There is a good chance he will be more involved than usual against Utah, as K-State recently lost top wide receiver Jayce Brown to a season-ending injury. K-State quarterback Avery Johnson will look …
It’s not all bad injury news for the Kansas State football team.
Head coach Chris Klieman expects Jerand Bradley to be healthy enough to play for the Wildcats when they head to Utah for their final Big 12 road game of the season Saturday at Rice-Eccles Stadium.
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That is a welcome development for the K-State offense. At this point in the season, the Wildcats need every healthy playmaker they have on the roster.
Klieman said Bradley’s return will “help a bunch.”
Bradley, a 6-foot-5 and 223-pound senior, has made 13 catches for 184 yards and two touchdowns this season. But he has only seen limited action. Bradley has missed four games because of injuries, including a 14-6 victory over Oklahoma State on Saturday.
There is a good chance he will be more involved than usual against Utah, as K-State recently lost top wide receiver Jayce Brown to a season-ending injury. K-State quarterback Avery Johnson will look to get the ball to Jaron Tibbs and Bradley on the perimeter.
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“Getting Jerand back will help us kind of stay the course there,” Klieman said, “after we lose a really explosive player like Jayce. We will lose him as an explosive player and there aren’t going to be probably as many explosive plays without Jayce. But hopefully we still have a really efficient wide receiver group.”
Brown ended the season with a team-high 41 catches for 712 yards and five touchdowns.
His injury was the latest in a string of unfortunate events for the Wildcats, who have also been playing without their leading tackler (Austin Romaine) and their best pass-rusher (Tobi Osunsanmi). Their top running back (Dylan Edwards) also left the team earlier this month.
Source: Utah News