3. Kansas State’s offensive personnel is young and elite
When you think of Kansas State, you think of a systematic offense and elite special teams. For Kansas State, it struggled mightily running the football and could only get offense from big plays.
Playmakers like Deuce Vaughn, Joshua Youngblood and Malik Knowles headlines that area. However, there could be an argument the way Chris Klieman isn’t quite using them, the way the need to be used.
Knowles is your typical No. 1 receiver with a big body and needs vertical routes to showcase his skill. Rarely through these first two games has he gotten that. Oklahoma was able to shut him down, because of his limited route tree that the Wildcats provide him.
Youngblood and Vaughn are straight burners, that absolutely need to be utilized in open field space.
Vaughn, the true freshman out of Round Rock, Texas, showcased that with a huge play that lead to a touchdown for Kansas State.
THE DEUCE IS LOOSE!
— Mitchel Summers (@MitchSummersTV) September 26, 2020
Deuce Vaughn gets a dart from Skylar Thompson and he is gone for 77-yards. He just barely gets tackled before scoring. #KStateFB pic.twitter.com/X2dCyKpdkc
Another big play came off a missing assignment, from yet another freshman in Keyon Moze.
Thompson motions out Keyon Mozee and he's left all alone. Mozee takes it 65-yards down to the goal line. That's Mozee's first career catch. #KStateFB pic.twitter.com/bPEksDIvRH
— Mitchel Summers (@MitchSummersTV) September 26, 2020
Kansas State showed it has a rare amount of young, elite end speedsters.
The scheme has to fit the personnel if Kansas State has a chance to turn their offense up a notch and become near the top of the conference.