Kansas State Football: Four things to watch vs West Virginia

1. Expect Chabastin Taylor to get involved early in this game.

So far this season the Kansas State Wildcats receivers have struggled, but the only one who has had production so far this season is Chabastin Taylor, who has 14 catches for 237 yards, with good games against KU and Arkansas State.

Taylor needs to get involved early in this game to help Kansas State on offense as West Virginia will look to stop the run game of K-State. If Taylor can get going early, West Virginia will have a handful of problems to deal with as they would have to cover Deuce Vaughn, Briley Moore, and Malik Knowles if he also shows up. That is a lot to deal with defensively, so if Taylor can get going, the offense will prosper and lead to a win for the Wildcats.

2. Special teams play by either team to help win the game.

As we all saw against KU, Phillip Brooks looks like the next best dynamic Kansas State return man and is helping K-State fans forget that Joshua Youngblood is transferring. Brooks is coming off a game in which he had 189 yards along with two touchdowns in the first half against KU.

With this, West Virginia will need to be a lot better than KU is at special teams coverage to shut down Brooks, but this also applies to Kansas State. Special teams plays are needed for either of these teams to win as this will be a battle from start to finish.