Kansas State quarterback Avery Johnson is making progress in his first season as the starter. This week, offensive coordinator Conor Riley gave an assessment of the sophomore's production through three games.

Playing stingy defense isn’t the only way Kansas State is causing headaches for opponents. Avery Johnson is making the No. 13 Wildcats’ offense equally tough to deal with heading into Kansas State’s Big 12 opener against BYU on Saturday.

ESPN cameras got a closeup of Johnson between plays when the gold chain he was wearing around his neck had come undone. The chain was hanging awkwardly outside his purple jersey, so much so that a member of the officiating crew approached Johnson between plays and informed him that he needed to fix the issue if he wanted to stay in the game.