Kansas State football: 3 bold predictions for the Wildcats in 2023

Nov 19, 2022; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Kansas State Wildcats head coach Chris Klieman signals touchdown during the first quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Ben Queen-USA TODAY Sports /

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Dec 29, 2022; Orlando, Florida, USA; Florida State Seminoles running back Treshaun Ward (8) runs with the ball against the Oklahoma Sooners in the fourth quarter during the 2022 Cheez-It Bowl at Camping World Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Treshaun Ward rushes for well over 1,000 yards

For years, Treshaun Ward has been looking for an opportunity to be the feature back. That just didn’t happen at Florida State. He never carried the ball more than 100 times in a single season with the Seminoles but he is coming off a career year with Florida State.

In fact, Ward had 95 carries for 628 yards and seven touchdowns on 6.6 yards per touch in 2022 and decided to hit the portal to look for a bigger role elsewhere.

Kansas State could offer him a starting role with Deuce Vaughn moving on to the NFL.

While DJ Giddens was a promising rusher and flashed some potential in 2022, I think Ward takes over as the starter and doubles his production from last season behind one of the better offensive lines in the Power Five.

Kansas State returns all five starters along an offensive line that paved the way for over 200 rushing yards per game. Expect a big year for Ward in which he easily clears 1,000 yards.

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