MANHATTAN
Morgan Burns expects to return a kickoff for a touchdown against Kansas.
He hopes that statement doesn’t come off as a dig against the Jayhawks, because that’s not his intention. The Kansas State senior defensive back is simply confident.
How could he not be? Burns is on an unprecedented hot streak. He scored a touchdown and set a school record with 221 kickoff-return yards against Texas Tech two weeks ago. Then he had another scintillating effort against Iowa State, returning a kickoff 100 yards for a score. The Big 12 named him special teams player of the week after both games.