Joe On K-State Sports

So you’re telling me there’s a chance? That’s right. K-State has an opportunity to make the Big 12 championship game if they beat Iowa State on Saturday night, but a LOT of other things have to fall their way for them to be one of the two teams selected. If the Wildcats beat the Cyclones, two of the other three first-place teams must lose, and even then a spot is still not guaranteed. Other tie-breakers would determine the two teams…

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K-State football performed better than they have in a month, handily beating the Cincinnati Bearcats 41 to 15 Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The K-State offense looked vastly different, utilizing quarterback Avery Johnson’s legs with designed quarterback runs. It proved very successful. Johnson rushed the ball 10 times for 72 yards and a touchdown and threw for 147 yards and two touchdowns with zero interceptions. DJ Giddens had 15 carries for 143 yards and two touchdowns, an average…

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It hasn’t been a good couple of weeks being a K-State fan. A lot is happening in the wide world of K-State sports, so another edition of Rapid Fire is called for. Let’s GO! -K-State football is out of the Big 12 championship race and the college football playoff after losing 24-14 to Arizona State on Saturday. The loss dropped K-State to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in the Big 12 with two games remaining. Another minor bowl game is likely…

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K-State’s playoff and Big 12 championship hopes are dead after a dreadful 24-14 loss to Arizona State on Saturday night in front of a sold-out crowd at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The offense was miserable, the defense was pitiful, special teams were wretched, coaching decisions, especially offensive play-calls, were dismal, and even the public address announcer misidentified players on the field. Other than that, it was a great evening at The Bill! I haven’t been that angry walking out of…

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The Houston Cougars held K-State to 89 yards rushing and intercepted K-State quarterback Avery Johnson twice to earn a 24-19 victory over the Wildcats on a rainy Saturday night in Houston, Texas last weekend. K-State head coach Chris Klieman mentioned that a lack of fundamentals and techniques contributed to the loss, but I think a lot more needs to be unpacked to figure out what exactly went wrong. The College Football Playoff isn’t completely out of reach, but now K-State…

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