TEMPE, Ariz. – Some college football fans were shocked with the performance put forth by Kansas State and running back Darren Sproles in last month’s Big XII title game, but for those that play the game they already knew all about the Wildcats attack. On the heels of Sproles’ 235-yard pounding of the then-top ranked Sooners, some in the Ohio State camp were already well aware of what he could do. But their knowledge was not produced by the traditional methods of breaking down hours of game footage. The Buckeyes’ defensive leader Will Smith had observed the many talents of Sproles through a new medium – video games. “He won the Heisman on my system,” Smith said on Dec. 7 after the announcement of the return trip to Tempe. “Yeah he won it, but we won the national championship.”Smith, who claims to be the video game champ of the Buckeyes, said by constantly playing the college football video games he knows who is fast and how good every player in the country is. It will take more than virtual knowledge for the OSU defense to stop KSU, especially after the drumming the unit took against Michigan the last time out. Returning to the Fiesta Bowl brings with it the same familiar tune of the key match-up between the scarlet and gray’s defense and the opposition’s offense. Maybe even more so in the case of the Wildcats. Sproles, who quietly amassed 1,948 yards and 15 touchdowns, is just part of the challenge the Buckeyes will face tomorrow night at Sun Devil Stadium. Under center is one of the most versatile quarterbacks the Buckeyes have faced all season in senior Eli Roberson. He provides a second run threat with his 943 yards and 13 touchdowns on the ground or can simply beat teams through the air where he accounted for 2,251 yards and 24 more scores. “You can go into some games and say this is who’s going to run the ball and the quarterback is not, and you can play accordingly,” OSU coach Jim Tressel said. “When you go into a game like this, you have to account for him. I think that’s a whole new world, and you have to do a good job of keeping them off balance, not allowing them to keep you off balance with their three, four-pronged attack.”Knowing the Buckeye defense is fired up to recover from the sub-par effort in the season finale, the Wildcats have said since they arrived in Arizona that this could be the best unit they’ve faced all season. To combat the OSU effort, the KSU will use a complete offensive effort, which showcases more weapons that just Sproles and Roberson. Wildcats’ co-offensive coordinator Greg Peterson will look to Brian Casey and Thomas Hill at tight end. They have combined to catch four touchdowns this season, but the Buckeye secondary will have to zero in on senior receiver James Terry, who was on the other end of half of Roberson’s touchdown passes this season. “We’re going to need all of it,” Roberson said. “We’re going to need me running and throwing the ball. We’re going to need Darren doing his thing in the backfield. Our offensive line and receivers, everybody has to step up and make plays, which we have been doing down the stretch.”To beat the Silver Bullets, KSU has earmarked the line of scrimmage as the most important battle ground. “If we can control the line of scrimmage, that will control the outcome of the football game,” Peterson said. “We know the Buckeyes are tremendously talented up front and, certainly Will Smith is as good as any player across the country. Their size, their strength and athleticism – they’re a great group.”Trying to tame Smith, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year up front will be KSU tackles Jeromey Clary and Jon Doty. The duo has faced some tough customers already this season, but this could be the biggest assignment yet.