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USA TODAY Sports' Paul Myerberg counts down to the start of the college football season team by team from No.

For our next installment of the 100 day countdown to kickoff against North Dakota State University, 76 marks the days left until kick-off at Bill Snyder Family Stadium and the total points the first team put up in K-State's spring football game against the second team.

Nov 23, 2012; Ames, Iowa, USA; West Virginia Mountaineers linebacker Isaiah Bruce gets set on defense against the Iowa State Cyclones during the first half at Jack Trice Stadium.

Talent is looming as fan support has built year after year under Paul Rhoads. Who will emerge as the next face of the Cyclones as 2013 gets underway? "We don't have very many numbers but our receivers are dropping less balls, consequently being more productive in the process."

Six victories. That's all the state's two most prominent college football teams need to be in the bowl-game mix.

Iowa State Cyclones head coach Paul Rhoads on the sidelines against the Kansas Jayhawks in the first half at Memorial Stadium.