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Kansas State Football Preview 2025: Wildcats Due for a College Football Playoff Run

As a program, Kansas State is way overdue to be in the College Football Klieman has been terrific since taking over in 2019. The Wildcats went 5-7 in 2018, the new guy came in, and - let's throw out 2020; it was a weird time - he's pulling off winning seasons, won three bowls in the last four years, and …This year, Kansas State should be good enough to earn its way into the CFP. X CFN, Fiu | CFN Facebook | Bluesky Fiu, CFNKansas State Offense BreakdownKansas State Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to SeasonIt was close. It started last season 7-1, had relatively easy games against Houston and Cincinnati, two battles against Arizona State and Iowa State, and it would've been in had it closed 3-1. But it went 2022 team would've been in an expanded CFP, thanks to beating TCU for the Big 12 title, but that's back in the old days of the four-team version. Instead, the Wildcats went to the Sugar Bowl and got walloped by Alabama. The 2012 team would've made a 12-team College Football Playoff. The 2011 team would've been in the discussion, and if you want to go old school, Kansas State would've at least been really, really close to ten CFPs between 1993 to 2003 if the current format had been in be hard for every Big 12 team to make it through the schedule without some bumps. It's not like getting through the SEC or Big Ten, but there isn't a week off in the Big 12 season. It's not impossible, though, for a team that should be as good as 2025 Kansas State. Klieman has built up the team over the last six years. It's consistently good, and now in the portal era, he and his staff have been able to fill in the gaps with the right guys who should instantly State is one of the best programs that haven't enjoyed the playoff spotlight. That might change very, very soon. Kansas State Offense BreakdownKansas State Defense BreakdownSeason Prediction, Win Total, Keys to Season © 2025 The Arena Group Holdings, Inc. All rights reserved.