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Kansas State Wildcats

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WEEK 4 ยท 2026
Week 4 pregame guide

K-State's run game meets the coordinator who already shut it down

Avery Johnson ran for 152 yards against Tulane. Now Nate Woody's Cincinnati defense gets a turn at Kansas State's Big 12 opener.

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Kansas State's defense lines up against Army in 2025.
Kansas State faces Army in 2025.
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Your game

Kansas State at Cincinnati
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Final
Kansas State
Final ยท Kansas State 26โ€“31 CincinnatiWent the other way โœ—
Cincinnati

Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Kansas State wanted
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Impact 1
Utah
at
Rooted for
Iowa State
Final ยท Utah 31โ€“17 Iowa StateWent the other way โœ—
Projected 3.6-point title-game boost

Utah won instead, so Kansas State did not get the result it wanted.

Entering-week projection19% if Iowa State won15% with the other result3.6-point differenceKansas State Big 12 title-game chance
56 other games had little impact
Oklahoma State at West Virginia ยท FS1
TCU at UCF ยท FS1
Liberty at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN
Army at Temple ยท ESPN
Navy at UAB ยท ESPN
Northwestern at Indiana ยท FOX
Clemson at California ยท ESPN
Texas at Tennessee ยท ABC
Sam Houston at Texas Tech ยท TNT
Colorado at Baylor ยท ESPN2
Virginia Tech at Boston College ยท ACC Network
Wake Forest at Louisville ยท ESPN
Illinois at Ohio State ยท FOX
San Diego State at Toledo ยท CBSSN
Colorado State at UTSA ยท ESPNU
UNLV at Akron ยท ESPN+
Ball State at Kent State ยท ESPN+
South Alabama at Kentucky ยท SEC Network
UCLA at Maryland ยท BTN
Notre Dame at Purdue ยท Peacock
Northern Illinois at Georgia State ยท ESPN+
Hawai'i at Wyoming ยท The CW Network
Ole Miss at Florida ยท ABC
Oklahoma at Georgia ยท ESPN
Iowa at Michigan ยท CBS
Boise State at Western Michigan ยท ESPN2
UConn at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
New Mexico at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
Houston at Georgia Southern ยท ESPNU
Vanderbilt at Auburn ยท SEC Network
Nebraska at Michigan State ยท BTN
Wisconsin at Penn State ยท ERADM
South Florida at Bowling Green ยท ESPN+
Delaware at Virginia ยท ACC Network
James Madison at Old Dominion ยท ESPN+
Central Michigan at Miami ยท The CW Network
Louisiana at Charlotte ยท ESPN+
South Carolina at Alabama ยท ESPN
Southern Miss at Tulane ยท ESPN+
Kennesaw State at Arkansas State ยท ESPN+
Middle Tennessee at Jacksonville State ยท ESPN+
Texas A&M at LSU ยท ABC
Arizona at Washington State ยท CBS
Oregon at USC ยท NBC
Troy at Utah State ยท CBSSN
App State at NC State ยท ESPNU
Missouri at Mississippi State ยท SEC Network
Tulsa at Arkansas ยท SECN+
Florida Atlantic at UL Monroe ยท ESPN+
Missouri State at SMU ยท ACC Network
Oregon State at UTEP ยท MW+
Massachusetts at Sacramento State ยท ESPN+
Rice at Fresno State ยท The CW Network
Georgia Tech at Stanford ยท ESPN
Air Force at Nevada ยท FS1
Minnesota at Washington ยท FOX
The rooting list was:Kansas State, then Iowa State.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 4, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 4). How the model works.