AMES, Iowa -- The Big 12s oldest coach is about to meet the youngest.Kansas States Bill Snyder, 78, became just the seventh coach in FBS history to coach at least 300 games at one school earlier this season -- and a win Saturday at Iowa State (1-6, 0-4) would give him 198 career victories, good for 25th all time.Iowa States Matt Campbell, at 36 the youngest Power Five coach in the country, just finished his seventh game with the Cyclones.Campbell has only come out on top once, and the matchup against the Wildcats (4-3, 2-2) is one of the few games left that Iowa State has a reasonable chance of winning.I dont care what profession youre in, especially in the world of college football. Its hard to sustain success, and hes had this unique ability to do it, Campbell said of Snyder. Its a great matchup for our team (in terms of), where are we in our own culture? Because, to me, it says a lot each others culture right now.Despite its dismal record, Iowa State has led at halftime in three of its four Big 12 games and is coming off a bye.But lately Kansas State has owned this series, which will be played for the 100th year in a row this weekend.The Wildcats have taken the last eight meetings. But the last two victories in Ames were by just 10 total points -- and last year the Cyclones gave up 10 points in the final 40 seconds, losing 38-35 and costing coach Paul Rhoads his job.In some cases, we have been fortunate. In all cases, we have been fortunate to have a lot of good young guys who do not give in, Snyder said.Here are some of the other keys to watch for as Iowa State hosts Kansas State in the first of four home games out of five to close 2016:ERTZS HOMECOMING: K-State quarterback Jesse Ertz grew up in Mediapolis, Iowa, near the Mississippi River. Hes put up pedestrian passing numbers so far, with six TDs and three picks while completing just 54 percent of his passes. But he has rushed for 199 yards and four touchdowns in his last three games -- including two in last weeks 24-21 win over Texas.UP-AND-DOWN CYCLONES: Iowa States offense has been all over the place through seven games. The Cyclones scored 44, 42 and 31 points in a three-game stretch against San Jose State, Baylor and Oklahoma State. But they also scored just three points at Iowa and six in a 21-point loss at Texas two weeks ago.WILDCATS RUSH D: Iowa State has struggled at times to run the ball consistently. Facing the Wildcats wont help. Kansas State is third nationally in rush defense at 94.9 yards per game, and its players swarm to the ball like few other teams. The Wildcats have nine players with at least 20 tackles. Their front seven is impressive across the board, Campbell said. Theyre really good tacklers in space, and they dont give up many big plays.Game notes Iowa State leads the series 49-46-4, winning 28 times in Ames. ... This will be the 99th consecutive game for the Cyclones. They last missed homecoming in 1918 when it was cancelled because of the Spanish Flu epidemic. ... The Wildcats are 18-0 under Snyder when they get offensive, defensive and special teams scores in the same game. ... Iowa State has gotten 33 starts in 2016 out of current or former walk-ons.HE SAID IT: They dont have the big recruits, Iowa State receiver Allen Lazard said about K-State. But theyre definitely disciplined. They do what theyre coached to do.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org Jed Lowrie Athletics Jersey . Mats Zuccarello and Derek Stepan scored shootout goals, and backup goalie Cam Talbot earned his second win in two nights as the Rangers shook off a late tying tally and beat the Maple Leafs 2-1 Monday night. Bert Campaneris Jersey . 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Hed swept the three-race segment of the second round of the Chase, and was dominating at Martinsville, headed toward a win that would have advanced him to the season finale.Then Kenseth intentionally wrecked Logano as payback for a spat that started during the second round of the playoffs. Logano had already won at Charlotte to secure his spot in the third round, and Kenseth was closing in on a must-win victory at Kansas that would have extended his playoffs.But Logano, who only had a trophy on the line that day at Kansas, raced Kenseth hard in the closing laps and spun his rival. Kenseth was livid at how hard Logano had raced him. Logano didnt care.The hard feelings simmered for two more weeks, then with Kenseth out of the playoffs, he exacted his revenge.Looking back, Logano knows now his shoulder-shrug attitude toward Kenseth flamed the fire. Had he picked up the phone, called Kenseth or sent him a text, it might have changed the entire season. Kenseth might have let it go, Logano would have won at Martinsville, maybe would already have a Cup championship.Thats all in the past as the third round of the playoffs begins Sunday at Martinsville, and Logano and Kenseth are both still in play. Logano scored a must-win victory last week at Talladega to advance , while Kenseth used consistency and a play-it-safe strategy at Talladega to ensure Joe Gibbs Racing got all four of its Toyotas into the round of eight.Logano is the only Ford driver still in the playoffs. Hes got to face the entire JGR organization -- the team he raced for before they let him go and he was scooped up by Roger Penske -- as well as six-time champion Jimmie Johnson, who leads 2014 winner Kevin Harvick and a trio of Chevrolets.Penske believes Sunday is a critical race, for his driver and his team, in this Chase.Its a level playing field. Were satisfied where we are, he said. I think we need to get through what happened last year at Martinsville and get some good success there so we can move on hopefully to the next round.ddddddddddddLogano, who starts second Sunday, very much wants this do-over. He had a bulls-eye on his back last year, in part because of that three-race sweep in the playoffs, in part because of his supreme confidence. But he had to deliver last week to get to this round, and hes not yet stamped himself as a favorite in this Chase.I think were a little bit more under the radar than we were last year, he said. Weve just got to go out there and fight, do what we know how to do. Dont need to change anything. Weve just got to keep the intensity up, keep realizing we like the pressure; I think were better under pressure. Thats kind of our motto this year. I look forward to those moments. I looked forward to this weekend.Other drivers to watch:JOHNSON: His quest to win a record-tying seventh championship begins in earnest at Martinsville. An eight-time Martinsville winner, Johnson failed to make it to the third round of the Chase in the first two years of this format. This is a good round of track for Johnson, who has 23 career top-10s at Martinsville and has won the last four Chase races at Texas.DENNY HAMLIN: He squeezed into this round of the Chase on a tiebreaker, but hes a five-time Martinsville winner and feels like his shot at the championship race comes Sunday. I think every time I come here that anything less than a victory is a disappointment, Hamlin said.HARVICK: A poor qualifying effort has Harvick starting 20th on Sunday. But he has the best average finish among drivers on short tracks this year at 7.0, and he led 72 laps at Martinsville in the spring. No one is very concerned with how Harvick runs on Sunday, though, because he owns Phoenix, where the final four will be decided.JEFF GORDON: Martinsville is his eighth and final scheduled race as the replacement driver for Dale Earnhardt Jr., and its presumably the last of his career. Hes the defending race winner, and hes been to victory lane at Martinsville nine times in his career. Last years win was one of the biggest of his career, and Gordon would love one last victory celebration.MARTIN TRUEX JR: He was the Chase favorite just a few weeks ago after winning two races in the first round of the Chase. Then a blown engine knocked him out of Talladega, and out of the playoffs. Truex responded with a pole-winning run for Martinsville , and hes determined to close out the season with a string of wins to replace his championship disappointment. ' ' '