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Bill Snyder on protests

The first 100 seconds or so are devoted to what the Kansas State coach would do or think if one of his players decided to take a knee of raise a fist during the national anthem. The rest is devoted to Saturday’s game and opponent.

“The speed of the game will be up-tempo from what we have seen up until this point in time. I think the speed of the personnel that they put on the field will be enhanced from what we have seen in the previous games. They are a team that likes to cast the ball downfield, and they will certainly do that, but they have a good blend of run and pass, which makes it a little bit more difficult from a defensive standpoint. Their quarterback has experience now. Last year, he was somewhat inexperienced and he is an improved quarterback. He has the ability to operate their offense, make good decisions and throws the ball better than he was last year. He is always a threat to run the ball, and they have some running backs and probably five wide receivers that all have good hands, skill and can run quite well. Their number one and two running backs are both good players. They are a little different in style, but not completely. They have good speed and bring some thrust to the game in that they run hard. They have a pretty composite package. They can throw it deep, throw it short, throw it in the middle, run it on the edge, run it inside and the quarterback can run it.”

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