Kansas State’s 17-10 victory over Kansas on Saturday goes to show just how far good coaching combined with a strong running game can take a team.
Daniel Thomas ran over, around and through the Jayhawks for 185 yards and a touchdown. K-State’s defense tightened up every time Kansas threatened to score and allowed 10 points. Grant Gregory made no major errors.
Just like that, the Governor’s Cup returned to Manhattan.
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FINAL
It’s a done deal. The fans are still in their seats SCREAMING the K-S-UUUUU Wildcats cheer.
Good win for the Wildcats. They run out the clock and win 17-10 to stay on top of the Big 12 North standings.
3:07 4th Quarter
Kansas is beginning to call timeouts in an attempt to save clock.
K-State can end the game with a series of good runs here.
5:20 4th Quarter
Kansas just made its first field goal of the game and has pulled to within 17-10.
The drive ate up all kinds of clock and ended with a 46-yard field goal.
Kansas State will get the ball back after the ensuing kickoff. A touchdown return from Brandon Banks would be perfect for the Wildcats right now. But a handful of first down runs by Daniel Thomas would do the trick too.
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The Sunflower Showdown is always a big game, but today’s battle between Kansas and Kansas State goes way beyond bragging rights.
If the Wildcats win they will further increase their lead atop the Big 12 North standings and be in terrific shape to go on and win the division.
If the Jayhawks win they will become bowl eligible and get back into the conversation for a North title.
Both teams have only a few games remaining, and anything is possible. But it will be awfully hard for either of these squads to get to where they want to be without first picking up a win in Manhattan.
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Before Saturday’s game at Oklahoma, Kansas State coach Bill Snyder joked that he wanted to appeal the NCAA and start this contest in the second quarter.
Had he gone through with the plan and somehow had that idea approved, the Wildcats would have left Norman with an impressive victory.
Instead, they were outscored by 21 points in the first quarter and lost 42-30. The first-quarter onslaught was nothing new for Oklahoma. Coming into the day, the Sooners had outscored their opponents 58-0 in the first quarter.
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Oklahoma is ranked and Kansas State is not. Oklahoma is a 28-point favorite and Kansas State is not. Oklahoma is playing at home, where it has won a nation’s best 27-straight games, and Kansas State is not.
On the surface, this game is a mismatch.
But, at 5-3, the Wildcats do own a better record than the Sooners. Having won their last two games, they are also riding a longer winning streak than Oklahoma.
They are little things that won’t mean much once the game starts, but they have given K-State a jolt of confidence.
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Grant Gregory took Kansas State’s offense to another level earlier this season when he got his first collegiate start against Iowa State.
All of a sudden, the Wildcats had a quarterback with fast feet, a quick release and the passion of a player who only had a few games left in his college career.
Gregory, a senior transfer from South Florida, has even fewer games remaining now, and if K-State is to make a run at beating Oklahoma tomorrow he will need to once again raise the overall level of K-State’s play on offense.
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The fans were happy but Bill Snyder was angry.
Even with his team having just defeated Colorado 20-6 — and maintained its position atop the Big 12 North standings in the process — on Saturday at the stadium that features his name, he saw an offensive effort so poor that he couldn’t be happy.
Most reporters were a little shocked by his anger. Sitting at 5-3 overall and 3-1 in the Big 12, especially with Nebraska and Kansas losing, puts K-State in a fantastic position to win the division. If the Wildcats win their final two home games, odds are they will win the division.
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Kansas State football coach Bill Snyder said he didn’t see this coming. A better effort? Sure. Overall improved play? Yeah, that was possible. A win? Totally within reach.
But a 62-14 pounding of Texas A&M a week after the Wildcats themselves were on the wrong end of a 66-14 score at Texas Tech? No, he couldn’t have predicted that.
As he said in the postgame media interview, if he could predict the future, he’d be working “in Vegas.”
The few people out there who figured K-State could beat A&M by a massive amount of points are likely wishing they could reverse time and go to Vegas today. In one of the biggest turnarounds you will ever see, the Wildcats went from losing to a Big 12 south team by 52 points to beating one by 48. That’s a 100-point difference.
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If Iowa State vs. Kansas State was Farmageddon, what does that make Texas A&M vs. Kansas State? The Aggie Bowl?
Whatever people call it, it is an important game for both sides. Kansas State is looking to go back above .500 and take a run at a 3-1 conference start. Texas A&M is seeking its first Big 12 win and trying to inch closer to bowl eligibility.
The Vegas oddsmakers have the Aggies as a five-point favorite, and the game should be a close one.
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FINAL
And Texas Tech wins it 66-14. Check in later for a postgame report.
4:09 Fourth Quarter
Thomas seems OK on the sidelines, but Keithen Valentine has been playing late in the blowout.
Texas Tech just threw its eighth touchdown pass of the game, which is the most every allowed in a single game by K-State.
Brutal loss here in Lubbock. Steven Sheffield’s line alone was 490 yards and seven touchdowns.
Indivudally, Jeffrey Fitzgerald and Keithen Valentine have played good games for the Wildcats. Fitzgerald came up with a sack and a pick 6. Valentine may end with more than 100 yards and a TD.
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