Kansas State Will Beat Oklahoma State Tonight

Oklahoma State QB Wes Lunt

Wes Lunt has made one road start in his collegiate career. When OSU played Arizona, penalties destroyed them (school-record 167 penalty yards) and they coughed up the ball four times.

Kansas State leads the Big 12 and is ranked fifth nationally in turnover margin (19 takeaways and four giveaways). They are also ranked second nationally in fewest penalties (3.63/game). They are ranked fourth nationally in fewest penalties (29.1/game). They avoid negative yardage plays, too. They are hardly tackled behind the line of scrimmage that they are ranked sixth nationally in avoiding tackles for loss.

If OSU’s O-line can block for Lunt, allow him to sit in the pocket and throw down field, than he can pick apart the Wildcats defense easily.

But if you remember, though, Lunt was forced outside of the pocket against Louisiana-Lafayette and was hit in the knee. The Cowboys cannot afford Lunt getting hurt.

Kansas State QB Collin Klein

If KSU can get OSU’s offense to go 4-and-out every offensive play and frustrate Lunt, or have them cough up the ball, than the Wildcats will win.

Another thing to keep in mind is that OSU doesn’t have the same turnover-creating defense that they had last year. I know they have most of their defensive players from last year’s squad, but they don’t seem to go after the ball with the same enthusiasm as they did last year.

With all of this in mind, I’m sticking with Kansas State to defeat Oklahoma State.