Lincoln, Neb. ? Nebraska’s Ndamukong Suh says Kansas State’s run-oriented offense might be just what he needs to break out of his slump.

The star defensive tackle didn’t have a sack or tackle behind the line of scrimmage in the last two games against Oklahoma and Kansas. Suh said he expects K-State (6-5, 4-3 Big 12), led by league rushing leader Daniel Thomas, to run right at the Cornhuskers (7-3, 4-2) on Saturday in the game that will decide the Big 12 North.

“They want to come downhill on you,” Suh said. “That’s great for me. That’s my type of football — not the cutesy stuff we see the majority of the time in our conference with spread offenses.”

Suh made four tackles against Oklahoma and three against Kansas, both of which used creative double-team strategies to tie him up.

Coach Bo Pelini said opponents’ schemes show great respect for the Lombardi Award finalist, who on Tuesday was named one of 15 “players to watch” for the Walter Camp Player of the Year Award.

Pelini said he’s told Suh to not let the double-teams eat at him.

“He thinks he should make plays no matter how many guys are on him, and he has for the most part,” Pelini said. “It’s been a tough row to hoe for him, especially this last week. I sensed a little bit of frustration on him after the game because he didn’t feel like he played well, but when you look at the film, he played well.”

Suh and fellow tackle Jared Crick redirected traffic in the trenches in the 31-17 victory over Kansas. Suh said the line’s overall performance still rated an “F.”

“I have high expectations,” he said.

The Wildcats have run on two of every three plays this season, and the 6-foot-2, 227-pound Thomas averages a Big 12-leading 21 carries and 106 yards a game. K-State is rushing for 183 yards a game, third in the league.

Suh said the Wildcats’ offense plays to his strength, as long as they don’t run away from him.

“You have opportunities every single play to be a factor, and that’s not always true with the spread offenses,” he said. “There are tons of different things they do to get rid of the line and deflate the defensive line. It’s nice going against a team that wants to run the ball straight at you.”