Orange County Register

KSU cornerback Joshua Moore

KANSAS STATE

SITE: Rose Bowl

DATE/TIME: Sept. 19, 7:15 p.m.

2008 RECORD: 5-7 (2-6 in the Big 12)

LAST MEETING: None

PLAYERS TO WATCH: Brandon Harold, DE, Joshua Moore, CB; Brandon Banks, WR

OUTLOOK: Is the Kansas State football program ready for another revival? Does it need one? Bill Snyder coached at K-State from 1989-2005, turning around one of the most laughable college football programs in the country. He led the Wildcats to a 136-68-1 record. The program had 130 victories in its previous 51 years. The Wildcats went 17-19 in the three seasons after Snyder’s departure. Now that Snyder has returned, it will be interesting to see if he retained his winning touch.

BEYOND THE HUDDLE: The State of California has not been kind to the Kansas State football program. Though this will be the Wildcats’ first game against the Bruins, the Wildcats are 1-3-1 in five previous trips to the Golden State. They were outscored, 112-52, in those five games.

WHAT’S BEING SAID: If the Wildcats can go to L.A. and beat UCLA, which isn’t that tough of a task, they’ll almost certainly be 4-0 to start the year…However, a loss to the Bruins would prove that any good early record would only be a mirage.

–Pete Fiutak, scout.com

TV/RADIO: FSN; KLAC/570

You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.