K-State Football: Good, Bad, Ugly Vs Iowa State Cyclones

Oct 29, 2016; Ames, IA, USA; Kansas State Wildcats running back Alex Barnes (34) celebrates with teammates after his touchdown against the Iowa State Cyclones at Jack Trice Stadium. The Wildcats beat the Cyclones 31-26. Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

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K-State football defensive end Kyle Ball (44) attempts to tackle Iowa State Cyclones quarterback Jacob Park (10) – Mandatory Credit: Reese Strickland-USA TODAY Sports /

Bad: Pass Rush

K-State football has been known for their “shut down defense” pretty much during Bill Snyder’s entire time coaching on the sidelines. This game against Iowa State should have seen the KSU defense going bezerk against a bad Iowa State offensive line, but the pass rush was pretty non-existent in this one.

Kansas State only had two sacks on the day, but to be fair, both came in pretty critical situations.

One was on the potential “Hail Mary” at the end of the first half and the other was on a big third down attempt in the fourth quarter. That then made it fourth and 19.

With how poorly Iowa State’s offensive line had played against Texas (allowing eight sacks on their quarterback), it was disappointing to not see the K-State defense attack the quarterback more.

Hopefully we can chalk this one up in the “one bad game” column and move forward.

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