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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State has dropped two of its first three Big 12 games, sits squarely at .500 at the midway point of the season and now has Texas looming with injury uncertainty at quarterback.Make no mistake: These Wildcats are wounded.You win some, you lose some. You have to keep moving on to the next week, Kansas State linebacker Elijah Lee said. We have six games left -- a half of a season in front of us.Those six games will determine whether the Wildcats will qualify for a bowl game, build some momentum heading into next season, and perhaps even whether 77-year-old Bill Snyder decides to come back for yet another pursuit of a conference championship in his second go-around as head coach.The next couple of games are particularly crucial.First up is Texas, which has looked imminently beatable this season but nearly knocked off the same Oklahoma team that trounced the Wildcats on Saturday. Then comes a trip to Iowa State, which has given a hard time to just about everybody it has played but is still seeking its first league win.Win those two games and the Wildcats could still salvage a solid season.Lose both and the season could have slipped away.Making things even more desperate for the Wildcats is that they could be facing the Longhorns without quarterback Jesse Ertz, who was hurt just before halftime on Saturday. He tried to continue in the second half but pulled himself from the game after attempting one pass.Joe Hubener, who started after Ertz was lost for the season a year ago, entered in relief and had a hard time moving the offense. He was just 12 of 23 for 157 yards, but a big chunk of that came on a 54-yard touchdown toss to Dominique Heath that took advantage of some rare broken coverage.Hubener was sacked twice by a Sooners defense that has been regularly shredded.I think he was ready, Snyder insisted afterward. He made some mistakes and threw some balls in the dirt, but I think if you took those away he would grade out comfortably well.The Wildcats certainly werent willing to put the blame on their quarterback. After all, those who were around last season have actually spent more time with Hubener than Ertz on the field.Im already used to Joe, said running back Charles Jones, who was held to 34 yards rushing by the Sooners. We played with him last year so it wasnt a big change. I felt he stepped up, made some plays but too little, too late. We all didnt make the plays.That has been a common problem for the Wildcats this season.Their offense was lackluster in a season-opening loss to Stanford, then had to settle for three field goals in a 17-16 loss at West Virginia. Their slow start on Saturday allowed the Sooners to get out to an early lead, forcing them to bail out of what has been a relatively productive run game.Perhaps more worrying for the Wildcats? Their defense, which had been among the best in Division I football, has been exposed in consecutive games against Texas Tech and the Sooners.They werent doing anything that we werent expecting. It was just struggling on the tackling, Kansas State defensive end Jordan Willis said. Guys were hitting them, but they just werent wrapping up -- just fundamental things. Its small things that just didnt go our way.Those are the kind of mistakes that were once rarely seen in Snyder-coached teams, but that have become a source of frustration last season and again this season.Not doing the assignment that was asked of you was really what happened, Willis said. Its a matter of correcting mistakes. Its the biggest thing weve got to do. Ultra Boost Australia Online . Reigning world champion Eve Muirhead of Scotland opened with a 12-2 rout of Winnipegs Jennifer Jones in a battle of teams bound for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. NMD R1 Womens Sale . Here are his mid-season NBA awards. 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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers have lost their second starting offensive lineman to injury but should see another return on Sunday. And their already thin inside linebacker group just got thinner.Coach Mike McCarthy ruled out right guard T.J. Lang and linebacker Jake Ryan for Sundays game at Washington. Both left last weeks loss at Tennessee because of ankle injuries. Lang, who had his left ankle rolled into on the Packers fourth play from scrimmage last week, joined opening day starting center JC Tretter on the list of linemen who wont be available against the Redskins. Don Barclay will start in place of Lang, and Corey Linsley has started the past two games in place of Tretter.Amid the injuries, however, right tackle David Bakhtiari is expected to return this week after dropping out against the Titans because of a right knee injury. Bakhtiari has been practicing with a brace on his right knee this week.Bakhtiari looks good, McCarthy said Friday. I have no concerns.With the loss of Ryan, the Packers will have only two available inside linebackkers -- Blake Martinez and Joe Thomas -- unless they make a roster move.ddddddddddddMcCarthy wouldnt say whether he might use Clay Matthews at inside linebacker, but at least Matthews looks on track to return after missing the past three games because of a hamstring injury.I feel good, I feel healthy, and I plan on being out there, barring any setbacks, Matthews said after Thursdays practice.Matthews was on track to return two weeks ago but experienced a setback.Tight end Jared Cook, who hasnt played since his Week 3 ankle injury, also looks likely to play.So far so good, McCarthy said Friday. I look at Jared and Clay in a similar fashion. I thought they came out of the practice yesterday and did some good things. Today and tomorrow hopefully were progressing to those guys playing on Sunday.The Packers (4-5) have lost three straight games and four of their past five but remain only one game out of first place in the NFC North. ' ' '