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Updated Nov 18, 2009 1:20 AM ET
     
 
THIS WEEK'S GAME: Kansas State at Nebraska, Nov. 21 -- Coach Bill Snyder said last Saturday's 38-12 loss to Missouri was part of the growth process as his young team tried to deal with surprising success. He indicated that the team, perhaps, became too "fat and sassy." Snyder's challenge this week has been to get his team to focus on the Cornhuskers, not the environment of nearly 89,000 Big Red fans. "If they're paying attention to all that red stuff, then they're not paying attention to the stuff that goes on the green field," Snyder said.

KEYS TO THE GAME: Against Nebraska's stingy defense there likely will be few scoring opportunities for the Wildcats. With that in mind, it's important for K-State to score in sevens and not threes. Against Missouri last week, K-State was only 3 of 5 in red zone scoring, and all three of those scores were field goals.

PLAYERS TO WATCH:

WR Brandon Banks -- The two-year senior heads into what could be his final K-State game ranked No. 8 in school history in career catches (118), No. 9 in receiving yards (1,706) and No. 10 in receiving touchdowns (10). He's also No. 2 in school history in all-purpose yardage with 160.2 per game. And he holds school records for kickoff returns for touchdowns -- game (two), season (four), and career (five).

RB Daniel Thomas -- The junior leads the Big 12 in rushing attempts (228), yards (1,166), yards per game (106) and rushing TDs (11).

PK Josh Cherry -- He is a native of McCook, Neb., and grew up a Big Red fan. Cherry has made 11 of his past 12 field goal attempts after opening the year 1-of-6.

ROSTER REPORT:

--Backup RB Keithen Valentine has produced 6.6 yards per carry, plus has scored six touchdowns.

--WR Brandon Banks has five career kickoff returns for touchdowns. That's one shy of the NCAA record of six shared by C.J. Spiller of Clemson (2006-09), Ashlan Davis of Tulsa (2004-05) and Anthony Davis of USC (1972-74).
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