We’ve had no shortage of discussion stemming from K-State’s 17-16 loss at West Virginia on Saturday. A loss after leading 13-0 in the second half of a game that is the difference between serious conference contention and also-ran status will do that.
Most of this discussion has focused on K-State’s offense. Understandably so. The Wildcat defense was excellent, holding West Virginia 10 percent below its season completion percentage and almost two yards below its yards-per-pass-attempt numbers. The ‘Eers rushing attack, which I pegged as “nothing special”* in the game preview, managed only 4.3 yards per carry. Normally prolific, West Virginia scored only 17 points.