TV
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7 p.m. Saturday; WLS-Ch. 7.
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The line:
Kansas State by 9.
Records:
Oklahoma State 5-2, 3-1 Big 12; Kansas State 8-0, 5-0.
Last meeting:
Oklahoma State won 52-45 on Nov. 5, 2011, in Stillwater.
ON THE OFFENSIVE:
Oklahoma State is averaging 347.1 passing yards, sixth in the nation. Quarterback Wes Lunt, who missed three-plus games with a knee injury, is from Rochester, Ill., outside Springfield.
GETTING DEFENSIVE:
How will the No. 24 Cowboys defend Heisman Trophy favorite Collin Klein? He is completing 70.9 percent of his throws with 12 TD passes, 2 interceptions and 16 rushing TDs.
THE NUMBER:
2. K-State is second in the BCS standings, trying to stay ahead of fellow unbeatens Notre Dame and Oregon.
THE TALK:
Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema on K-State’s Bill Snyder, his former boss: “The philosophy was, leave no stone unturned. And when you do, turn it over again. Tremendous detail.”
TEDDY GREENSTEIN’S PICK:
The Heisman hype got to West Virginia’s Geno Smith, but Klein seems choke-proof.
Kansas State 37-26