Kansas State has had to start multiple quarterbacks this year. Avery Johnson was the primary starter, but he has missed time due to an injury. The quarterback carousel moved to Jacob Knuth, but he also got injured. This led to Dillon Duff getting the start for Kansas State against Colorado. Duff did not last long at quarterback before Blake Barnett took over.

Now, an update on Avery Johnson is being given by head coach Collin Klein, per Mason Voth of On3.

According to Klein, Johnson has an “outside chance” to return to the field this season, but the chances do not look promising. He has been out of the lineup with neck and shoulder issues. Johnson was playing solid for Kansas State, completing 63.1 percent of his passes for 1,301 yards and ten touchdowns. He also ran in three touchdowns. He is in his fourth year at Kansas State and has passed for 6,877 yards with 58 touchdowns in his career.

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Jacob Knuth got the start against Arizona State. In that game, he completed 26 of 41 passes for 194 yards and a touchdown, while also scoring a rushing touchdown in a 28-17 loss. Knuth was injured and could not play against Colorado, leading to Duff getting the start. He attempted just one pass for two yards while being sacked twice before Barnett took over.

Barnett completed 18 of 28 passes for three touchdowns against Colorado. He will now be the starting quarterback for Kansas State against Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon. It is the fourth straight week that Kansas State is starting a new quarterback.