Larry Coker is an excellent coach, but his opponent Bill Snyder is even better. However, this is a very challenging spot for Kansas State who return just 12 starters, and Snyder only picked up 1 JUCO transfer in the off season when he is used to picking up 4. To make matters worse Kansas State lost their starting QB, and best defensive player Safety Dante Barnett.
UTSA also lost a ton of players, but they refilled the positions nicely with transfers and it seems to be already paying dividends as they nearly shocked Arizona on the road 32-42. They even outgained Arizona significantly and this offense definitely has the ability and athleticism to give Kansas State some fits. On the flip side Kansas Stateâs offense is very methodical and will try to slow this game down which makes 17 points a ton of points. Itâs hard not to over react to UTSAâs impressive showing in week 1. I wish I got this at 21, but I still feel itâs a strong play as UTSA will have 40,000 fans cheering them on at home. Not very typical of a Conference USA program.
