Kansas State begins the Collin Klein era with home date against Nicholls on Saturday night

Nicholls at Kansas State, Saturday, 7 p.m. ET How to watch: ESPN+ Key stats Nicholls (2025) Overall offense: 307.4 yards per game (107th in FCS) Passing: 165.5 yards per game (103rd) Rushing: 141.9 yards per game (72nd) Scoring: 18.2 points per game (106th) Overall defense: 342.7 yards allowed per game (33rd in FCS) Passing: 166.3 yards allowed per game (9th) Rushing: 176.3 yards allowed per game (88th) Scoring: 24.9 points allowed per game (45th) Kansas State (2025): Overall offense: 364.8 yards per game (80th in FBS) Passing: 193.4 yards per game (92nd) Rushing: 171.3 yards per game (53rd) Scoring: 29.4 points per game (52nd) Overall defense: 368.4 yards allowed per game (74th in FBS) Passing: 204.7 yards allowed per game (60th) Rushing: 163.8 yards allowed per game (89th) Scoring: 26.7 points allowed per game (78th) Team leaders Nicholls (2025) Passing: Deuce Hogan, 1,046 yards, 4 TDs, 5 INTs, 60.6% completion percentage Rushing: Shane Lee, 636 yards on 108 carries, 8 TDs Receiving: Miequle Brock Jr., 340 yards on 41 catches, 2 TDs Kansas State (2025) Passing: Avery Johnson, 2,385 yards, 18 TDs, 6 INTs, 59.8% completion percentage Rushing: Joe Jackson, 911 yards on 169 carries, 8 TDs Receiving: Jaron Tibbs, 712 yards on 41 catches, 5 TDs (at Mississippi) Last game Nicholls finished a 4-8 season with a 38-26 loss to Southeastern Louisiana. Kansas State finished a 6-6 season with a 24-14 win over Colorado. Next game Nicholls plays UT Rio Grande Valley on Sept. 12. Kansas State plays Washington State on Sept. 12. ------ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here.