The Wildcats have their first 3-0 start since 2015, and that season they lost their fourth game in a Big 12 opener at Stillwater to begin a six-game losing streak. But K-State takes the Big 12′s top defense (256 total yards and 12.7 points per game allowed) into its first conference game under new coach Chris Klieman on Saturday.

Oklahoma State will provide a big test. The Cowboys average 534 total yards and 44.5 points a game with Big 12 rushing leader Chuba Hubbard and top receiver Tylan Wallace. Texas was able to hold Hubbard (160.5 yards rushing per game) and Wallace (118.3 yards receiving per game) well below their season averages in a 36-30 win to open conference play last weekend.

K-State, coming off an open date after winning at  Mississippi State, has won the last two meetings against the Cowboys.