Here are some other things to watch when Kansas State visits Stanford

(STATS) -- Sure, you can search the Internet and have an answer just a click away.But this is the FCS, where they play with instincts.Stopping that All-America running back or pass rusher has to be managed in a split second -- or its not managed at all.The 2016 FCS season is fast approaching and it promises to be thrilling.But how well do you know the national landscape?Take our 10-question quiz to see where you fall on the depth chart. The answers are below, so dont call a quarterback sneak-peek.---=Questions=1. This season, North Dakota State, the five-time reigning national champion, is playing the only team to beat it in its FCS playoff history. What is that team?2. The active career rushing leader in the FCS stands only 5 feet, 6 inches. Who is this backflip sensation?3. Richmond All-America safety David Jones had a record-setting performance in a homecoming win over Albany last season. How many takeaways did he have in the game?4. Which program led the FCS in home attendance average last season?5. Jacksonville State has lost to two top programs in the last two FCS playoffs -- Sam Houston State in 2014 and North Dakota State in last years final. How many FCS teams have beaten the Gamecocks in the last two regular seasons?6. Playing the toughest schedule in the regular season last year helped a team become the first in FCS history to gain an at-large playoff bid with a 6-5 record. What was that team?7. After considering a jump to the NFL, Eastern Washington wide receiver Cooper Kupp returns for his senior season with the chance to win a second straight STATS FCS Offensive Player of the Year award. Nobody in the top 10 of last years voting for defensive player of the year is back. At No. 11, who is the top-returning vote-getter: a.) Sam Houston State defensive end P.J. Hall, b.) Duquesne linebacker Christian Kuntz, c.) Alabama State linebacker Kourtney Berry or d.) The Citadel cornerback Dee Delaney?8. North Dakota State enters the season with the longest winning streak in the FCS at nine games. Which team is second with seven straight wins: a.) North Carolina Central, b.) San Diego or c.) Penn?9. OK, a two-part question: What are the largest and smallest FCS conferences?10. Which FCS championship-winning coach announced his retirement effective at seasons end?---=Answers=1. Eastern Washington beat North Dakota State 38-31 in overtime in the 2010 playoff quarterfinals and went on to win the FCS national championship. They will meet for the first time in nearly six years on Sept. 10 inside the Fargodome.2. North Carolina A&T senior Tarik Cohen seeks to add a fourth straight 1,000-yard season to his career total of 4,031 rushing yards -- the most among active FCS players. Hes been a YouTube and SportsCenter sensation for being able to catch a football while backflipping.3. Beware the tricky question -- Jones had five takeaways in Richmonds 38-31 win. He set a school record and tied the CAA Football standard with four interceptions, but he also had a fumble recovery in the game.4. OK, that should have been easy: Montana led the FCS in home attendance average for the third straight season, drawing 24,139 fans on average over seven games.5. Jacksonville State hasnt lost to any FCS programs in the last two regular seasons. That includes 16-0 against Ohio Valley Conference opponents in coach John Grass first two seasons.6. After going 6-5 in the regular season, Western Illinois was one of five playoff qualifiers from the Missouri Valley Football Conference. The Leathernecks beat Dayton and lost to Illinois State in the playoffs.7. It might surprise some people, but Duquesne linebacker Christian Kuntz, the Northeast Conferences defensive player of the year, is the top-returning vote-getter from the 2015 STATS FCS Defensive Player of the Year voting.8. North Carolina Central won its final seven games to finish 8-3 and in a first-place tie in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference with North Carolina A&T and Bethune-Cookman.9. You need both answers right: The Big Sky is the largest FCS conference with 13 teams (Idaho will make it 14 in 2018) and the Big South is the smallest at six following Coastal Carolinas departure.10. Villanovas Andy Talley, who guided the Wildcats to the 2009 FCS championship, will retire after his 32nd season at the school. Nova ends the regular season against rival Delaware on Nov. 19.---=Starter, Backup or Keep Training=So how well do you know the FCS?The questions were at a reasonable level. With six or more correct answers, consider yourself a starting player. Five right and you are on the two-deep. Less than half right? Well, keep following the FCS. Cheap Ultra Boost . 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STANFORD, Calif. -- Kansas State and Stanford both enter the season with inexperience at quarterback with Wildcats starter Jesse Ertz and Cardinal counterpart Ryan Burns combining for one career collegiate pass.Burns, though, has one big advantage that Ertz doesnt heading into No. 8 Stanfords opener at home against Kansas State on Friday night. He can just give the ball to Christian McCaffrey.I dont expect to put the whole ball of wax on his shoulders and have him win the game for us, Stanford coach David Shaw said. I expect him to play his role as I expect everybody else that steps on the field to do their job and let the other guys around them do theirs.Burns beat out Keller Chryst for Kevin Hogans old job despite having thrown just one pass in three seasons at Stanford. He must fill a big void as Hogan was the winningest quarterback in school history and led the Cardinal to three Rose Bowl trips in his four years as a starter.He has a dynamic offense around him led by McCaffrey, last years Heisman Trophy runner-up when he broke Barry Sanders record by gaining 3,496 all-purpose yards. Throw in fifth-year receiver Michael Rector, deep threat Francis Owusu and tight end Dalton Schultz and Burns will have plenty of help around him.We all feel extremely confident with him in at quarterback knowing that he knows all the plays, knows all the checks, McCaffrey said.Ertz earned the starting job for the second straight summer. He tore his ACL on the first play of the season last year and left for good one play after that.He has yet to throw a pass in college and lacks many proven options at the skill positions. Junior college transfer Byron Pringle will give a boost to a receiving group that has only one player (Deante Burton) with at least five career starts.Here are some other things to watch when Kansas State visits Stanford:WILD CAFF: McCaffrey did it all last year, rushing for 2,019 yards, adding a team-high 45 catches for 645 yards and being a dynamic returner. He even threw two TD passes..dddddddddddd McCaffrey is adding another role this season after short-yardage ace Remound Wright graduated after running for 24 TDs on 217 carries the past two seasons. McCaffrey will get a chance to pad his TD numbers by getting some of those carries close to the goal line.He can do anything on the field, so you just have to be aware and be up for the challenge, safety Dante Barnett said.NEW LINE PART I: Ertz will have an inexperienced line protecting him with RT Dalton Risner (13 starts) and RG Terrale Johnson (four starts) the only players with starting experience coming back. Redshirt freshman Scott Frantz and Tyler Mitchell man the left side and C Reid Najvar has played just four career games as a reserve.Its not necessarily the most desirable thing, but I like the way they have come along and progressed, coach Bill Snyder said.NEW LINE PART II: Stanford also has had to retool its line this season after losing three starters from a year ago. RG Johnny Caspers is the only starter back in the same spot as he was a year ago, with LT Casey Tucker moving over from the right side. RT A.T. Hall, C Jesse Burkett and LG David Bright fill the other three spots.PLAY WRECKER: The Wildcats had 38 sacks last season, including 9 1/2 from DE Jordan Willis, who has caught the eye of Shaw with his strong play on tape.Hes one of those guys that when you watch him, you earn respect, Shaw said. No matter what game you put on, he hits the quarterback.DEFENSIVE DEPTH: Stanford played most of last season with just three healthy defensive linemen. This year that will be a much deeper position with DT Harrison Phillips coming back from a knee injury and DE Dylan Jackson emerging as a starter along with returner Solomon Thomas. Shaw said he plans to rotate six players on the line with Eric Cotton, Jordan Watkins and Luke Kaumatule getting time that should keep the starters fresher. ' ' '