#18 Texas Longhorns at #6 Kansas State Wildcats Preview

Saturday night at 8:00 PM, Collin Klein will not only look to prove to the Heisman voters the he deserves the Heisman trophy, but he will also look to lead his Kansas State Wildcats to yet another victory this year, this time over the Texas Longhorns.

Collin Klein looks to impress Heisman
voters this Saturday against Texas.

This season the Longhorns haven't been as impressive as most years. They have an 8-3 overall record, with the three losses all coming in Big 12 play. KSU has only lost one game, to Baylor on November 17th. Kansas State hasn't had a game since then. Coming off of a loss, they'll definitely be looking to get back to their winning ways inside Bill Snyder Stadium.

Collin Klein has had a very impressive season, throwing for over 2,300 yards and 14 touchdowns, while also rushing for 787 yards and scoring 20 rushing touchdowns. Sounds like a Heisman candidate to me.

Klein has a running back behind him by the name of John Hubert. Hubert has carried the ball 158 times for 826 yards and 12 touchdowns. He is a nice reliable option Klein has, not only to pass to, but also to take the pressure off of Klein, and open up both sides of the offense for the Wildcats.

The Wildcats also have Chris Harper and Tyler Lockett at wide receiver. Both men have three receiving touchdowns. Harper has 727 receiving yards while Lockett has 579. Both will look to have a big game this Saturday and assist Klein in impressing those Heisman voters while also gaining their 11th victory of the season.

The Longhorns have other plans however. Although Texas hasn't had their best year, they have been playing well. Unfortunately for them, their quarterback David Ash is questionable, and it looks as if Colt McCoy's little brother Case McCoy will be starting at quarterback.

Case isn't a bad quarterback. Just hasn't had the experience Ash has. McCoy is currently 28/42 for 408 yards, four touchdowns, and one interception. KSU will be looking to put a lot of pressure on McCoy, to force mistakes, and obviously try to force some turnovers.

Mike Davis will look to assist Case McCoy in leading
the Longhorns to a victory over KSU.

McCoy has two reliable receivers to throw to. Mike Davis is one. Davis has 51 receptions for 891 yards and seven touchdowns. Jaxon Shipley (who is the little brother of NFL wide receiver Jordan Shipley - who played at Texas with Case's big brother Colt). Jaxon has reeled in 46 receptions for 581 yards and five touchdowns.

Texas is allowing about 28 points per game while Kansas State is only allowing 20. It looks as if KSU's defense is the better D, and with Texas starting McCoy as QB, I really think they're going to have a tough time slowing down Kansas State. KSU coming off of a loss is another big factor in my eyes, as most teams coming off of a loss are that much more hungry to put another 'W' in that win column.

The Longhorns are going to have to put pressure on Collin Klein, and pretty much shut him down completely. If he doesn't burn you through the air, he'll burn you with his feet. If they can shut Klein down, they may just shut the Wildcats down. But they also have to be able to move the ball on this Wildcat defense.

This matchup is a good one. It will be a good game Saturday night on ABC.

- Matt Lytle

@mattlytle