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Tulsa Washington product, Kansas State safety Dante Barnett likely to miss Saturday's game against OSU

Already a growing underdog going into its Big 12 opener at Oklahoma State on Saturday, Kansas State is now expected to be without safety Dante Barnett against the Cowboys.

Bill Snyder says injured SS Dante Barnett "in all likelihood" will not play at Oklahoma State

— Ken Corbitt (@KenCorbitt) September 29, 2015

Barnett, the former Tulsa Washington star, has been described as "the glue of K-State defense."

Tough break. Barnett the glue of the K-State D. https://t.co/Ww0aXVTimz

— Jake Trotter (@Jake_Trotter) September 29, 2015

Barnett sustained what is believed to be a shoulder or collarbone injury late in the first half of the Wildcats' season-opening victory over South Dakota.