One more day. That's all that's left before Kansas State football officially begins the Collin Klein era. So for the FINAL time this offseason, we're doing what we've spent months doing: Speculating. John Grove from GoPowerCat joins the show as we go game-by-game through Kansas State's entire 2026 schedule and make our final predictions. And I'm starting to feel pretty good about what Year 1 could look like. Nicholls? Win. Washington State? Win. Tulane? Win. I even think Kansas State can go on the road and beat Cincinnati to begin Big 12 play and start the Collin Klein era 4-0. John isn't quite as confident. Then things get REALLY interesting. Houston might be the most important game on Kansas State's entire schedule. The Sunflower Showdown returns to Manhattan. There's a difficult trip to Arizona State. Colorado awaits on Halloween. And the final month brings Oklahoma State, TCU, Arizona and potentially the final Farmageddon against Iowa State. There are plenty of games that could swing this season dramatically in either direction. But when we finally add everything up? John has Kansas State finishing 8-4. I've got the Wildcats going 9-3. And I feel extremely confident about two games in particular: Collin Klein beats Kansas AND Iowa State in his first season. Would 9-3 be enough to put Kansas State into the Big 12 Championship conversation? Could 8-4 still represent a successful first season under Klein? And which games have the biggest chance to completely change our predictions? One final time before we actually get answers, let's predict the entire Kansas State football season. Drop YOUR final record prediction in the comments. #KansasState #KState #KStateFootball #CollinKlein #Big12 #CollegeFootball Photo Credit: Evert Nelson IMAGN Go AD Free and More with the Everydayer's Club! Learn More Here: https://lockedonkansasstate.supercast.com/ Follow on Twitter: https://x.com/lockedonKState Follow the show on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3HhcfyjaoLGxYjsL1KmSZM More Coverage from Christian Rauh: https://blueprintsportsnetwork.com/ #KansasState #KansasStateFootball #KansasStateWildcats #NCAA #CollegeFootball Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Rugiet Get 15% off your treatment → https://rugiet.com/lockedonnhl Rugiet. Performance medicine for men. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Right now new customers can bet just five dollars and get one-hundred and fifty dollars in bonus bets if your first bet wins. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Big 12 Conference, Arizona Wildcats, Arizona State Sun Devils, Baylor Bears, BYU Cougars, UCF Knights, Cincinnati Bearcats, Colorado Buffaloes, Houston Cougars, Iowa State Cyclones, Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Oklahoma State Cowboys, TCU Horned Frogs, Texas Tech Red Raiders, Utah Utes, West Virginia Mountaineers
One more day.
That's all that's left before Kansas State football officially begins the Collin Klein era.
So for the FINAL time this offseason, we're doing what we've spent months doing:
Speculating.
John Grove from GoPowerCat joins the show as we go game-by-game through Kansas State's entire 2026 schedule and make our final predictions.
And I'm starting to feel pretty good about what Year 1 could look like.
Nicholls?
Win.
Washington State?
Win.
Tulane?
Win.
I even think Kansas State can go on the road and beat Cincinnati to begin Big 12 play and start the Collin Klein era 4-0.
John isn't quite as confident.
Then things get REALLY interesting.
Houston might be the most important game on Kansas State's entire schedule.
The Sunflower Showdown returns to Manhattan.
There's a difficult trip to Arizona State.
Colorado awaits on Halloween.
And the final month brings Oklahoma State, TCU, Arizona and potentially the final Farmageddon against Iowa State.
There are plenty of games that could swing this season dramatically in either direction.
But when we finally add everything up?
John has Kansas State finishing 8-4.
I've got the Wildcats going 9-3.
And I feel extremely confident about two games in particular:
Collin Klein beats Kansas AND Iowa State in his first season.
Would 9-3 be enough to put Kansas State into the Big 12 Championship conversation?
Could 8-4 still represent a successful first season under Klein?
And which games have the biggest chance to completely change our predictions?
One final time before we actually get answers, let's predict the entire Kansas State football season.
Drop YOUR final record prediction in the comments.
#KansasState #KState #KStateFootball #CollinKlein #Big12 #CollegeFootball
Photo Credit: Evert Nelson IMAGN
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