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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Football Well, that was fun. In a game that lasted almost four hours (and somehow felt even longer), Kansas State beat TCU 41-28 to improve to 3-4 in a season that has fallen well short of expectation. As others at BotC have noted, this win owed a lot to the defense, and well, maybe some […]]]></summary>
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<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Football</h4>
Well, that was fun. In a game that lasted almost four hours (and somehow felt even longer), <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/11/football-defense-paces-k-state-in-41-28-win-over-tcu">Kansas State beat TCU 41-28</a> to improve to 3-4 in a season that has fallen well short of expectation. As others at BotC have noted, this win <a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com/kansas-state-football/28092/final-kansas-state-41-tcu-28">owed a lot to the defense</a>, and well, maybe some on this team <a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com/kansas-state-football/28101/kansas-state-football-someone-made-a-play-someone-made-a-play">finally remembered how to football</a>? For his part, head coach Chris Klieman <a href="https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article312469610.html">complimented his team</a> on “getting better in all areas.”
To which I say, not so fast. There is more than one way to parse what happened on Saturday, and I’m not yet a believer in this edition of the Kansas State Wildcats. I totally understand the need to celebrate a comprehensive win, but I’m going to keep my expectations low for the time being. 
Stats don’t lie #1
It’s true that Avery Johnson had a good game. He went 16/26 for 198 yards and three touchdowns and also kept drives alive with his legs. It’s also true that the Wildcats finally heeded all the advice to RUN THE DAMN BALL and added 149 yards on the ground, including a 110-yard rushing day for Joe Jackson. Kansas State also held the ball for just over 36 minutes, a commendable effort. 
Hidden in all these numbers is the fact that the offense struggled to get anything going for nearly three whole quarters. The Wildcats had six drives that lasted nearly 18 minutes totaled and produced no points at all. That’s fine if the game is already in the bag and running several minutes off the clock is strategic. But that’s not what happened. Instead, Kansas State just wasted a lot of time on the usual confusion and disarray, much of it in a frustratingly slow first half.
Stats don’t lie #2
It’s true that the two defensive scores—Wesley Fair’s scoop-and-score and Des Purnell’s pick-6—provided a much needed spark for the team and ultimately proved to be the difference in the game. 
That doesn’t change the fact that the defense gave up 448 yards, which includes 376 yards through the air at a clip of about 8 yards/attempt. And no, that wasn’t just garbage time yardage either. The secondary remains susceptible to the big play and can’t really stop the run when it matters. 
Stats don’t lie #3
Sure, PK Luis Rodriguez was perfect on the day, connecting on both field goals he attempted and going 5/5 on PATs. Simon McClannan punted well enough too, averaging almost 40 yards each time. 
But the kick coverage unit struggled a bit, and Kansas State managed a whopping 25 yards combined in kickoff and punt returns combined. Whither Special Teams U? 
If it seems like I’m being a wet blanket, I apologize. I’m just not relishing the prospect of playing a competent and motivated KU team after the bye. 
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Soccer </h4>
Kansas State finally notched a Big 12 win <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/10/soccer-palmer-k-state-rally-to-down-oklahoma-state">beating Oklahoma State 2-1 in Stillwater</a>. It was the program’s first conference win since 2023 and and ended a 20-match Big 12 losing streak. This was also the team’s first win on the road since 2022. The SoccerCats overcame a 1-0 first half deficit, with forward Hannah Palmer scoring twice to put the match away. In the 66h minute, she scored off a penalty kick, which was followed by a 12-yard cross in the 77th minute. Her efforts tied a program record for goals scored in a single match.
Up next, the team will be in action at Buser Family Park on Thursday for a night match against Cincinnati that begins at 6:30 PM.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-none">Volleyball</h4>
The VolleyCats <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/10/volleyball-k-state-secures-first-home-big-12-win-with-sweep-of-texas-tech">beat Texas Tech in straight sets</a> (25-15, 25-14, 25-19) at Morgan Family Arena to win their first conference match of the season. The win means Kansas State is now 10-4 (3-3 Big 12) and looking to build on this momentum. 
Shaylee Myers was the best Wildcat in this contest, with 18 points and 16 kills. Teammate Aniya Clinton had a double-double with 14 kills and 13 digs, her third consecutive double-double this season. The VolleyCats also held Texas Tech to a season-low hitting percentage and improved to 9-2 against the Red Raiders over the last 11 matches. 
Kansas State will hit the road for their next matches, playing #16 Baylor on Wednesday and #11 TCU on Friday. 

