Kansas State football has one glaring problem it must fix before facing Houston: the run defense.
The Wildcats allowed Cincinnati to rush for 271 yards and three touchdowns, including nine rushing plays that gained at least 10 yards. Missed tackles, poor gap integrity and explosive plays turned what had looked like a strong K-State defense into a major concern.
Now Houston gets its opportunity to attack the same weakness.
Collin Klein and Kansas State had the entire bye week to find answers, because the Wildcats cannot allow another opponent to control the game on the ground.
It starts with the defensive front winning its assignments. The linebackers have to clean things up at the second level. Most importantly, K-State has to tackle better and prevent routine runs from becoming explosive plays.
Was Cincinnati simply one terrible performance?
Or did the Bearcats expose a weakness that Houston and the rest of the Big 12 can continue attacking?
We’re about to find out.
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