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- Pick/market: 31-14 KState.

- Pick/market: Impressed and invested are entirely different things.

- Scott Fritchen Kansas State opened the Collin Klein era with a 71-3 trouncing of Nicholls in its season opener last Saturday. - 17 Washington in the debut of head coach Kirby Moore.

- The Kansas State columnist's stated play is Avery Johnson to rush for at least 40 yards at +100 in the Washington State matchup. His case favors Johnson's scrambling ability over relying on conventional running-back lanes behind an uncertain offensive line. This is the writer's published prop opinion and quoted price, not a live odds check or a dashboard recommendation. - The writer saw Johnson regain assertiveness and aggression in three quarters against Nicholls under Collin Klein. He expects Johnson to use his legs on broken passing plays against Washington State, but explicitly warns that repeated sacks would undermine the rushing prop. No designed-run count or coaching commitment to a particular workload is reported.

- Pick/market: That’s a very timely topic LOL.

- Pick/market: GoPowercat's Tim Fitzgerald and Ryan Gilbert team up for another edition of the Powercat Podcast as Kansas State's 2026 football season started with a bang, coming in the form of a 71-3 victory over...

- Pick/market: Only Football matters, but good for the rest of that stuff.

- Pick/market: The CFP has always favored KSU more than the AP or coaches poll, it's basically guaranteed we're #3 in the country for the first CFP rankings on 11/3 at 8-0 after a 57-0 win...

- Pick/market: Kansas State blasted Nicholls 71-3 on Saturday, so there wasn't exactly much to rant about from the Wildcats' perspective.

- Coaching: To say that Kansas State's season-opening game against Nicholls went well would be an understatement.

- Pick/market: Cloud cover was a god send in the first quarter.

- Pick/market: We acted like we wanted to be there playing a football game.

- Kansas State's opener is framed as the start of the Collin Klein era, with the offense expected to preserve Klein's usual explosive-play identity. - Avery Johnson does not need heavy designed rushing volume against Nicholls, but the article wants to see more conviction and decisiveness when he does run. - Rodney Fields, Brandon White, and Izaiah Williams are named as Kansas State skill players who can create explosives in game one. - Kansas State wants its defense to create havoc and turnovers under Jordan Peterson, with defensive-line dominance from Wendell Gregory, Darien Whitaker, and Jordan Allen singled out as a major early indicator. - The prediction calls for Kansas State to beat Nicholls 49-7 with five offensive touchdowns, a special-teams score, and a defensive score.

- Kansas State's safety two-deep has Koy Beasley or Wesley Fair battling at free safety, with Logan Bartley and Ja'son Prevard also listed in the rotation. - Adrian Maddox and Ja'son Prevard not immediately claiming jobs is framed as a positive signal for the overall safety room and the trajectories of Beasley and Bartley. - Beasley is being praised heavily by Kansas State's defensive staff and has been called the quarterback of the defense. - The author expects Beasley to be the first free safety on the field for Kansas State against Nicholls.