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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- The Big 12 has developed a reputation over the years for high-flying offenses, mainly because of the pass-happy exploits of teams like Texas Tech, Baylor, Oklahoma State and Oklahoma.Kansas State and Texas are bucking the trend.The two teams meet Saturday in what can only be described as an old-school matchup between teams that take pride in pounding the football. The Wildcats average more than 175 yards rushing per game and the Longhorns (3-3, 1-2 Big 12) nearly 240.Texas also has the leagues top running back in DOnta Foreman. The 250-pound bruiser averages 146 yards, second nationally to San Diego States Donnel Pumphrey, and has reached the end zone eight times through the Longhorns first six games.That man right there is rolling right now. Hes really impressive, Texas quarterback Shane Buechele said, and hes fun to watch. Just seeing what he can do with the ball, hes a great player, and just being able to hand it off to him and seeing what he can do, its a lot of fun.Not so much fun is trying to stop him.But if the Wildcats (3-3, 1-2) has one thing going for them, it just may be that they have the best run defense in the conference. They held the Sooners in check last weekend -- they were ripped apart through the air -- and have generally made things tough on opposing runners.Then again, Foreman serves up a totally different test.Hes a very powerful runner, stays on his feet extremely well, has excellent lower-body strength but can bounce the ball out as well, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder said. Hes a very talented, young back, and what is impressive to me is hes been consistent about it throughout the season.The Wildcats counter with a committee approach to running the ball -- Charles Jones, Dalvin Warmack, Justin Silman, Alex Barnes and fullback Winston Dimel all have had a part this season.Their performance will be especially crucial with quarterback Jesse Ertz dealing with a nagging shoulder injury . It prevented him from finishing the game against Oklahoma, though Snyder said early in the week that he expects his starter to play on Saturday.As the Wildcats prepare to meet the Longhorns, here are some of the other key story lines:PROTECTING THE QBErtzs health could become a factor considering Texas ranks fourth nationally with 23 sacks . Kansas State has shuffled the offensive line a bit and surrendered two sacks last week, but a young group has mostly played well this season.BACKUP PLANSThe Wildcats Joe Hubener struggled after taking over for Ertz last weekend, but Snyder indicated that he would be first off the bench. Alex Delton has also played this season but hes primarily a run-first threat, and Kansas State would prefer to keep some offensive balance.SHAKY PASS DOne reason the Wildcats want to throw the ball? Texas has the nations third-worst pass efficiency defense. Oklahomas Baker Mayfield shredded the Longhorns for 390 yards and three TDs a couple weeks ago, though Iowa State fared much worse last weekend.Weve got to play smart, and we have to be consistent in our play, Texas coach Charlie Strong said, but we have to go get stops, and we need to just -- on defense we need to go play defense.BIG NUMBERSWhile the Wildcats have struggled to move the ball this season, Texas has had no such problems. 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Brian Polian is out as the football coach at Nevada, according to a news release from the school, which said the parties have mutually decided to part ways.Nevada beat UNLV 45-10 on Sunday, but finished the year 5-7. In four years under Polian, who replaced longtime coach Chris Ault, the Wolf Pack were 23-27 and made bowl appearances in 2014 and 2015.This decision is about finding a new head coach who will help us win a championship, and who will continue to build and strengthen relationships within our department, our campus, our alumni and our great community, athletic director Doug Knuth said in a statement. The support from those constituencies is vital to the success of building a championship program.Prior to being hired at Nevada, Polian, who is the son of Hall of Fame executive and ESPN NFL analyst Bill Polian, was the special-teams coorddinator at Texas A&M (2012), Stanford (2010-2011) and Notre Dame (2005-2009), among other stops.dddddddddddd The Wolf Pack were 14-18 in Mountain West play (and never better than 4-4) during his tenure.I appreciate the opportunity that I was given by President [Marc] Johnson and the University of Nevada four years ago, Polian said. I felt, and continue to feel, that we were building a solid foundation for this program. However, this season was fraught with adversity, and in the end we did not win enough games.Like every coach, I understand that this is a business. I wish we would have produced better results in 2016.The school will immediately begin a national search for Polians replacement, according to the release. 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