BIG 12 FOOTBALL
L AWRENCE J OURNAL -W ORLD
Sunday, November 3, 2013
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K-State cruises past Cyclones, 41-7 MANHATTAN (AP) — Nobody was more disappointed than Bill Snyder that Kansas State finally gave up points in the closing minutes of a 41-7 rout of Iowa State on Saturday. Then again, it was just about the only reason the longtime coach could be disappointed. John Hubert ran for 105 yards and two touchdowns, and Daniel Sams and Jake Waters were efficient taking turns under center. The Wildcats’ defense never allowed the Cyclones into the red zone until the final minutes, and even that was only after a fumble by their offense. The result was Kansas State’s sixth straight win over the Cyclones. “Shutouts don’t happen in college football anymore,” Snyder said, “and our youngsters played well enough and coaches coached well enough that they deserved it. “I’m probably more disappointed than they are,” he said, “which is fine.” Indeed, Iowa State (1-7, 0-5) didn’t score until the Wildcats’ Robert Rose coughed up the ball at his own 10-yard line with just over three minutes left. DeVondrick Nealy took a toss-sweep for a score on the next play, ruining the Wildcats’ bid for their first shutout since September 2011 — and their first of a Big 12 foe since a 45-0 win
SUMMARY Kansas State 41, Iowa State 7
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KANSAS STATE RUNNING BACK JOHN HUBERT, CENTER, is tackled by Iowa State’s Deon Broomfield, left, and Jared Brackens on Saturday in Manhattan. over the Cyclones on Nov. 3, 2003. “I mean, he demands perfection all the time,” Kansas State defensive end Ryan Mueller said, “and we want to be perfect for him. The reality of the situation is they got points on the board.” Just barely, though, and not nearly enough. Waters and Sams combined to throw for 221 yards, run for 89 yards and account for two touchdowns for the Wildcats
(4-4, 2-3). Rose also had a touchdown run. Grant Rohach threw for 88 yards for the Cyclones in place of Sam Richardson, who left midway through the second quarter. Richardson had been dealing with a lingering ankle injury, but coach Paul Rhoads — who’s never beaten Kansas State — said it was a productionbased decision. “Still too many missed decisions and too many plays left out there,”
Rhoads said. “Not enough production and leadership of the offensive football team to get us in the end zone.” It didn’t help the Cyclones’ chances that they were missing several key players due to injuries. Top running back Aaron Wimberly, who has an ailing hamstring, did not play. “Everyone is down, and everybody is sad,” Nealy said. “This was the start of five games we could have
won, but we didn’t come out successful.” After holding the Cyclones on fourth down to start the game, Waters led the Wildcats on a 79-yard march that ended with Hubert’s 10-yard touchdown run for a 7-0 lead. Jack Cantele kicked a 44-yard field goal a few minutes later to extend the advantage. Meanwhile, the Cyclones couldn’t get anything going on offense. They punted on three
Iowa St. 0 0 0 7 — 7 Kansas St. 10 7 3 21 — 41 First Quarter KSt-Hubert 9 run (Cantele kick), 8:40. KSt-FG Cantele 44, 4:41. Second Quarter KSt-Sams 1 run (Cantele kick), :41. Third Quarter KSt-FG Cantele 42, 10:14. Fourth Quarter KSt-Hubert 3 run (Cantele kick), 10:57. KSt-T.Thompson 28 pass from Sams (Cantele kick), 7:06. KSt-Rose 9 run (Cantele kick), 5:16. ISU-Nealy 10 run (Netten kick), 3:24. A-52,542. ISU KSt First downs 15 19 Rushes-yards 34-123 48-227 Passing 126 221 Comp-Att-Int 17-36-3 13-20-0 Return Yards 0 80 Punts-Avg. 6-43.7 4-47.5 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yards 3-20 1-10 Time of Possession 27:34 32:26 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Iowa St., Nealy 12-53, Johnson 10-37, Sam B.Richardson 4-20, Rohach 7-13, Woody 1-0. Kansas St., Hubert 15-105, Sams 13-57, Waters 7-32, Rose 6-25, Cu.Sexton 1-8, Hubener 2-5, Robinson 1-1, Team 3-(minus 6). PASSING-Iowa St., Rohach 11-24-2-88, Sam B.Richardson 6-12-1-38. Kansas St., Waters 9-15-0-157, Sams 4-5-0-64. RECEIVING-Iowa St., Daley 4-26, Coleman 3-25, Gary 2-22, Johnson 2-21, J.White 2-11, Bibbs 2-10, Bundrage 1-10, Nealy 1-1. Kansas St., Lockett 5-72, T.Thompson 3-71, Cu.Sexton 3-22, Miller 1-37, Trujillo 1-19.
