Kansas State Wildcats

9thin Big 12 · 1-0

YES!

Kansas State Wildcats beat the Nicholls Colonels

1-1 3 – 71

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Bill Snyder Family Stadium (Manhattan) · 51,719 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Avery Johnson and Kansas State trounce Nicholls 71-3 to open the Collin Klein era in style

Avery Johnson threw for 199 yards and accounted for four touchdowns in just over a half, Rodney Fields Jr. ran for 101 yards and a score, and

Recap via ESPN

0:15 Avery Johnson scores 10-yard touchdown

0:31 Brandon White returns punt 65-yard to the house

0:28 Rodney Fields Jr. rushes in for 26-yard touchdown

0:58 Brandon White takes punt 65-yard for punt return touchdown vs. Nicholls

Clips play on ESPN

Bill Snyder Family Stadium · Manhattan

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
NICH	0	3	0	0	3
KSU	22	14	21	14	71

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Game Leaders

Nicholls Colonels

Ean Rodrigue · 7/19, 30 YDSPassing Yards
Tamaj Hoffman · 9 CAR, 43 YDSRushing Yards
Jordan Smith · 2 REC, 14 YDSReceiving Yards
Kennon Loftin · 7Tackles

Kansas State Wildcats

Avery Johnson · 15/21, 199 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Rodney Fields Jr. · 14 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Joe Jackson · 2 REC, 48 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Darien Whitaker Jr. · 1Sacks
Gabe Powers · 5Tackles

2026 Southland Conference Standings

Team
Stephen F. Austin
Lamar
Houston Christian
East Texas A&M
SE Louisiana
Incarnate Word
Nicholls
UT Rio Grande Valley
McNeese
Northwestern State

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q4 8:02

TD Jacob Knuth 2 Yd Run (Aidan O'Neill Kick)3–71

Q4 13:19

TD Monterrio Elston Jr. 46 Yd Run (Robert Hammond III Kick)3–64

Q3 2:08

TD Jay Harris 11 Yd Run (Robert Hammond III Kick)3–57

Q3 5:52

TD Joe Jackson 11 Yd Run (Robert Hammond III Kick)3–50

Q3 8:28

TD Josh Manning 11 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Robert Hammond III Kick)3–43

Q2 1:58

TD Joe Jackson 43 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez Kick)3–36

Q2 5:48

FG Kingston Phan 32 Yd Field Goal 3–29

Q2 10:09

TD Rodney Fields Jr. 26 Yd Run (Luis Rodriguez Kick)0–29

Q1 0:29

TD Brandon White 65 Yd Punt Return (Luis Rodriguez Kick)0–22

Q1 6:59

TD Avery Johnson 10 Yd Run (Linkon Cure Run for Two-Point Conversion)0–15

Q1 12:36

TD Jaron Tibbs 7 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Luis Rodriguez Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Nicholls ColonelsKansas State Wildcats

Offense

122 Total Yards 559

30 Passing Yards 247

92 Rushing Yards 312

9 First Downs 34

Efficiency

4-16 3rd Down 9-11

1-1 4th Down 0-0

7/19 Completions 20/27

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

2-26 Penalties 1-10

26:17 Possession 33:43

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Ean Rodrigue	7/19	30	1.6	0	0	--
Team	7/19	30	1.6	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Tamaj Hoffman	9	43	4.8	17
Ean Rodrigue	6	24	4.0	26
Preston Welch	4	17	4.3	9
Shane Lee	10	12	1.2	9
Keven Williams	3	10	3.3	7
Jayden Milton	3	3	1.0	5
Damondrick Blackburn	2	1	0.5	4
Karaaz Johnson	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	-18	-18.0	0
Team	39	92	2.4	26

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jordan Smith	2	14	7.0	12
Ellis Stewart	2	13	6.5	9
Jackson Dufrene	1	6	6.0	6
Shane Lee	1	0	0.0	0
Treylin Whaley	1	-3	-3.0	0
Team	7	30	4.3	12

