For a decade, Bill Snyder and the Kansas State Wildcats tormented Iowa State in close, weird, and ultimately disappointing games. With Kansas State struggling in 2018 and the Cyclones in the midst of the quickest, most dramatic ascension in program history, most of us thought we had a great chance to break the streak and end the curse of The Vampire, but let’s be honest. Nobody saw that game coming.
Following the injuries to D’Andre Payne, Datrone Young, and Enyi Uwazurike, the defense has struggled a bit over the last few weeks, and that continued against Kansas State.