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Raw Numbers: Kansas State vs. Cincinnati
- Kansas State enters its 2026 Cincinnati matchup averaging 269.3 rushing yards at 6.7 per carry and 491.3 total yards at 7.0 per play. The table lists a 67% third-down conversion rate on 70 offensive plays per game. These are current raw results, not opponent-adjusted projections or a measured seconds-per-play tempo.
- Kansas State's 2026 Cincinnati-week table lists 10 points and 182.7 total yards allowed per game at 3.3 yards per play. The split is 96 rushing yards at 2.8 per carry and 86.7 passing yards at 4.0 per attempt. Those unadjusted defensive results do not establish how the unit will perform against Cincinnati.
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Cincy Gonna Load the Box?
- QB: Every QB has progressions based on how they read the defense.
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Cincy Gonna Load the Box?
- QB: QBs and coaches absolutely have a deeper knowledge on the subject than fans, but it's really not that complex.
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Wesley Fair
- DB: run support today by our safeties and LBs wasn't very good..Mason got burned on that last TD and had no safety help on that side.
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Jordan Allen
- LB: I get what you are saying, but I don't think we are trying to turn him into an every down DE, we just happen to need him there at the moment.
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GAME THREAD: Kansas State vs. Tulane
- OL/WR: Banks isn't a very good WR and should not be in there in goal line situations where route running is critical.
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Where is Bartley?
- LB/DB: I know a mod will say something about it being a diff position but you’re right, Prevard/McClellan/Graham/Maddox have to be able to take some safety snaps from Fair.
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Rapid Recap: Kansas State 31, Tulane 20
- In Kansas State's 31-20 win, Avery Johnson hit Jaron Tibbs for 23 yards and Will Anciaux for 26 yards on a second-quarter scoring drive. Anciaux added a 27-yard catch on the next scoring march after halftime; Jay Harris finished both possessions with one-yard TD runs.
- The recap credits Elijah Hill with a six-yard sack, Jayden Bryant with sacks of 13 and eight yards, and Darien Whitaker with a seven-yard sack. Whitaker's stop helped limit a Tulane possession to a long field goal; Wesley Fair later recovered Tulane's onside kick with 2:48 remaining.
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