No one represents the current toughness and grit of Kansas State’s defense better than Justin Hughes.
The junior linebacker from Tucker, Ga., wasn’t supposed to play for the Wildcats last week against Texas, but he was anything but a weak link when he entered the game following injuries to Elijah Sullivan and Sam Sizelove.
He made more tackles against the Longhorns (six) than he previously made in his college career (five) and delivered his first tackle for loss in a K-State uniform.
“I hate the way that I got my chance to go in, but I have to make the best of my chances,” Hughes said.