| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NICH
Nicholls State
|
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
KSU
Kansas State
|
22 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 71 |
| Team | ATS (Margin) | O/U (Margin) |
|---|---|---|
|
NICH
Nicholls State
|
+41.5 | 55.5o (18.5) |
|
KSU
Kansas State
|
-41.5 (26.5) | 55.5u |
| 1st Quarter | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:36 | |
0 - 7 | |
| 6:59 | |
0 - 15 | |
| 0:29 | |
TD
P. Harewood
65 yard punt return
(
L. Rodriguez
kick)
|
0 - 22 |
| 2nd Quarter | |||
| 10:09 | |
0 - 29 | |
| 5:47 | |
FG
K. Phan
32 yard field goal
|
3 - 29 |
| 1:58 | |
3 - 36 | |
| 3rd Quarter | |||
| 8:32 | |
3 - 43 | |
| 5:52 | |
3 - 50 | |
| 2:08 | |
3 - 57 | |
| 4th Quarter | |||
| 13:19 | |
3 - 64 | |
| 8:02 | |
3 - 71 | |
| statistical category |
Nicholls State
|
Kansas State
|
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 9 | 34 |
| Rushes-Yards | 39-92 | 44-312 |
| Passing Yards | 30 | 247 |
| Sacked-Yards Lost | 1-12 | 0-0 |
| Return Yardage | 0 | 133 |
| Passing | 7-19-0 | 20-27-3 |
| Punts-Average | 10-37.4 | 2-48.0 |
| Fumbles-Lost | 3-1 | 2-1 |
| Penalties-Yards | 2-26 | 1-10 |
| Field Goals | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Time of Possession | 26:17 | 33:43 |
| Passing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ||||||||||||||
| E. Rodrigue | 7/19 | 30 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | ||||||||||||||
| T. Hoffman | 9 | 43 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| E. Rodrigue | 6 | 24 | 0 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| P. Welch | 4 | 17 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| S. Lee | 10 | 12 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| K. Williams | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Milton | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||||||
| D. Blackburn | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | |||||||||||||
| J. Smith | 5 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||||||
| E. Stewart | 4 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||
| J. Dufrene | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| S. Lee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| T. Whaley | 1 | 1 | -3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | TD | |||||||||||||||
| No Interception Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | ||||||||||||||||
| No Sack Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TK | AST | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Loftin | 7 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S. Husband | 6 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Duplechin | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Z. Dilworth | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Shelby Jr. | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Villavaso | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Martin Jr. | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E. Segrest | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Brown | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Haynes | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Fuller | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Bailey Jr. | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| C. Diedrich | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| L. Jackson | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Merritt | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Lightfoot | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Dillard | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Jones | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Santos | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Okelo-Johnson | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Pollard | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Hills | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | LOST | ||||||||||||||||
| E. Rodrigue | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Hoffman | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| P. Harewood | 9 | 354 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
| W. Guidry | 1 | 20 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| No Punt Return Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| No Kick Return Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Passing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT | ||||||||||||||
| A. Johnson | 15/21 | 199 | 3 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| B. Barnett | 4/5 | 41 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Knuth | 1/1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rushing | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | ATT | YDS | TD | LG | ||||||||||||||
| R. Fields Jr. | 14 | 101 | 1 | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| M. Elston Jr. | 6 | 76 | 1 | 46 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Harris | 6 | 53 | 1 | 17 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Jackson | 7 | 38 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| J. Knuth | 3 | 25 | 1 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| A. Johnson | 4 | 23 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| B. White | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| B. Barnett | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||
| Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG | |||||||||||||
| J. Jackson | 2 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 43 | |||||||||||||
| G. Oakley | 3 | 2 | 40 | 0 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| J. Tibbs | 5 | 4 | 39 | 1 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| D. Salley Jr. | 5 | 4 | 38 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| J. Manning | 5 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 18 | |||||||||||||
| B. White | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| W. Anciaux | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 14 | |||||||||||||
