Big 12 Football: Week 5 Power Rankings

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Oct 1, 2016; Morgantown, WV, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers wide receiver Shelton Gibson (1) catches a pass over Kansas State Wildcats defensive back DJ Reed (2) during the third quarter at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

7. Kansas State Wildcats (Record: 2-2)

Kansas State lost its third in-conference opening game in four years. And for a team that held an undefeated West Virginia team to a first-half shutout before surrendering a field goal in the third, and 14 points in the final quarter, that’s just unacceptable.

Misdirection in coaching, and inefficiency in the redzone have hurt Kansas State this season, despite having the talent on-hand to put teams away. The Wildcats showed ferocity to open the season at Stanford, but have played pretty lethargically the last three games. While Texas Tech knows its weaknesses headed into this weekend, it also knows it will be up against a rowdy crowd in Manhattan. If Bill Snyder wants to salvage this season, major adjustments have to be made this weekend both offensively, and defensively.

Next Game:

Sat, Oct 08

Kansas State

vs.

Texas Tech

Manhattan, Kan.

6:00 p.m.

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