Kansas State’s offensive game plan should be simple for the Cactus Bowl.
One look at UCLA and its leaky rushing defense, which allows 282.7 yards per game, has led every team on the Bruins’ schedule to test them on the ground.
“Oh, they are going to run the ball,” UCLA interim coach Jedd Fisch said. “Everyone has shown that they are going to run the ball against us until we prove that we can stop the run.”
This seems like a dream matchup for the Wildcats, at least on paper. K-State’s ground-oriented offense averaged 186.7 rushing yards this season, while UCLA ranked near the bottom of college football (129th out of 130 teams) against the run.