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Kansas State coach Chris Klieman plans to use each veteran Will Howard and Avery Johnson at quarterback going forward after the freshman standout got here on towards Texas Tech final weekend and matched a college file with 5 landing runs.
KANSAS CITY, Mo.: Kansas State coach Chris Klieman plans to use each veteran Will Howard and Avery Johnson at quarterback going forward after the freshman standout got here on towards Texas Tech final weekend and matched a college file with 5 landing runs.
The Wildcats have been struggling to transfer the ball towards the Red Raiders with Howard, who changed the injured Adrian Martinez final season and led them to the Big 12 championship. But when Johnson entered the sport, the twin-menace quarterback energized Kansas State, which wound up overcoming a 3rd-quarter deficit for a 38-21 victory.
“What we learned from this past Saturday is that we’ve seen Will play at a really high level and be successful, and then we saw Avery play at a high level and be successful,” Klieman stated Tuesday. “So we feel comfortable with both guys.”
Howard, who has began the primary six video games for the Wildcats (4-2, 2-1 Big 12), has struggled at instances this season. He has thrown for 1,310 yards with 9 landing passes and 7 interceptions. That contains three picks two weeks in the past at Oklahoma State, when the senior quarterback was simply 15 of 34 for 152 yards and a landing within the 29-21 loss.
That defeat, coupled with a loss to Missouri during which Howard additionally struggled, left the Wildcats in a tricky place within the Big 12 race. They face TCU on Saturday night time in a rematch of final yr’s convention title recreation, then play convention newcomer Houston earlier than a showdown with third-ranked Texas that would assist resolve who performs on this yr’s championship recreation.
Kansas State listed each Howard and Johnson because the starter for the Horned Frogs (4-3, 2-2), however Klieman stated there will likely be no resolution on the quantity of taking part in time every will obtain till the sport plan is finalized later within the week.
“If you thought it would be a 60-40, 50-50 or a 90-10 split, we have no idea,” Klieman stated. “We’re going to go through the game plan and see who, where and what gives us the best opportunity.”
Johnson is thought for his blazing pace — some say he’s the quickest on the roster — and that confirmed final Saturday, when he carried 13 instances for 90 yards and people 5 scores. But he additionally was 8 of 9 for 77 yards by the air towards the Red Raiders, and he’s 11 of 13 for 132 yards when figuring some taking part in time towards Southeast Missouri State and Missouri.
“We saw the speed instantly, out there running in the summer. ‘This kid can roll.’ And we got into fall camp and it was like, ‘OK, he can throw too,’” Kansas State vast receiver Jadon Jackson stated. “He’s something special.”
Johnson received a soar on his faculty profession final fall, when he helped lead Maize High School to a second straight Kansas state title earlier than graduating early. That allowed him to enroll at Kansas State at the semester and happen in spring ball.
“First two months he was a little quiet and things like that,” Wildcats working again Treshaun Ward stated. “As he got comfortable for us, he started talking more. He’s on the right track to be a leader, and he’ll be an incredible leader, too.”
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