Kansas State and Tulane didn’t have to reveal a whole lot of their identities in season-opening victories against outmanned FCS opponents.The Wildcats defeated UT Martin 41-6 and the Green Wave blanked Southeastern Louisiana 52-0.So both teams realize they might witness more than what they’ve seen on film when No. 17 Kansas State visits Tulane on Saturday in New Orleans.”We have a lot of things we haven’t shown yet,” Wildcats coach Chris Klieman said.The Green Wave are even more of a mystery because they have a new head coach in Jon Sumrall. Kansas State isn’t totally in the dark about Sumrall because it defeated his visiting Troy team last season, 42-13, in one of just four losses Sumrall had in two seasons there.”We watched all the Troy film from last year when we played them last year and now it looks like we’re playing them again,” Klieman said. “There are a lot of similarities, offensive and defensively in scheme.”Klieman’s team prides itself on discipline, but it was a mixed bag in regards to that in the opener.The Wildcats weren’t penalized the whole game — “Our kids know how important it is to play a clean game,” Klieman said — but Kansas State was minus-2 in turnovers.”We’ve got to get that thing flipped,” Klieman said.This game marks the first true road start for quarterback Avery Johnson.”I think it’s important for this group to go on the road because we’re going to have to win some games on the road in order to have a successful season,” Klieman said.Both coaches dismissed the significance of Tulane’s 17-10 road victory against a Kansas State team favored by two touchdowns two seasons ago. In addition to the Green Wave’s coaching change, both teams feature just a handful of players that played significant snaps in that game.
Tulane preparing for ‘big-boy football’ against No. 17 Kansas State
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