K-State opens Collin Klein era with 71-3 beatdown of Nicholls
K-State opened the 2026 season with a 71-3 rout of Nicholls under first-year head coach Collin Klein, as nine players scored touchdowns, Avery Johnson threw for 199 yards and three scores, Rodney Fields ran for 101 yards, and Brandon White returned a punt 65 yards for a TD. The defense held Nicholls to 2.1 yards per play, marking a dominant performance and a return to the program’s special-teams swagger, with an eye toward Washington State in the next game.
