Tonight at 7:00 p.m. ET on Fox Sports 1 the No. 12 Kansas State Wildcats (7-2, 5-1) will head to Morgantown to take on the West Virginia Mountaineers (6-4, 4-3) in a major game for K-State to keep them involved in the major bowl picture. Live stream the game free by clicking this link.
To avoid an upset tonight Kansas State's top concern will have to be West Virginia wide receiver Kevin White, who has 91 receptions, 1,207 yards and eight touchdowns on the season.
"If you watch him on tape, you realize that he is a gifted young guy," Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. "He can run, catch, and make you miss after he catches the ball. He has all of it."
The Wildcats have their own elite pass catcher too-Tyler Lockett. Mountaineers coach Dana Holgorsen praised Locket even more effusively than Snyder did White. "I think Lockett, 16, is one of the best players in the country. He hurt us last year, he's hurt a lot of people over the last couple of years."
Despite the gap in records, Kansas State and West Virginia profile similarly based on their surface numbers. The Wildcats average 36.2 points while allowing 21.1; the Mountaineers score 34.1 points and allow 26.2.
Kansas State is almost assuredly done in terms of reaching the College Football Playoff, but there's still plenty for them to achieve.
"(Quarterback) Jake Waters looked at me and told us that we still have a lot to play for, like a Big 12 championship," defensive back Morgan Burns said. "We can still have a great season if we finish out well. I think right after the game we started moving forward and realized we have a lot of great things we can play for."
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