HornSports's Chris Flanagan is high on K-State
"Kansas State boasts 23 seniors and 25 juniors on their roster. When the Wildcats' roster is loaded with upperclassmen, they tend to have success that translates into wins on the field. They haven't won the conference since 2012 and I doubt they will have the talent and luck to win it all this season, but Bill Snyder will have another productive year.
The Wildcats will lose to a Top-10 ranked Stanford team to begin the year. That won't surprise anyone, but the Big 12 schedule for Kansas State is quite spread out. They get Texas Tech, Texas and Oklahoma State at home. They play Baylor and TCU on the road, but late in the season (where we will not know the motivations of either team at that point in the season). The toughest game for the Wildcats will be on the road in Norman against the Oklahoma Sooners. Kansas State will be a 9-win team that will likely get an Alamo Bowl bid at the end of the season."
Final 2016 record prediction: 9-3 (7-2 Big 12)
http://www.hornsports.com/articles/texas-longhorns-football/ranking-the-big-12-3-kansas-state-r4999
"Kansas State boasts 23 seniors and 25 juniors on their roster. When the Wildcats' roster is loaded with upperclassmen, they tend to have success that translates into wins on the field. They haven't won the conference since 2012 and I doubt they will have the talent and luck to win it all this season, but Bill Snyder will have another productive year.
The Wildcats will lose to a Top-10 ranked Stanford team to begin the year. That won't surprise anyone, but the Big 12 schedule for Kansas State is quite spread out. They get Texas Tech, Texas and Oklahoma State at home. They play Baylor and TCU on the road, but late in the season (where we will not know the motivations of either team at that point in the season). The toughest game for the Wildcats will be on the road in Norman against the Oklahoma Sooners. Kansas State will be a 9-win team that will likely get an Alamo Bowl bid at the end of the season."
Final 2016 record prediction: 9-3 (7-2 Big 12)
http://www.hornsports.com/articles/texas-longhorns-football/ranking-the-big-12-3-kansas-state-r4999
