Tonight at 10:15 p.m. ET, Michigan (7-5, 3-5 Big Ten) and Kansas State (7-5, 5-4 Big 12) go head-to-head in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl live from Sun Devil Stadium in Arizona. The game can be live streamed for free here.
Bill Snyder and Kansas State will look to win a bowl game for the first time in over a decade when they take the field against Michigan in the Buffalo Wild Wings bowl tonight. Michigan has struggled down the stretch and will be without its starting quarterback while Kansas has won five of six heading into tonight's matchup.
Since 2002, Kansas has lost all five postseason games, something that Snyder can't quite figure out the reason for.
"It is obvious that one of my many failings is that I do not have the answer to that," the 74-year-old Snyder said via ESPN. "It could be a multitude of things, and perhaps it is, or maybe it something simple that I am overlooking. ... The bottom line is I really do not know."
Kansas State forced 18 turnovers during their 5-1 stretch to close out the season, now the team is just hungry for a bowl win.
"Nobody on our team has won a bowl game, with the exception of the coaches," junior linebacker Jonathan Truman said per ESPN. "We need it. We want it really bad."
Michigan dropped four of its last five to finish the season and will look to bounce back in the postseason tonight. Quarterback Devin Gardner suffered a broken foot and will be sidelined, so freshman Shane Morris will take the reins under center.
"Obviously, we recruited him at Michigan to be the quarterback at Michigan," coach Brady Hoke told ESPN. "This is a great opportunity. We have a lot of faith in how he goes about his business getting ready to play."
Morris appeared in three games this season and has attempted just nine passes.
"Everything has been great with him," Michigan receiver Jeremy Gallon said. "He's been connecting with the receivers, the running backs, building a stronger chemistry with the O-line. There's nothing new about him. I feel like he's been here forever."
Gallon, one of the country's best receivers, has 80 receptions for 1,284 yards with nine scores this season. Kansas State counters with Tyler Lockett, who has hauled in 71 passes for 1,146 yards while reaching the end zone eight times.
KSU quarterback Jake Waters will look to find Lockett frequently and is 138-for-233 for 2,198 yds, with 15 touchdowns and nine picks.
Kansas State and MIchigan go head-to-head in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl tonight in Arizona.
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