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Ean Rodrigue	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0
Tamaj Hoffman	1	0	0
Kevin Martin	0	0	1
Team	3	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Skylar Husband	7	7	0	0
Kennon Loftin	7	6	0	0
Gavin Duplechin	6	5	0	0
Zavian Dilworth	5	5	0	0
Jhamal Shelby Jr.	4	3	0	2
Kevin Martin	3	3	0	0
Alex Villavaso	3	2	1	0
Alec Haynes	2	2	0	0
Gary Bailey Jr.	2	2	0	0
Kyree Fuller	2	2	0	0
Kasai Jones	2	2	0	0
EJ Segrest	2	2	0	0
Trent Santos	2	1	0	0
Romeo Brown	2	1	0	0
Joey Lightfoot	1	1	0	0
Charlie Diedrich	1	1	0	0
Kristian Dillard	1	1	0	0
Logan Jackson	1	1	0	0
Klabron Pollard	1	0	0	0
Jayden Milton	1	0	0	0
Antoine Okelo-Johnson	1	0	0	0
Keith Hills	1	0	0	0
Grant Merritt	1	0	0	0
Erin Moore	1	0	0	0
Team	59	47	1	2

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kingston Phan	1/1	100.0	32	0/0	3
Team	1/1	100.0	32	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	In 20	LONG
Pharrell Harewood	9	354	39.3	1	54
Wyatt Guidry	1	20	20.0	0	20
Team	10	374	37.4	1	54

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Avery Johnson	15/21	199	9.5	3	86.7
Blake Barnett	4/5	41	8.2	0	28.4
Jacob Knuth	1/1	7	7.0	0	--
Team	20/27	247	9.1	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Rodney Fields Jr.	14	101	7.2	1	26
Monterrio Elston Jr.	6	76	12.7	1	46
Jay Harris	6	53	8.8	1	17
Joe Jackson	7	38	5.4	1	11
Jacob Knuth	3	25	8.3	1	18
Avery Johnson	4	23	5.8	1	10
Brandon White	1	7	7.0	0	7
Blake Barnett	2	3	1.5	0	6
Team	1	-14	-14.0	0	0
Team	44	312	7.1	6	46

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joe Jackson	2	48	24.0	1	43
Garrett Oakley	2	40	20.0	0	26
Jaron Tibbs	4	39	9.8	1	13
Derrick Salley Jr.	4	38	9.5	0	14
Josh Manning	3	33	11.0	1	18
Brandon White	2	20	10.0	0	13
Will Anciaux	2	19	9.5	0	14
Izaiah Williams	1	10	10.0	0	10
Team	20	247	12.4	3	43

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jay Harris	1	1	0
Team	1	0	0
Darien Whitaker Jr.	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Logan Bartley	5	4	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Powers	5	2	0	2	0	0	0
Koy Beasley	4	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Allen	4	1	0	1.5	1	1	0
Darien Whitaker Jr.	2	2	1	1	0	0	0
Jayden Bryant	2	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dalton Knapp	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ashton Moore	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Hill	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Eli Jackson	2	2	0	0	1	0	0
Wesley Fair	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kamari Burns	2	1	0	1	1	1	0
Wendell Gregory	2	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Zashon Rich	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mekhi Mason	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Asa Newsom	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jacobi Oliphant Jr.	1	1	0	1	1	0	0
Adrian Maddox	1	1	0	0	1	0	0
Travis Bates	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Rex Van Wyhe	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ja'Son Prevard	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Weston Polk	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sawyer Schilke	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
JoJo Scott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Ackerson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nick McClellan	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Micheal Graham Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon White	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	51	39	1	10	5	3	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jay Harris	2	43	21.5	23	0
Team	2	43	21.5	23	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brandon White	2	69	34.5	65	1
Sterling Lockett	1	21	21.0	21	0
Team	3	90	30.0	65	1

Kicking

Player	FG	XP	PTS
Robert Hammond III	0/0	4/4	4
Luis Rodriguez	0/0	4/4	4
Aidan O'Neill	0/0	1/1	1
Team	0/0	9/9	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Simon McClannan	2	96	48.0	0	1	54
Team	2	96	48.0	0	1	54

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