K-State's offense had a mix of good and bad on Saturday. The Cats finished with 27 points from the offense on 9 possessions which is a solid 3 points per drive, but the success rate was only 39.1% and much of the 1st and 2nd quarter offense were ineffective. Thompson also narrowly missed on a couple of interceptions and the ugly plays were often very ugly with WVU blowing up plays in the backfield and finishing the game with 10 tackles for loss. Part of that must be taken into context, WVU has plenty of talent on defense led by defensive lineman Dante Stills and this wasn't Kansas, Texas Tech, or TCU giving the K-State troubles. By the metrics, this was the 2nd best offensive output against the Mountaineers this season and K-State performed better than both Oklahoma and Iowa State against them.
K-State started hot and the 1st quarter numbers are consistent with what we've seen this season. The 2nd quarter was really bad, but the Cats rebounded with a solid 3rd quarter that should have produced 10 points if not for a missed chip shot FG. The offense finished the game well in the 4th with 10 more points to put the game away.
The power running game, especially out of 2 back sets, was the hallmark of the game. K-State ran a nice mix of inside and outside power, including a couple of successful weakside runs out of heavy 22 personnel with a puller, an H back, and a FB leading the way in off tackle power. A gap power had success as well as K-State finished with 11 power runs for 72 yards (6.5 per) and a success rate of 54.5%. Duo scheme, mostly out of K-State's 7 surface front with a TE and H back was still pretty good, gaining 78 yards on 18 carries (4.3 per), but only had a success rate of 39%. Drop back throws fueled the passing game, picking up 129 yards on 11 snaps (11.7 per) with a success rate of 54.5%. Messingham mixed in some different plays as well, so I can't complain about a lack of creativity through much of this game, but the majority were just not successful.
First, we've seen the resurgence of 2 back schemes and the power running game the last couple of weeks. 22 personnel and getting bodies to the point of attack was really good against WVU's front. Second, Vaughn did the heavy lifting again with a mix of runs from Ervin. Ervin has stated his favorite scheme is due and he was most effective there, while Vaughn did a little of everything with the bulk of his success coming in the power run game.
The GIF breakdown will focus on 2 back running game showing how K-State was successful and a couple of examples of how WVU stopped the Cats. The next focus will be on duo running game, both good and bad. Then we'll highlight the passing game before breaking down several unconventional schemes that simply weren't successful.
K-State started hot and the 1st quarter numbers are consistent with what we've seen this season. The 2nd quarter was really bad, but the Cats rebounded with a solid 3rd quarter that should have produced 10 points if not for a missed chip shot FG. The offense finished the game well in the 4th with 10 more points to put the game away.
The power running game, especially out of 2 back sets, was the hallmark of the game. K-State ran a nice mix of inside and outside power, including a couple of successful weakside runs out of heavy 22 personnel with a puller, an H back, and a FB leading the way in off tackle power. A gap power had success as well as K-State finished with 11 power runs for 72 yards (6.5 per) and a success rate of 54.5%. Duo scheme, mostly out of K-State's 7 surface front with a TE and H back was still pretty good, gaining 78 yards on 18 carries (4.3 per), but only had a success rate of 39%. Drop back throws fueled the passing game, picking up 129 yards on 11 snaps (11.7 per) with a success rate of 54.5%. Messingham mixed in some different plays as well, so I can't complain about a lack of creativity through much of this game, but the majority were just not successful.
First, we've seen the resurgence of 2 back schemes and the power running game the last couple of weeks. 22 personnel and getting bodies to the point of attack was really good against WVU's front. Second, Vaughn did the heavy lifting again with a mix of runs from Ervin. Ervin has stated his favorite scheme is due and he was most effective there, while Vaughn did a little of everything with the bulk of his success coming in the power run game.
The GIF breakdown will focus on 2 back running game showing how K-State was successful and a couple of examples of how WVU stopped the Cats. The next focus will be on duo running game, both good and bad. Then we'll highlight the passing game before breaking down several unconventional schemes that simply weren't successful.