straight possessions, and then Richardson tossed an interception on the next series. Rohach took over for him at quarterback in the second quarter and fared a bit better, but Cole Netten yanked a field goal attempt wide left to keep the score 10-0.
Cowboys turn back Texas Tech, 52-34
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WEST VIRGINIA CORNERBACK TRAVIS BELL, LEFT, pursues TCU wide receiver LaDarius Brown on Saturday in Fort Worth, Texas.
W.Va. trips TCU in OT, 30-27 FORT WORTH, TEXAS (AP) — West Virginia had been making a bad habit out of giving up leads the last two weeks, and it was making the Mountaineers’ fight to become bowl-eligible a tough one. Last week, West Virginia gave up a five-point third-quarter lead and lost to Kansas State 35-12, and the week before the Mountaineers led Texas Tech by 11 points in the third before falling 37-27. On Saturday, West Virginia gave up a 10-point fourth-quarter lead to TCU but came back in overtime with a Josh Lambert 35-yard game-winning field goal for a 30-27 victory. “That shows how tough these guys are — to have that happen to us twice the last two weeks, to have the lead and lose it — we did that again but then we still finished,” West Virginia quarterback Clint Trickett said. “We’re a mentally tough team. We prepared for this, and our guys deserve it.” Charles Sims rushed for a season-high 154 yards, and Trickett completed 25 of 41 passes for 267 yards and two touchdowns and two interceptions for West Virginia. The Mountaineers (45, 2-4 Big 12) snapped a three-game losing streak and continue to fight for bowl-eligibility with games at Texas, at Kansas and at home against Iowa State remaining. TCU and West Virginia had their first meeting in the Big 12 last year, and in
SUMMARY West Virginia 30, TCU 27, OT West Virginia 3 7 0 17 3 — 30 TCU 10 7 0 10 0 — 27 First Quarter WVU-FG Lambert 24, 12:38. TCU-FG Oberkrom 22, 7:42. TCU-Doctson 10 pass from Pachall (Oberkrom kick), 1:29. Second Quarter TCU-Porter 12 pass from Pachall (Oberkrom kick), 12:10. WVU-Sims 31 run (Lambert kick), 8:17. Fourth Quarter WVU-FG Lambert 42, 12:21. WVU-Clay 11 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick), 8:55. WVU-Sims 13 pass from Trickett (Lambert kick), 7:11. TCU-Porter 3 pass from Pachall (Oberkrom kick), 3:01. TCU-FG Oberkrom 45, :19. Overtime WVU-FG Lambert 34. A-41,632. WVU TCU First downs 24 30 Rushes-yards 36-148 29-60 Passing 267 394 Comp-Att-Int 25-41-2 40-58-2 Return Yards 10 58 Punts-Avg. 7-42.4 5-41.6 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 4-50 7-67 Time of Possession 28:26 31:34 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-West Virginia, Sims 24-154, Smallwood 2-12, D.Smith 7-6, Trickett 3-(minus 24). TCU, Catalon 10-39, A.Green 6-18, Moore 1-16, Boykin 4-3, James 4-0, Pachall 4-(minus 16). PASSING-West Virginia, Trickett 25-41-2-267. TCU, Pachall 40-58-2-394. RECEIVING-West Virginia, Shorts 6-98, Thompson 5-34, Alford 3-62, Sims 3-35, Smallwood 3-10, D.Smith 2-11, Clay 1-11, K.White 1-5, Davis 1-1. TCU, Boykin 11-100, Doctson 8-92, Porter 8-72, L.Brown 5-42, Slanina 3-40, Catalon 2-7, Moore 1-18, C.White 1-17, James 1-6.
