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No. 17 Iowa St beats Wildcats 29-21 for first 10-win season, will play Sun Devils for Big 12 title
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 Iowa State's defense came up with big stops in the second half to help the Cyclones beat Kansas State 29-21 on a cold Saturday night for the first 10-win season in program history. About three...
No. 17 Iowa State tries to keep focus on Kansas State, not the many Big 12 title game scenarios
No. 17 Iowa State goes into its home game against Kansas State on Saturday night as one of the Big 12 teams with the highest probability of making it to the conference championship game next week. That calculation comes from conference officials putting pencil to paper to figure out...
DJ Giddens runs for 143 yards, 2 touchdowns to lead Kansas State over Cincinnati 41-15
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — DJ Giddens rushed for 143 yards, on just 15 carries, with two touchdowns, as Kansas State defeated Cincinnati 41-15 Saturday night. Kansas State (8-3, 5-3 Big 12) snapped a two-game losing streak with the victory. “It was an inspired win by...
Arizona State holds on to beat No. 20 Kansas State 24-14 and remain in the Big 12 title picture
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, Jordyn Tyson had 12 catches for 176 yards and two of the scores, and Arizona State held off No. 20 Kansas State 24-14 on Saturday night in the Sun Devils' first trip to their new Big 12 rival. Cam Skattebo...
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...
