K-State Football: Good, Bad, Ugly Vs Charlotte 49ers

K-State football quarterback Jesse Ertz (Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle/TNS via Getty Images)
K-State football quarterback Jesse Ertz (Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle/TNS via Getty Images)
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K-State football running back Alex Barnes (34) (Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle/TNS via Getty Images)
K-State football running back Alex Barnes (34) (Bo Rader/Wichita Eagle/TNS via Getty Images)

K-State football continued their 2017 season with a snoozer against lowly Charlotte from Conference USA. With a 55-7 victory, K-State improves to 2-0 as they now shift their attention to SEC member Vanderbilt.

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GOOD: RUSHING ATTACK

Last week, against a team determined to stop the K-State running game, K-State seemed to struggle until Skylar Thompson was able to break open in the fourth quarter.

In fact, without Thompson’s contributions, K-State had 28 carries for 137 yards, which is 4.9 yards per carry. That’s acceptable against a Big 12 team, but there was no way Coach Snyder was going to accept a repeat of that against Charlotte.

Even without their star tackle, Dalton Risner (more on that later) for most of the game, I think Coach Snyder will be pleased with the rushing attack. They looked really good on Saturday against the 49ers.

Alex Barnes had 16 carries for 99 yards and a touchdown, Jesse Ertz had 13 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown, and Dalvin Warmack chipped in with seven carries and 46 yards and a touchdown. Winston Dimel also got in the scoring action with a touchdown and Mike McCoy had the highlight run, while adding a touchdown himself. The team ended up with 51 carries, for 304 yards and five touchdowns.

The best thing though, is that K-State didn’t try to add any trickery to their rushing attack. Coach Snyder expected his team to line up and dominate and they did.

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