the game, TCU overcame a 10-point deficit in the second half to win 39-38 in double-overtime. “Last year we were in that situation, we needed to win, they needed to win, and in the same spot, they found a way to win at the end,” West Virginia coach Dana Holgorsen said. “Two teams that needed to win; two teams
in similar situations, and we found a way to get the win. I was proud of the way our guys didn’t quit.” In their overtime possession, the Horned Frogs had minus-5 yards, a 15yard personal foul and an incomplete pass. Jaden Oberkrom, whose 45-yard field goal tied the game 2727 with 19 seconds to play, missed a 62-yard attempt in overtime. Oberkrom’s career-long field goal was 53 yards. The Horned Frogs have lost three in a row, their first three-game losing streak in coach Gary Patterson’s 13 seasons at TCU. Patterson’s only losing record at TCU is 5-6 in 2004. TCU (3-6, 1-5 Big 12) will have to win its last three to become bowl-eligible and finish the season at .500. TCU’s 17-10 halftime lead held up until the Mountaineers started to take control in the fourth quarter. During an eightminute stretch starting at the end of the third quarter, the Mountaineers forced TCU into three turnovers in five plays leading to 17 West Virginia points. On the last score, the Mountaineers took advantage of a short field and went 17 yards in three plays to push the lead to 10 when Trickett found Sims from 13 yards out with 7:11 to go. But TCU quarterback Casey Pachall — who had an interception and a fumble in that previous stretch — went 12for-15 on TCU’s next two drives. He went 8-for-9 on
the first drive, including a three-yard touchdown pass into the back of the end zone to David Porter to cut TCU’s deficit to 2724 with three minutes left. “We set ourselves back a couple of times,” Patterson said. “Four turnovers. You’re not going to win many ballgames doing that. You’ve got to score points in this league. We didn’t start moving the ball until we had to at the end of the ballgame. You’ve got to be able to do it a long time before that.” Pachall, in his second game back after missing the previous five games due to a broken nonthrowing arm, was 40-of58 with three touchdowns and two interceptions. Pachall’s first play from scrimmage was an interception, and his touchdown pass to Josh Doctson in the first quarter was his first touchdown pass of the year. The Horned Frogs were playing without Brandon Carter, who was granted a leave of absence reportedly to tend to a family situation. Carter has started five games this season and is the team’s secondleading receiver with 17 catches for 197 yards. In his place, backup quarterback Trevone Boykin (11 catches, 100 yards) and Doctson (eight catches, 92 yards) each had a career high in catches and yards. Boykin’s 11 receptions were the most for a TCU player since 1995 when John Washington had 12 catches against SMU.