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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Kansas State Football: Someone Made a Play? Someone Made a Play!!!!!!!]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[You can parse the numbers, question the play calling, and look for ancillary reasons why Kansas State currently sits 3-4 despite their lofty preseason expectations, but sometimes football isn’t all that complicated. For the first time this season, the offense and defense made winning plays when the opportunities arose. I’ve never seen a team with […]]]></summary>
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You can parse the numbers, question the play calling, and look for ancillary reasons why Kansas State currently sits 3-4 despite their lofty preseason expectations, but sometimes football isn’t all that complicated. For the first time this season, the offense and defense made winning plays when the opportunities arose. I’ve never seen a team with as much talent as the Wildcats steadfastly refuse to make winning plays on either side of the ball this late into the season. I’m glad it finally happened, but waiting until the seventh game of the season was a poorly considered strategy.
It looked like it was going to be another frustrating day for the offense after the offense sputtered on the first two drives of the game. The defense stopped (TCU drop assisted) the Horned Frogs on a crucial 4th and four on their 20 that ended a 14-play TCU drive without points, but then turned around and gave up a 12-play, 93-yard touchdown drive on the next series (after another K-State punt) to put Sonny Cumbie’s team up by a touchdown.
I had seen this song and dance before. TCU was going to hold onto the ball while the Wildcats practiced punting, and eventually, the K-State defense would run out of steam and give up a late touchdown/field goal drive. We’ve only watched that happen in every game this season outside of UCF. Since we’re into spooky season now, consider this Wildcat team the victim in the horror movie that runs up the stairs instead of out the front door to safety. You know they’re going to die; it’s only a matter of how.
Then, on 3rd-and-4, on their own 25-yard line, Avery Johnson finally made a play and flipped the entire script. If this team somehow manages to rise from the dead to salvage something from this season, a four-yard Avery Johnson run in the 2nd quarter of the TCU game will be the catalyst. It looked like Avery and company were about to respond to the Horned Frog touchdown with a three-and-out and put their gassed defense back on the field with 4:38 remaining in the half, for what I assumed to be a back-breaking touchdown drive heading into the half.
Instead, Avery dropped back, didn’t see anything he liked, and then stepped up in the pocket, made a defender miss, and put his body on the line with a headfirst dive for the first down. The entire idea behind Avery Johnson is that he’s a quarterback who can make something out of nothing, but too often this season, he’s refused to go off script and make a play with his legs. When he stepped up in the pocket, I was expecting him to try and fit a pass in where it didn’t belong, but instead, he made the decision to run, and then…he ran. Turns out he’s a tough dude to stop when he decides to be a tough dude to stop instead of auditioning for the part of the world’s fastest pocket quarterback.
I don’t think it’s any coincidence that Jaron Tibbs pulled down a 30-yard pass in traffic on the very next play. When you see the quarterback putting it on the line for your team, it inspires you to do the same. Either way, Tibbs doesn’t have that opportunity if Avery throws the ball away and yields to the punt team on third down. That, of course, led to a 32-yard touchdown strike to Garrett Oakley two plays later. It didn’t seem like much, but Avery Johnson may have saved the entire season with a five-yard run in his own territory. If that dive doesn’t end in points and TCU drives down and scores before half, that’s probably the game. The vibes in the stadium before Johnson picked up that first down were rancid.
Then everything changed.
The defense started flying around on the next drive, and Wesley Fair paid it off by scooping up a borderline backwards pass by TCU and taking it to the endzone. That’s the sort of terrible luck K-State has suffered all season, but the football gods’ smile upon playmakers, and the Wildcats were suddenly making plays. I don’t even mind Fair throwing the ball into the stands because it felt like the first thing that went right for the defense all season. I want to petition the NCAA to allow one “cathartic” celebration per season, because Coach Klieman would have cashed it on the Fair touchdown.
It didn’t matter, though. After giving up a couple of first downs, it looked like the defense was going to concede yet another late-quarter scoring drive, and then they made another play. The pass rush got after the TCU quarterback, forced them into a 3rd-and-long and then forced a clear holding call to make the stop and firmly grasp the momentum heading into the locker room. For the first time in a long time, the coaching staff had something positive to sell the team in the locker room and the defense looked reinvigorated coming out of the half.
You could almost hear the pads popping a little louder on TCU’s first drive of the half, and once again, after giving up some yards to a solid TCU attack, the defense stiffened and made a play on both 3rd and 4th down to stop the Horned Frogs on downs for the second time in the game. After the offense went 3-and-out on the next drive due to Avery taking a sack, it was Des Purnell time. I’ve been waiting for the senior linebacker to step up, and he finally answered the call.
