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K-State Football: Three Things to Watch VS West Virginia

By Leigh Oleszczak

Sep 17, 2016; Manhattan, KS, USA; Members of the Kansas State marching band perform as they enter the stadium before the start of a game against the Florida Atlantic Owls at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The Wildcats won the game 63-7. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 17, 2016; Manhattan, KS, USA; Members of the Kansas State marching band perform as they enter the stadium before the start of a game against the Florida Atlantic Owls at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium. The Wildcats won the game 63-7. Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports /
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K-State football defensive end Jordan Willis (75) – Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports
K-State football defensive end Jordan Willis (75) – Mandatory Credit: Scott Sewell-USA TODAY Sports /

Can the defense slow down the high-scoring West Virginia offense?

West Virginia has had strong success pushing the football down the field, scoring 26, 38, and 35 points in each of their first three games. Skyler Howard is rolling in 2016, throwing for just shy of 1,000 yards and six touchdowns.

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K-State, on the other hand, is more known for their defense. Fox Sports wrote a nice piece on how K-State football has one of the best defenses in all of college football.

"Just last year, they allowed more than 30 points a game, tied with Texas for 90th in the Football Bowl Subdivision. They gave up 159.4 yards on the ground and 283.1 through the air."

One of the stars from this squad’s defense is defensive end Jordan Willis. Willis has already recorded 11 tackles and two sacks, and will have arguably his biggest challenge yet with the Mountaineers offensive line.

The Mountaineers are a well-oiled machine on offense, but they haven’t faced a defense like Kansas State’s yet. It should prove to be a good match-up.

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