In college football, familiarity can be a powerful weapon.
Returning starters are better players than newcomers who don’t know the playbook. Quarterbacks that develop good chemistry with wide receivers have an edge over players that don’t.
But it’s not just players who benefit from shared experience and familiarity.
Coaches have an easier time doing their jobs when they aren’t instructing their peers on exactly what they want to see on the field.
In that regard, Kansas State has had a good thing going now for the past two years.
When the 2015 season begins on Sept.