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Kansas State Wildcats

3โ€“1 ยท 0โ€“1 BIG 12
In the books
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
The Week 5 recap

Kansas State's bye week has one job in the run game

Cincinnati ran for 271 yards on a defense ranked second nationally, Collin Klein owned it, and the open date is when K-State either fixes it or doesn't.

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Kansas State's defense lines up against Army in 2025.
Kansas State faces Army in 2025.
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Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Kansas State wanted
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Impact 1
Texas Tech
at
Rooted for
Colorado
Final ยท Texas Tech 29โ€“7 ColoradoWent the other way โœ—
Projected 3.7-point title-game boost

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

Entering-week projection8% if Colorado won5% with the other result3.7-point differenceKansas State Big 12 title-game chance
55 other games had little impact
BYU at TCU ยท ESPN
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Liberty at Delaware ยท CBSSN
Penn State at Northwestern ยท FOX
Memphis at Charlotte ยท ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State ยท ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas ยท ESPNU
UCF at Houston ยท ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa State ยท TNT
Boston College at SMU ยท The CW Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina ยท ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota ยท FOX
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin ยท BTN
Vanderbilt at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo ยท ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State ยท ESPN+
Florida at Missouri ยท ABC
Auburn at Tennessee ยท ESPN
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State ยท ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State ยท ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa ยท CBS
Wyoming at North Dakota State ยท The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan ยท ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts ยท ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State ยท ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State ยท ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska ยท FS1
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois ยท BTN
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Arkansas at Texas A&M ยท ESPN2
UTSA at Rice ยท ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN+
UL Monroe at South Alabama ยท ESPN+
Miami at Clemson ยท ABC
Washington at USC ยท NBC
Utah State at Boise State ยท CBSSN
Temple at South Florida ยท ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech ยท ESPN+
Indiana at Rutgers ยท BTN
Arkansas State at Louisiana ยท ESPN+
Fresno State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Baylor at Arizona State ยท ESPN
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Cincinnati at Arizona ยท FOX
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Kansas State is off, then Colorado.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.