I know there’s a stat nerd out there somewhere who can tell me how many times a player has recorded a sack and a pick-six on consecutive plays, but unfortunately, I haven’t met him yet. You’re going to have to take my word that a sack followed by a pick-six from the same player is exceedingly rare. It felt like before this game, Des would have either whiffed on the sack or dropped the interception. I hate to go back to vibes, but this team has found a way to avoid making plays all season. It felt like something would go wrong at the most inopportune time. After Des picked off Hoover and scampered into the endzone, I held my celebration because it felt like there was going to be a flag on the play. It’s been that type of season.
In that same vein, I wasn’t comfortable even after Avery dropped an absolute dime to Jerand Bradley to give the ‘Cats a 35-14 lead to start the fourth quarter. When TCU answered with a one-play touchdown, I returned to the beer cooler and fished out two. I wanted to be well-provisioned because the odds of this team blowing a 35-14 fourth-quarter lead are not negligible. I was glad I grabbed two, because the subsequent three-and-out knocked an entire beer out of commission. I was sure that something incredibly dumb was about to happen because no one had made a game-winning play all season.
Then, just like that, Des Purnell made another game-winning play, notching his second interception of the day on a tipped ball, and essentially ending the game for the Horned Frogs. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one who was stunned when something good happened to the K-State defense. Once again, I was diligently searching for a roughing the passer on the field before allowing myself to give way to celebration. 
Again, that’s the type of season it’s been.
Of course, beating TCU 41-28 doesn’t change the loss to Iowa State, or Army, or Arizona, or Baylor, but it feels like a fresh start. Now the team gets two weeks to feel good about themselves before traveling down to Lawrence to face the perpetually disappointing Jayhawks. This season has been awful, but I can think of no better salve than taking out a season’s worth of close game frustrations on Lance Leipold’s crew. All of the big goals are off the table, but beating down a hated in-state rival in their newly renovated stadium is something to feel good about at least.
The chances of that exponentially increased after the win. As you celebrate the Wildcat victory on October 25th, remember, it’s due to a five-yard Avery Johnson run in the second quarter of the TCU game when Avery Johnson finally made a play with his legs. It feels like the fuse is finally lit. There isn’t time to salvage the season, but there is time to salvage the program momentum that felt all but lost coming into the game. 
Let’s see if this team has finally snapped out of its Ireland hangover. A strong finish sets up a much more interesting off-season. If nothing else, I’m not going to spend the next two weeks dreading the Kansas game. It doesn’t get much bleaker than that as a college football fan.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[FINAL: Kansas State 41, TCU 28]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Desmond Purnell had two interceptions, one a pick-six, Wesley Fair had a scoop-and-score, Joe Jackson got his first 100-yard game, and Garrett Oakley caught two touchdown passes to become K-State’s career leader among tight ends as the Kansas State Wildcats exploded for a 41-21 win over the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday at Bill Snyder […]]]></summary>
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Desmond Purnell had two interceptions, one a pick-six, Wesley Fair had a scoop-and-score, Joe Jackson got his first 100-yard game, and Garrett Oakley caught two touchdown passes to become K-State’s career leader among tight ends as the Kansas State Wildcats exploded for a 41-21 win over the TCU Horned Frogs on Saturday at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
K-State (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) got up by three scores and then just ran the ball down TCU’s throat, burning clock and getting a key 4-and-out late which effectively iced the game as Luis Rodriguez kicked two field goals to ensure a three-possession game heading into the final two minutes. After the second field goal, TCU (4-2, 1-2 Big 12) got a garbage touchdown. Ultimately, K-State’s 3-0 lead in turnovers generated 17 points, more than the margin of the game.
K-State lost the toss yet again, and had to receive to open the contest. The offense stalled across midfield and had to punt, but the defense forced a 3-and-out in response. The Cats took over at the TCU 48 after a shanked punt, but thanks to mistakes and penalties ended up punting from the 42.
The Wildcat run defense, worse than all but five other Power 4 run defenses to this point, promptly started giving up over five yards a carry, but a dropped pass on 4th down saved K-State, and left the game scoreless as the first quarter ended.
After getting to midfield, the Cats punted yet again, this time pinning TCU at their own 7. TCU carved up the defense, which stiffened inside the 30. But on 3rd-and-11 from the 27, the Cats blitzed way too early, resulting in a 27-yard completion from Josh Hoover to Ed Small. Two plays later, Jeremy Payne scored on a pitch to finally put a number on the scoreboard.
K-State responded. Jaron Tibbs saved Johnson by climbing the ladder on a deep ball and coming down with a 31-yard completion. Two plays later, Johnson found Garrett Oakley, who rambled for 17 yards after the catch to complete a 32-yard touchdown play, and the game was tied. It was Oakley’s tenth career touchdown, which tied the K-State record for touchdown catches by a tight end, shared with Henry Childs and Ben Sinnott.
