Kansas State players of the game after disposing of Troy
Kansas State Offensive MVP: Phillip Brooks
To be honest, there weren’t a ton of can’t miss options on offense. Kansas State struggled to run the ball. They averaged just over four yards per carry before the final possession of the game. Will Howard threw three touchdowns and ran two, but he was a bit inconsistent throughout the contest.
Phillip Brooks was the best of the wide receivers in the game. The super senior wide receiver had 94 yards receiving on seven catches. The 94 yards were the second most for the Lee’s Summit native in his career. He also added a rushing touchdown, which was the first of his career.
Defensive MVP: Jacob Parrish
There were a lot of potential candidates on the K-State defense. Will Lee was an animal in the first half. He caused a few havoc plays and had an interception. Brendan Mott had some nice pressures and hit the quarterback a few times. Nate Matlack had a sack and Khalid Duke provided two sacks.
I decided to go with Jacob Parrish for his work on the outside. He was the most consistent of the two cornerbacks and made some really nice plays on the ball. Troy decided to keep throwing at the sophomore, and it wasn’t successful much of the time.
His break on the ball was impressive all afternoon, and it paved the way for his two pass break-ups.
K-State Special teams MVP: Jack Blumer
Kansas State punter Jack Blumer quietly had a nice game.
Three of the senior’s punts were inside the Troy 10-yard line. All three of those possessions also resulted in three-and-outs for the K-State defense. However, the Kansas State offense was only able to convert one of those into a scoring drive.
Brooks also had a nice 29-yard punt return to put the offense in good field position.
