November 28, 2003 - Kansas State is a team that over the last few seasons has headed into the preseason with serious losses due to graduation. These Cats still manage to prove everyone wrong. Not again this time, Bill Snyder's team has way more than enough experienced talent coming back. Darren Sproles should be the top rated running back coming out of the Big 12 North (if Colorado's Chris Brown heads to the NFL). QB Ell Roberson gives the Wildcats even more athleticism in the backfield. It never seems to matter who plays on the defensive side, this group just gets after people. The three wise men at linebacker become rock steady seniors. This unit has just crushed people to close out 2002. Other teams have more starters back, but we have seen Kansas State do almost as well with far less talent. This will be your favorite for the Big 12 North and that says plenty on a national level. So that alone should say Top 10, no problem.