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Freshmen make immediate impact for Kansas State football team

MANHATTAN, Kan.

No one cheered louder than Dalton Risner when Morgan Burns returned the opening kickoff of the season 100 yards for a Kansas State touchdown against South Dakota last weekend.

“I was so nervous about that first snap,” Risner said Tuesday. “When Morgan was returning that first touchdown I was like, ‘Man, just run it back. Give me five or 10 more minutes before I have to get on the field, because I am nervous.’ I was just taking deep breaths.”

Risner, a redshirt freshman center, eventually took the field and played well in his K-State debut, helping the Wildcats’ offensive line pave the way for 332 yards in a 34-0 victory.