Once upon a time, Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Jesse Ertz was a lightly-recruited pro-style passer from a small town in Nowhere, Iowa in 2013.
After accepting an offer from Bill Snyder — likely a relatively easy choice since his only other offer was from FCS program Western Illinois — Ertz eventually earned the starting job as a junior last season.
Now, after using his legs to demoralize the Texas Longhorns defense last season in a home win that foretold the demise of the Charlie Strong era, Ertz is a proven runner whose skills are maximized by the Kansas State offensive attack.