson Passing ...................Layne Hatcher Conference. 177-297, 2,315 yds, 12 TD, 5 INT 13-20, 166 yds team selections Wyatt Hubert (DE), Nick Lenners (FB/TE) Receiving............... Malik Knowles Receiving........Jonathan Adams Jr. and Joshua Youngblood (KR). • Make Skylar Thompson the fi rst quarterback since 27 rec, 397 yds, 3 TD 6 rec, 65 yds • Head coach Chris Klieman enters his second season at least the 1930s to win three-straight starts in season Tackling .......................Eli Sullivan Tackling ............ Jarius Reimonenq at the helm of the Wildcats and is fl anked by nine of 10 openers. 65 tackles 11 tackles returning assistant coaches from a year ago. Sacks ........................Wyatt Hubert Sacks ....................................None • Make Chris Klieman 7-1 in season openers in his eight 7.0 sacks • Safeties coach Joe Klanderman takes over as defensive seasons as a head coach. Interceptions ................A.J. Parker Interceptions .......Detravion Green coordinator, while cornerbacks coach Van Malone added 3 interceptions 1 interception the title of Assistant Head Coach. arrived Steve Stanard WHERE TO FIND... Returning Leaders from Syracuse in the offseason to tutor the linebackers. INSIDE THE SERIES • Senior quarterback Skylar Thompson returns with 27 Media Information ......................................................2 career starts under his belt. He is one of just four quarter- Overall .................................... 2-0 Most K-State Pts .......... 37 (1948) Team Notes .............................................................3-4 In Manhattan.......................... 2-0 Most A-State Pts ............ 7 (1980) backs in school history to throw for 4,000 career yards and In Jonesboro........................... 0-0 3 Points or Less .................... 0-0 rush for 1,000 career yards, but he is the only one to do so Offensive Notes ......................................................4-5 Current Streak ................... Won 2 7 Points or Less .................... 0-0 prior to entering his senior campaign. Longest Win Streak ....................2 Biggest Win ...............37-6 (1948) Defensive Notes ......................................................5-6 • Thompson will be behind an offensive line two-deep that Special Teams Notes ...................................................6 ON THE AIR only has a combined 31 games played and three starts in their careers as the Wildcats break in a new unit. Opponent Breakdown ..................................................7 TELEVISION • Senior Harry Trotter is penciled in as the starter at run- Last Time vs. Arkansas State ......................................8 FOX ning back with fellow senior Tyler Burns and true fresh- Bill Snyder Family Stadium .........................................9 Gus Johnson (Play-by-Play) man Deuce Vaughn slated behind him. 2020 Opponent Tracker .............................................10 Joel Klatt (Analyst) • At receiver, seven of the top nine pass catchers from a Head Coach Chris Klieman..................................11-12 Jenny Taft (Sidelines) year ago are back, including sophomore Malik Knowles, who ranked second on the team in catches, yards and TDs. Assistant Coaches ....................................................13 RADIO • Defensively, Hubert leads the charge on the line as he Roster/Pronunciations.........................................14-15 K-State Sports Network has 11.5 career sacks, and he is joined on the front line by Depth Chart ..............................................................16 Wyatt Thompson (Play-by-Play) fellow junior Eli Huggins (DT) and a pair of seniors in Drew Depth Chart Notes ..............................................17-19 Stan Weber (Analyst) Wiley (DT) and Bronson Massie (DE). Matt Walters (Sidelines) • Linebacker returns the team’s leading tackler from a Select Player Bios ...............................................20-25 year ago in Elijah Sullivan, while Justin Hughes – who Team Statistics ...................................................26-27 was slated to start last season prior to an injury suffered in Game-by-Game Offensive Statistics .........................28 SATELLITE RADIO spring practices – is back. Defensive Statistics ..................................................29 Sirius Channel 83 • The secondary consists of familiar faces in safeties XM Channel 83 Jahron McPherson and Wayne Jones, in addition to cor- Game-by-Game Defensive Statistics ........................30 Internet Channel 83 nerback AJ Parker. Game-by-Game Summaries/Starters ........................31 • Place kicker Blake Lynch enters his senior season as Scoring Drives/Drive Analysis ...................................32 the school’s record holder for career fi eld goal percentage Third Downs/Red Zone ..............................................33 (89.2%), but the full-time punting position from last year must be replaced. Long Plays ................................................................34 FOLLOW K-STATE ATHLETICS • Sophomore Joshua Youngblood is also back after re- Superlatives .............................................................35 turning three kickoffs for touchdowns last year en route to Last Time ...........................................................36-40 Big 12 Special Teams Player of the Year honors as well as Records Watch ..........................................................41 All-America accolades. GAME 1 • ARKANSAS STATE MEDIA SCHEDULE – ARKANSAS STATE MONDAY78910111213 TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Big 12 Teleconference Zoom Press Conference No Media Availability Coordinator Zoom Press No Media AvailabilityGame 1 No Media Availability 10:30 a.m. – Chris Klieman 12 p.m. – Chris Klieman Conference Arkansas State at K-State 12:20 p.m. – Players 2 p.m. – Courtney Messingham 11 a.m. Media Information 2:10 p.m. – Joe Klanderman FOX Tuesday’s Zoom Press Conference FTP Information Snyder Family Stadium link will be sent out on Mondays. Coach Kliemen’s press conference Manhattan, Kan. Player requests should be sub- will be uploaded to the K-State Media Information mitted by noon on Mondays. FTP site at approximately 2 p.m. Zoom links will be sent out on Contact Ryan Lackey for access. Thursday mornings prior to the Postgame coordinator media availability. Coach Klieman and players via Zoom ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS WEEKLY MEDIA AVAILABILITY BIG 12 NOW ON ESPN+ Tuesdays: Head coach Chris Klieman will host a weekly news In 2019, the Big 12 Conference and ESPN RYAN LACKEY conference via Zoom from 12 p.m. to 12:20 p.m. Four players will agreed to signifi cantly expand their existing Assistant AD/Communications follow in 10-minute increments. rights agreement, which runs through 2024- Primary Contact/Assistants & Players Requests Player requests must be sub- Cell ..................................................785-587-7865 mitted to Ryan Lackey by 12 p.m., on Mondays, and players 25. Under the expanded agreement, multiple Email [email protected] will