16 DAYS TO KICKOFF: Jesse Ertz

I said you wouldn't have to wait long to read a Countdown post for K-State's likely starting quarterback in 2015, and I always keep my promises. - Scott Sewell-USA TODAY SportsIn which BracketCat counts down the 16th day until kickoff with a profile of quarterback Jesse Ertz.

Jesse Sisco Ertz (b. Dec. 7, 1994) was one of the top prep quarterbacks coming out of high school in 2013 and will compete for the starting quarterback job in 2015 after redshirting in 2013 and serving as a third-string QB last year.

In fact, the consensus at this point is that the command position is Ertz's to lose after he had arguably the most impressive spring game of any K-State quarterback, so I'm going to pencil…