| I. Williams | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Interceptions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | TD | |||||||||||||||
| No Interception Data | ||||||||||||||||||
| Sacks | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Whitaker Jr. | 1 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tackles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | TK | AST | ||||||||||||||||
| G. Powers | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| L. Bartley | 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Beasley | 3 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Whitaker Jr. | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Moore | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W. Gregory | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| K. Burns | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Knapp | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Bryant | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E. Hill | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| E. Jackson | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Allen | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| W. Fair | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Z. Rich | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Maddox | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Prevard | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Mason | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| D. Ackerson Jr. | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Oliphant Jr. | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Newsom | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| S. Schilke | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| R. Van Wyhe | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| W. Polk | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| T. Bates | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| M. Graham Jr. | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Scott | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| N. McClellan | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Fumbles | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | LOST | ||||||||||||||||
| J. Harris | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
| Punting | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| S. McClannan | 2 | 96 | 54 | |||||||||||||||
| Punt Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| B. White | 2 | 69 | 65 | |||||||||||||||
| S. Lockett | 1 | 21 | 21 | |||||||||||||||
| Kick Returns | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | NO | YDS | LG | |||||||||||||||
| J. Harris | 2 | 43 | 23 | |||||||||||||||
Location Bill Snyder Family Stadium
Temperature 101° Temperature
Attendance 51,719 attendance
| Team | Record | ATS | O/U | Away | Home |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
NICH
|
0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
|
KSU
|
0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
NICH RecordLast 10
| Date | vs | Result | ATS | O/U |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, '26 |
MVSU
|
W 44 - 10 | W -29.5 | o49.5 |
| Nov 20, '25 |
@
SELA
|
L 26 - 38 | -- | -- |
| Nov 15, '25 |
NWST
|
W 26 - 21 | -- | -- |
| Nov 08, '25 |
@
UTRGV
|
L 21 - 28 | -- | -- |
| Nov 01, '25 |
HCU
|
W 31 - 7 | -- | -- |
| Oct 25, '25 |
MCNS
|
W 31 - 7 | -- | -- |
| Oct 18, '25 |
@
SFA
|
L 7 - 34 | -- | -- |
| Oct 04, '25 |
@
LAM
|
L 17 - 24 | -- | -- |
| Sep 27, '25 |
@
EKY
|
L 7 - 27 | -- | -- |
| Sep 20, '25 |
@
TXST
|
L 3 - 35 | W 33.5 | u56.5 |
NICH Next 3 GamesLast Meeting ( Aug 31, 2019 ) Nicholls State 14, Kansas State 49
As a quarterback, Collin Klein led Kansas State to success a generation ago. This week, he's in Manhattan at age 36 for his first game as a head coach.
The Wildcats host Nicholls on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, which is named after the legendary figure for whom Klein played when he was a Heisman Trophy finalist in 2012.
Kansas State finished 6-6 a season ago and declined a bowl invitation. It was just the second time since 2010 that it did not play in a bowl. Consensus projections put it at seventh or eighth in the 16-team Big 12 this year.
Klein frequented the transfer portal, adding 26 new players, including defensive end Wendell Gregory from Oklahoma State and wide receiver Josh Manning from Missouri.
He also is shuffling new and inexperienced bodies along the offensive line, notably because of the loss of left tackle John Pastore to a season-ending lower-leg injury.
"We've been moving a lot of guys around," Klein said. "It's definitely not like we projected coming in. It's been an interesting carousel, for sure."
The offense has several key mainstays, including quarterback Avery Johnson, who enters his senior season with 5,576 passing yards and 1,378 rushing yards for his career.
Senior running back Joe Jackson, a third-team all-conference pick a season ago, rushed for 435 yards and six touchdowns combined against Utah and Colorado over the final two games of 2025.
Nicholls (1-0), a member of the FCS Southland Conference, has a game in hand, a 44-10 nonconference victory against Mississippi Valley State in Week 0. Senior quarterback Ean Rodrigue threw for 264 yards and three touchdowns, Tamaj Hoffman rushed for 53 yards and two touchdowns, and the defense intercepted three passes.
Colonels coach Tommy Rybacki, who is 5-8 overall in his second season, said that already having played gives his team an advantage Saturday.
"A lot of coaches would tell you that you make a lot of progress between Games 1 and 2," Rybacki said.
One task for Rybacki's team is setting aside the historical success of the bigger school it's facing and playing with discipline.
"We talk a lot about focusing on the task at hand," Rybacki said. "If you start thinking about the external factors, you can get overwhelmed: playing Kansas State, the Big 12, Bill Snyder Stadium. You still need to tackle well."
