But the Kansas band was around for the whole thing and I hope those tuba players seek counseling after witnessing the carnage.
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A lot of youngsters made impacts tonight, and we’re not even talking about Elijah Lee.
This and that: West Virginia leads the Big 12 in scoring defense with 16.8 points allowed per game and is second in total defense (337.2 yards per contest); Oklahoma State leads the league in total defense. Doing so forces Kansas State to throw the ball, which should play in TCU’s favor. After a 9-yard run by Boykin, he connected with Doctson for a 55-yard touchdown for the game-winner.
Across the field from Hubener on Saturday will be Trevone Boykin, a name inextricably linked to the still-too-early-to-tell-but-is-probably-Leonard-Fournette’s-to-lose Heisman Trophy race. The kid from Cheney was lighting it up. On the ground, Kansas State yields 288.0 yards in passing and 71.0 yards in rushing.
Now, the Wildcats have lost two in a row.
Hubener ran only eight times after halftime and just a few of those were designed runs.
Boykin would answer with a touchdown of his own with 7:55 remaining in the game, taking the ball himself for a 14-yard touchdown run.
Kansas State head coach Bill Snyder, center, stands with his team… Current score is 14-7. OSU has won seven straight; only Ohio State (18), TCU (13) and Michigan State (nine) have longer streaks among Power-5 conference teams.
It allowed the sellout crowd to breath.
Last week, OSU had two second-string linebackers, Chad Whitener and Devante Averette, combine for four sacks in the Cowboys 36-34 win over K-State.
But the Horned Frogs are a veteran bunch, and not surprisingly, it was a pair of seniors who managed to calm everyone else down and lead their comeback in a 52-45 victory.
Kansas State had one last chance.
Coach Charlie Strong’s Longhorns (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) came to Dallas in the midst of the program’s worst start in 59 years and as two-touchdown underdog to the Sooners (4-1, 1-1). Snyder noted on the field goal choice, that it was a hard choice.
TCU coach Gary Patterson said.
But what does a tie accomplish there?
It’s a life lived in constant danger, as has been the case with other teams across the country, but there’s ultimately something to admire about the feats TCU and Oklahoma State are producing each week.
Kansas State quarterback Joe Hubener (8) points out the defense to offensive lineman Dalton Risner, left, during the first half of an NCAA college football game against TCU in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, October 10, 2015.
Kansas lost big to Baylor, and if you need more insight into that contest, RCT has you covered.
Meanwhile, in Lawrence, Baylor invaded town with the loneliest field-goal kicker in college football, although Chris Callahan did knock one through from 31 yards in the first quarter before disappearing. “We don’t take any game for granted”. It sure looks there is one on the schedule on the night after Thanksgiving.
No. 10 Oklahoma faces Texas in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas.
But Baylor let up. “Coming from behind shows the kind of fight we have in this team”. This success brings them one step closer to the playoffs and pushes the Wildcats back to 0-2 in the Big 12.
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The Bears (5-0, 2-0) were so efficient in building their lead that they actually finished with a season-low 644 yards of offense.
