MANHATTAN — With the return of quarterback Jesse Ertz, safety Dante Barnett and other players who suffered injuries in 2015, the Kansas State football team enters the season with confidence.
There is one area of the depth chart that does not have that same luxury: The offensive line.
Matt Kleinsorge was a two-year starter, Luke Hayes had 25 starts in 26 games, Boston Stiverson was All-Big 12 as a junior and senior, and is a current member of the Dallas Cowboys and Cody Whitehair earned All-Big 12 four times and was a second-round draft pick by the Chicago Bears this summer.