CBS Blog: North Texas vs. #15 K-State

[Harry]

You going? Ranking the roadtrip: Want evidence that Kansas State football is back? K-State sold out this game in August. If you're traveling to Manhattan and don't have a ticket, this might be the easiest one left on the schedule to score from a scalper. Otherwise, head to Aggieville.

Magic number for Kansas State: 2.5. The Mean Green don't have much of a passing attack -- QB Derek Thompson is completing only 42 percent of his passes -- so they have to rely on their running game. Good luck with that. K-State is allowing 2.5 yards per rush and held Miami to 1.9 yards per carry.

Magic number for North Texas: 3. To have any chance, North Texas needs to hold K-State to field goals and not allow Klein within sniffing distance of the end zone because if he sniffs, he scores.

This game comes down to: Running the ball and turnovers. The team that can do those two well will win. And K-State has dominated those categories the past two years. The Mean Green have given the ball away four times in two games. To keep this one close, they'll need to eliminate turnovers.

Prediction: Kansas State 48, North Texas 13

Read more: http://www.cbssports.com/general/blog/college-football-rapidreports/20166334/preview-north-texas-mean-green-at-no-15-kansas-state-wildcats