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These cats could be Cinderellas.(College Football)
Go ahead and put Kansas State on one line of the Big 12 championship game. The only question is whether the Wildcats will show up as spoilers or to put an exclamation point on their run to the national championship game in the Sugar Bowl.
Oklahoma, Ohio State, Auburn and Miami might be the darlings of September, but don't rule out the possibility that K-State won't be the team to beat by season's end. This easily could be coach Bill Snyder's best team in 14 seasons in Manhattan.
Reason 1: Quarterback Ell Roberson and running back Darren Sproles, both possible Heisman contenders, are the best 1-2 punch in college football. In a dominating 42-28 season-opening win over California, Roberson passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns and ran for 145 yards. Sproles rushed for a career-high 175 yards and a touchdown.
Reason 2: Like any of the best K-State teams of recent seasons, the defense has the studs to make these Wildcats special. Sure, it struggled--especially the secondary--at times against Cal and yielded 440 total yards. But when the Wildcats faced fourth-and-goal from the 1 in the second ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel DENNIS CHAPTMAN September 20, 1996 700+ words
...explosion of offense in college football which began in the...questions about whether defenses will ever catch up...Dallas Cowboys, has defenses struggling to catch...establish more parity in college football, and more schools...players staying ahead of defenses. Although it ...
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- News wire article from: Sports Network December 27, 2002 700+ words
...Southeastern Conference in scoring defense and third in total defense under Strong. The 2000 unit...sixth nationally in scoring defense. Strong was a finalist for...Broyles Award, which recognizes college football's top assistant. His 1996...
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- News wire article from: Duluth News-Tribune (Duluth, MN) April 30, 2006 700+ words
...UMD returns nine starters on defense from a team that went 8...Maroon touchdown, put ting the defense up 42-21. "I think everybody...Milwaukee who will make his college football debut next fall after redshirting...UMD offense adjusts, the defense plans on taking the lead into...
- College football: ISU searching for first line of defense.
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...when he looks at the Cyclone defense, one area causes him to raise...defensive line, we have no defense," said Chizik during a formal...not saying that wasn't the defense before. But you'll see...who has thrown a pass in a college football game. "What the players...
- UT's Hay new face of college football: Speed is name of game for defenses.
- Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH) November 3, 2006 700+ words
...example as any of how defense has changed in college football. Size is out of fashion...position, though, defense no longer demands...nosed player." Defenses have been transformed...honored role in run defense, but are quick enough...
- Southern Cal's Jay Soward Slices Through Oregon State's Defense In The 'Compaq...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 6, 1999 700+ words
...an 85-yard score won the "Compaq College Football Play of the Week," judged by a panel...universities during the fifth week of the college football season. The play can be seen on the...ncaafootball.net The "Compaq College Football Plays of the Week" program is sponsored...
- Erratic defense holds back Maryland.(Sports)(College Football)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Foldesy, Jody October 20, 1999 700+ words
...pendulum swing has been unmistakable: Good offense, bad defense in a 49-31 loss at Georgia Tech; good defense, bad offense in a 17-14 win at Wake Forest; and good offense, bad defense in a 42-30 loss to Clemson. The 1-2 run brings the...
- Mountaineers' defense poses hurdle for Hokies.(Sports)(College Football)
- Newspaper article from: The Washington Times Lang, Chris November 23, 1996 700+ words
...today in the form of West Virginia's top-ranked defense. The Hokies have dominated the Mountaineers in their...8-2, 4-2 Big East) lead the nation in total defense and run defense. They rank third against the pass and are fifth nationally...