How Kansas State became a dominant running team

Not even Bill Snyder saw this coming.

When the Kansas State football coach thinks back to the first game of the season, a 26-13 loss to Stanford in which K-State rushed for 92 yards, he describes the Wildcats’ offensive line as “a bunch of young pups who didn’t know left from right.” The odds of that group paving the way for an elite rushing attack seemed close to zero.

Yet, that is exactly what happened.

“I am very proud of our offensive line and the progress they have made throughout the course of the year,” Snyder said. “That’s one of those groups that have made very genuine and consistent improvement throughout the course of the year. You can’t run the ball well if your offensive line…