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Arizona State heads to No. 20 Kansas State for matchup of Big 12 teams still in title contention
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Arizona State and Kansas State could be playing what amounts to an elimination game in the race for one of the two spots in the Big 12 championship game when they meet for the first time as conference rivals on Saturday night. One was expected to be in this...
No. 17 Kansas State takes high hopes and a four-game winning streak to improving Houston
HOUSTON (AP) — Kansas State coach Chris Klieman knows how thin the margin of error is in college football. His Wildcats have been in three one-possession games this season and won all of them, including last week’s 29-27 win over rival Kansas. No. 17 Kansas State...
Tennant kicks go-ahead 51-yarder, No. 16 K-State stops Kansas on 4th down to preserve 29-27 win
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Chris Tennant kicked a 51-yard go-ahead field goal with 1:42 to go and No. 16 Kansas State stopped Kansas on fourth down to preserve a 29-27 victory Saturday night. D.J. Giddens added 102 yards...
Kansas heads to No. 16 Kansas State with the hope of ending a 15-game losing streak in the series
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Lance Leipold made it perfectly clear when he took over the long-suffering Jayhawks that their bitter, downright disdainful in-state rivalry with Kansas State was a rivalry in name only. To be a real rivalry, Leipold said, the Jayhawks would have...
Avery Johnson throws for 3 TDs, Kansas State beats West Virginia 45-18 in road Big 12 test
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — No. 17 Kansas State knew that West Virginia would try to shut down Big 12 rushing leader DJ Giddens, and that enabled quarterback Avery Johnson to put together a career game. Johnson threw three touchdown passes in the Wildcats' 45-18 win over West...
Kansas State faces tough task of containing Colorado 2-way standout Travis Hunter in Big 12 showdown
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Kansas State is looking for ways to limit the impact of Colorado's top receiver. Same with the Buffaloes' top cornerback. That it just so happens to be the same person only impresses Wildcats coach Chris Klieman all the more. Travis Hunter is the rare two-way...
Avery Johnson's 5 total TDs lead No. 23 Kansas State past No. 20 Oklahoma State, 42-20
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson passed for three touchdowns and ran for two as No. 23 Kansas State routed No. 20 Oklahoma State 42-20 Saturday. The Wildcats were motivated after a 38-9 loss at BYU the previous week. “It was (because of) how poorly we played...
No. 20 Oklahoma State heads to No. 23 K-State with Big 12 title game hopes already on the line
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State and Kansas State have long considered themselves similar Big 12 programs. They are both land-grant schools, and their football teams have been built upon well-earned reputations for blue-collar toughness and physical play. Turns out their teams...
Avery Johnson helps No. 14 K-State dump No. 20 Arizona 31-7 in nonconference matchup of Big 12 foes
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State delivered Arizona a rude welcome to the Big 12 on Friday night. Even if it won't count in the conference standings. Avery Johnson threw two touchdown passes, Dylan Edwards returned a punt 71 yards for a score, and No. 14 Kansas...
No. 20 Arizona visits No. 14 K-State on Friday night for nonconference matchup of new Big 12 rivals
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — No. 20 Arizona and No. 14 Kansas State will get a chance Friday night to see just where they stack up in the Big 12 race. Even if it's not a conference game. The two sets of Wildcats scheduled the game as part of a home-and-home series before...
