Three offseason questions: Kansas State Wildcats

As we head into the offseason, here are three questions facing Kansas State:

1. Is Jesse Ertz ready to take another step?

There wasn't a quarterback in the Big 12 that improved more during the final month of the season than Ertz. That improvement culminated with an MVP performance in K-State's 33-28 AdvoCare V100 Texas Bowl victory over Texas A&M, in which Ertz completed 14 of 20 passes and ran for 67 yards and two touchdowns.

But as sharp as Ertz was down the stretch, he'll need to take another step forward for K-State to become a legitimate Big 12 title contender in 2017. Collin Klein was the difference in K-State's Big 12 title run in 2012. Ertz doesn't have to be as good as Klein. But…