--Field Level Media
Nicholls State's Injuries| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No injuries to report. | ||||
Kansas State's Injuries| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W. Anciaux | TE | Out - Leg( Oct 05, '26) | Oct 05, '26 | |
| Anciaux is nursing with a lower leg injury, and he will be idle for the remainder of the season. | ||||
| A. Morrell | TE | Questionable - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '26) | Sep 27, '26 | |
| Morrell is laid up with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will take the field against Houston on Saturday, October 10th. | ||||
| M. Lovett | WR | Questionable - Arm( Sep 27, '26) | Sep 27, '26 | |
| Lovett id dealing with an arm injury and it is unclear if he will play against Houston on Saturday, October 10th. | ||||
| D. Duff | QB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '26) | Sep 27, '26 | |
| Duff is bothered by an undisclosed injury, and it remains to be seen if he will take the field against Houston on Saturday, October 10th. | ||||
| B. Barnett | QB | Questionable - Lower Body( Sep 27, '26) | Sep 27, '26 | |
| Barnett is bothered by a lower body injury, and it remains to be seen if he will take the field against Houston on Saturday, October 10th. | ||||
| J. Knuth | QB | Questionable - Undisclosed( Sep 27, '26) | Sep 27, '26 | |
| Knuth is dealing with an undisclosed injury, and it is unclear if he will play against Houston Saturday, October 10th. | ||||
| J. Pastore | OG | Out - Leg( Aug 21, '26) | Aug 21, '26 | |
| Pastore has been shut down for the remainder of the season with a lower leg injury. | ||||
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E.Rodrigue | Aug 27, 2026 | NICH 44 - MVSU 10 | 264 | 25 | 16 | 64.0 | 10.6 | 3/1 | 0.0 |
| P.Welch | Aug 27, 2026 | NICH 44 - MVSU 10 | 65 | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 7.2 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| C.Richardson | Aug 27, 2026 | NICH 44 - MVSU 10 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 2.6 | 0/1 | 0.0 |
| E.Rodrigue | Nov 20, 2025 | SELA 38 - NICH 26 | 137 | 21 | 15 | 71.4 | 6.5 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| E.Rodrigue | Nov 15, 2025 | NICH 26 - NWST 21 | 156 | 21 | 12 | 57.1 | 7.4 | 1/1 | 0.0 |
| E.Rodrigue | Nov 8, 2025 | UTRGV 28 - NICH 21 | 193 | 32 | 19 | 59.4 | 6.0 | 1/0 | 0.0 |
| D.Hogan | Nov 8, 2025 | UTRGV 28 - NICH 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 4.0 | 0/0 | 0.0 |
| E.Rodrigue | Nov 1, 2025 | NICH 31 - HCU 7 | 174 | 22 | 17 | 77.3 | 7.9 | 2/0 | 0.0 |
| Date | Score | YDS | Att | Comp | Comp % | Y/A | TD/Int | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.Johnson | Nov 29, 2025 | KSU 24 - COLO 14 | 115 | 17 | 10 | 58.8 | 6.8 | 0/0 | 115.7 |
| A.Johnson | Nov 22, 2025 | UTAH 51 - KSU 47 | 102 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 4.4 | 1/1 | 95.1 |
| A.Johnson | Nov 15, 2025 | OKST 6 - KSU 14 | 177 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 | 6.3 | 1/1 | 111.3 |
| A.Johnson | Nov 1, 2025 | KSU 20 - TTU 43 | 199 | 33 | 16 | 48.5 | 6.0 | 1/2 | 97.0 |
| A.Johnson | Oct 25, 2025 | KU 17 - KSU 42 | 231 | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 13.6 | 2/0 | 217.7 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Play | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Rush Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Rush Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Rush | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Pass Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Pass Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Comp | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Comp% | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Comp | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| .0 | (--) | QB rating | (--) | .0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 358.0 |
| 5.5 |
| 140.7 |
| 34.6 |
| 4.1 |
| 217.8 |
| 30.3 |
| 18.9 |
| 62.4 |
| 11.5 |
| 7.2 |
| - |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Sacks | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Sack Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Intercepts | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Fumbles | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Penalties | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Penalty Yds | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 1.8 |
| 11.5 |
| 0.4 |
| 0.5 |
| 6.5 |
| 53.7 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Score | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 1st Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 2nd Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 3rd Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | 4th Q | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 27.0 |
| 5.3 |
| 8.9 |
| 5.9 |
| 7.0 |
| OFFENSE |
Off. Rank | Stat | Def. Rank | DEFENSE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/Punt Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | Yards/KO Ret | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG Att | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG Made | (--) | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | (--) | FG% | (--) | 0.0 |
| League Avg. |
|---|
| 13.8 |
| 23.8 |
| 2.2 |
| 1.7 |
| 75.7 |