LUBBOCK, TEXAS (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy is beginning to see the team that was expected to contend for the Big 12 title. “I really like how our guys play, I like their chemistry,” he said after Oklahoma State beat No. 15 Texas Tech 52-34 on Saturday night. “I thought it was a really good effort. A good win for our team. We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us but we’re starting to get a little bit better. Clint Chelf threw for two touchdowns and a season-high 211 yards and ran for two more scores to lead the Cowboys. “For the most part, he made some big plays. He made some throws. He continues to run the ball effectively and helps our football team when he’s running the ball, Gundy said. Desmond Roland ran for three touchdowns, a week after getting four for Oklahoma State (7-1, 4-1). Chelf scored on a 67yard quarterback draw, and was 18-for-34 passing with two interceptions. The win keeps Oklahoma State just behind Texas in the Big 12 title race and makes the road for Texas Tech (7-2, 4-2) more difficult. The Red Raiders have lost two straight. “Lose the turnover battle and get outplayed on special team against a really good team like that you’re going to have a hard time winning the game,” Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. “Came out really flat and didn’t play well in the second half.” Cowboys returner Josh Stewart set up the last of Roland’s touchdowns after returning a punt 46 yards in the third quarter. Davis Webb was 45for-71 for 425 yards and a touchdown, with two interceptions, for Texas Tech. Jace Amaro finished with 174 yards and a touchdown on 15 catches for the Red Raiders. “We knew that was their No. 1 target,” Cowboys safety Daytawion Lowe said. “He’s a big, good, physical receiver so we knew we had to control him. We had to keep him contained to win this game today.”
SUMMARY No. 18 Oklahoma State 52, No. 15 Texas Tech 34 Oklahoma St. 21 7 21 3 — 52 Texas Tech 3 21 7 3 — 34 First Quarter OkSt-T.Moore 6 pass from Chelf (Grogan kick), 7:17. OkSt-Roland 1 run (Grogan kick), 6:04. OkSt-Roland 1 run (Grogan kick), 4:09. TT-FG Bustin 32, 1:33. Second Quarter TT-E.Ward 38 pass from Webb (Bustin kick), 14:49. OkSt-Seaton 1 pass from Chelf (Grogan kick), 10:22. TT-Robertson 21 interception return (Bustin kick), 5:17. TT-Ke.Williams 2 run (Bustin kick), 2:00. Third Quarter OkSt-Roland 3 run (Grogan kick), 9:58. OkSt-Chelf 67 run (Grogan kick), 7:50. TT-Amaro 1 pass from Webb (Bustin kick), 4:31. OkSt-Chelf 8 run (Grogan kick), 1:44. Fourth Quarter TT-FG Bustin 26, 13:33. OkSt-FG Grogan 41, 10:43. A-61,836. OkSt TT First downs 24 35 Rushes-yards 55-281 26-124 Passing 211 425 Comp-Att-Int 18-34-2 45-71-2 Return Yards 102 42 Punts-Avg. 7-34.6 6-36.8 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-1 Penalties-Yards 10-97 8-75 Time of Possession 29:59 30:01 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-Oklahoma St., Roland 31-96, Chelf 6-88, Childs 9-70, J.Smith 5-28, Stewart 2-4, Team 2-(minus 5). Texas Tech, Washington 10-69, Ke.Williams 9-45, Grant 2-8, Webb 4-4, S.Foster 1-(minus 2). PASSING-Oklahoma St., Chelf 18-342-211. Texas Tech, Webb 45-71-2-425. RECEIVING-Oklahoma St., Stewart 6-27, Seales 3-78, T.Moore 3-37, Ateman 2-25, J.Smith 1-17, Glidden 1-14, C.Moore 1-12, Seaton 1-1. Texas Tech, Amaro 15-174, E.Ward 8-86, Grant 6-69, J.Davis 5-37, Washington 5-25, Ke.Williams 4-31, R.Davis 2-3.
Stewart jump-started the second half for the Cowboys on his punt return that took Oklahoma State to the Red Raiders 11. Roland ran the ball four straight times, the last for a 1-yard touchdown to put the Cowboys up 35-24. Stewart returned the Red Raiders next punt 17 yards, and on third-andnine from the Cowboys 33, Chelf called his own number and rambled up the middle for his 67-yard touchdown. Twice the two teams traded interceptions, and Texas Tech scored touchdowns after both of its picks. The Cowboys tallied 492 total yards, the most the Red Raiders have given up all season. It was the Cowboys fifth straight win over the Red Raiders. Oklahoma State is the first team to beat Texas Tech three straight times in Lubbock since Nebraska (1994, 1996 and 2000).