Kansas State Football: Good, Bad, Ugly vs TCU

“I’m not trying to be the No. 1 team in the nation, I’m just trying to be an undefeated team”, head coach Gary Patterson said after the game, per Carlos Mendez of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. They could have listened to me. The Kansas State Wildcats are 3-0 and 1-2 against the spread. “K-State, they put up a fight like we knew they would”. Freshman Derrius Guice rushed for 161 yards and a TD, fellow running back Darrel Williams scored twice and the Tigers (5-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) piled up 396 yards rushing.

The Horned Frog defense needs to shut down the Wildcats rushing attack.

Kansas State kick-return specialist Dalvin Warmack (3) is tackled by TCU special teams player Alec Dunham during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Manhattan, Kan., Saturday, October 10, 2015. The pick was Hubener’s second interception of the season. He hasn’t posted the stats of Johnny Manziel in 2012 or Robert Griffin III in 2010, but he’s close, and his defense might force his hand in the back half of the schedule. Iowa State (2-2, 1-0) is in the upper half of the Big 12 standings right now after going winless in league play last season.

Connor Cook completed 23 of 38 passes for a season-high 357 yards – one less than his career best – and two touchdowns. Can Leonard Fournette throw for 301 yards?

WVU held Oklahoma to 18.1 percent on its third down attempts. We’ve coached those guys really, really hard and they haven’t backed down from it. They’ve responded….

“I felt like it brought a spark to our sideline”, Kindred said. “It’s a shame when you see 44 points on the stat sheet”.

The scoring margin in the second half was TCU 35, Kansas State 10.

Doctson now has four consecutive games with multiple touchdowns and at least 129 yards, including a 267-yard day in the dramatic road win over Texas Tech earlier this season.

This and that: Oklahoma ranks third nationally in penalty yards per game (94) and sixth in penalties per contest (9.5), including 12 for 134 yards last week.

Oklahoma State, in its first game without linebacker star Ryan Simmons, forced four turnovers, scoring 17 points off them, and won despite being outgained 443-362. That’s the most for any team in the country. Texas will try to slow down the Sooners’ offense which is flourishing under quarterback Baker Mayfield – a native of Austin – and new offensive coordinator Lincoln Riley.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Backup quarterback J.W. Walsh scored on a fourth-down keeper in overtime and the Cowboys beat the Mountaineers.

Striker is a strong pass rusher.

The Rockets fell behind 7-0 in the first quarter before taking command and winning their eighth straight game.

It was a turning point in the game, and it was an inexcusable sequence.

Ohio State coach Urban Meyer juggled his quarterbacks, using Jones to start drives and Barrett to finish them. Now it has to own The Family, with three of the next four games in Manhattan and all against the big boys.

Honestly, Kansas State needs to stay within themselves and play Wildcat football.

However, Baylor’s defense struggled with SMU and Lamar.

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.

TCU’s defense has been decimated by injuries and off-field problems. (He said he never considered going down short of the end zone).