Kansas State Football: 3 Positives from ugly loss to Oklahoma

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Oct 15, 2016; Norman, OK, USA; Kansas State Wildcats head coach Bill Snyder discusses a call with an official in action against the Oklahoma Sooners during the third quarter at Gaylord Family – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Strong Special Teams

With so many teams around the country having issues on special teams, particularly in the kicking game, it’s good to see the Wildcats playing some solid football in that phase of the game.

Kick coverage was very good all day (longest KO return allowed was 37 yards) and kicker Matthew McCrane was perfect on extra point attempts and one field goal.

Byron Pringle continued to shine on kick returns, bringing one for 59 yards that he was a footstep shy of breaking for a score.

Punter Nick Walsh got a lot of work with some of the offensive struggles the Wildcats had, punting six times for a 42.3 yard per punt average.

Special teams won’t always win games for you, but they sure are able to lose them if not coached properly. The Sooners are known for creating turnovers on special teams and making short fields for themselves, and neither happened against Kansas State.

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