Call it deja vu, but the biggest question mark for K-State is what it was it was a year ago…just who will be the starting quarterback??? Senior Carson Coffman started four games last season and dominated the spring game, sophomore Collin Klein moves back under center from receiver, and transfer Sammy Lamur is busy learning the offense. K-State coach Bill Snyder says not much has changed in the quarterback race during summer workouts as the three quarterbacks will split reps at the start of fall practice with Coffman getting the first run with the first team offense. Snyder says he understands the Wildcat quarterback situation is not ideal, and hopes to name a starter by the week before the first game.

Just who will Coffman, Klein, Lamur be throwing the ball to? Gone are Brandon Banks, Attrail Snipes, Lamark Brown, and Jeron Mastrud at tight end. The Cats will rely primarily on newcomers like Brodrick Smith, Chris Harper, and Tramaine Thompson, redshirt senior Aubrey Quarles, and tight ends Travis Tannahill and Andre McDonald. K-State returns just two catches from their receiving corps, both from Tannahill.

In the past, Thursday night college football games felt like a special occasion, but K-State will play a pair of mid-week games this season. As a matter of fact, the Cats will play on Thursday two weeks in a row, at home against Nebraska on October 7th, and at rival Kansas on October 14th. K-State coach Bill Snyder spoke at Big 12 Media Day in Dallas, and he says Thursday night games are good exposure for the program, but make it tough on fans who want to come to the game.

The biggest topic in college football nationally has been the issue of agents contacting players about the NFL, and putting their eligibility in question. Schools in the southeast like Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina are crying foul. But, K-State coach Bill Snyder says agents are a major concern anywhere. He advises players to tell agents that they will speak to them with their families after the season, and if the agent continues to press them that they will not consider them as an option for representation. Snyder says they also put together a panel to help players best deal with agents and the whole NFL process.

K-State opens the 2010 season on Saturday, September 4th in a nationally televised game against UCLA.