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West Virginia Football: 3 takeaways from the Kansas State win

By Phil Poling

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AUSTIN, TX – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Bill Snyder of the Kansas State Wildcats watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX – OCTOBER 07: Head coach Bill Snyder of the Kansas State Wildcats watches players warm up before the game against the Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on October 7, 2017 in Austin, Texas. (Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images) /

2. Kansas State just isn’t very good

The Kansas State Wildcats’ football program is one of the best in all of college sports, not just football. That doesn’t mean the 2018 Wildcats are a good football team, though.

They only rushed for 91 yards on 36 attempts, a woeful 2.5 yards-per-carry average. Now, the Mountaineer defense is good, but by no means are they world-beaters.

You can’t be expected to win many games without scoring points, either, something the Wildcats have struggled with all season. They average 26 per game, good for 94th out of 130 teams.

Kansas State’s schedule hasn’t helped prepare them in any way, shape, or form either, though. They’ve played two non-Power 5 schools in South Dakota and UTSA, but got worked in their lone Power-5 matchup with Mississippi State (lost 31-10), This just isn’t a very good football team this year. Can we really expect Snyder to put out a great product year-in and year-out?

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