Hoover then threw a lateral which bounced off the receiver’s hands, and Fair snatched it up and raced 15 yards to the end zone. Fair was then flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct for heaving the ball into the stands. The play was then reviewed, which would have been disastrous had it been overturned because the penalty would still have been enforced — which would have given TCU a first down at the 37. It was not, and the touchdown stood.
TCU tried to get downfield with the two minutes they had left, but a 4th-down conversion by Hoover was wiped out by a holding call, and TCU punted with 41 seconds left, downing it at the 7. Because of that, despite the fact that TCU would receive the second-half kickoff, K-State chose to kneel the half out.
TCU came out swinging, but the defense forced a 4th-and-5 at the K-State 35 and Jordan Allen broke up a pass attempt to take over on downs. But Johnson ate a huge sack on 2nd down, and the Cats punted it back.
Then the Desmond Purnell show happened.
First, Purnell sacked Hoover. Then on the next play, he picked him off, racing 25 yards for a pick-six and a 21-7 Wildcat lead.
TCU started their next drive with two straight false starts. On 2nd-and-19, Hoover completed a 27-yard pass play to Kevorian Barnes, but he was past the line of scrimmage when he threw, causing 3rd-and-23. TCU picked up 13, and had to punt; finally something good happened for the Frogs as Ethan Craw blasted a 53-yard kick which Sterling Lockett was unable to return.
The Wildcat offense cooked, until bogging down near the end zone. But Johnson converted on 4th-and-inches, then hit Oakley from 17 for their second touchdown connection of the game, and giving Oakley sole possession of the school record.
K-State then went to sleep on defense, giving up pass plays of 27 and 41 yards to set up 1st-and-goal for TCU at the 6. The defense did force 4th-and-goal from the two, but Hoover found Chase Curtis for a touchdown to close the gap to 28-14.
On the first play of the fourth quarter, facing 3rd-and-1, Johnson picked up the first down but fumbled; he managed to recover it. K-State caught a break when TCU was called for pass interference on a pass Oakley had no chance of catching anyway, moving the Cats into the red zone. Three plays later, Jerand Bradley caught a 12-yard pass on a fade from Johnson, and it was a three-score game again.
The defense giveth, the defense taketh away: Hoover was hit, almost picked off, and TCU was guilty of holding. On the next play, Hoover connected with Eric McAlister for an 85-yard touchdown pass to make it 35-21.
The Cats went 3-and-out, but two plays later Purnell intercepted Hoover again, returning the ball to the 21. Johnson fumbled a snap and turned it into an 8-yard run. K-State kept running, until 4th-and-goal at the 1; Luis Rodriguez hit a 19-yarder to make it a three-score game with 4:34 to play.
Purnell almost got a third pick, and the Frogs were forced into 4th-and-10. Hoover threw incomplete again, and K-State took over with 4:15 to go at the TCU 25. K-State kept the ball on the ground, and settled for a 36-yarder from Rodriguez to extend the lead to 41-21. TCU started their last drive looking like they were surrendering, running the ball and wasting time, but then decided they wanted a consolation touchdown and got it in a 37-yard pass from Hoover to McAlister. But there were only 26 seconds left at that point, and that was that.
Johnson was 16-26 for 196 yards and three touchdowns, adding 29 yards on 13 carries — very low yards per carry, but a few key short-yardage conversions. Jackson helped move the chains and did the heavy work killing the clock late, finishing with 110 yards on 27 carries and caught a couple of short passes.
Oakley led the team in all three receiving categories, with 71 yards on four catches and two touchdowns. Jaron Tibbs had 51 yards on three catches, Jayce Brown went 3-27, and Bradley had 2-26 and a score.
TCU outgained the Cats 448-343, but the Cats prevailed 145-72 on the ground. Both teams were close to 50/50 on 3rd down, but K-State was 2-2 on fourth while TCU only converted once on four attempts. The Cats ran away with time of possession, holding the ball for over 36 minutes.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">WHAT WE LEARNED</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">1) Someone else learned something.</h4>
As the fourth quarter began, K-State just ran the ball down TCU’s throat (for the most part). On the next drive, they did not throw (although they went 3-and-out). Johnson threw the ball exactly twice in the fourth quarter.
I’d say the lesson from last week got learned.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">2) The offensive line has improved.</h4>
Jackson had holes all day. He’s not mentioned in the actual game recap, but that’s because he was just doing work and moving chains. Johnson wasn’t really pressed most of the game. Applause for the line today.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">3 The run defense has improved.</h4>
K-State held TCU to 3.4 yards a carry. That’s still not superb, but in the second half TCU ran for ONE HALF YARD PER CARRY.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">4 Desmond Purnell, man.</h4>
Just… what a game. Seriously. Des has always been good, and today is not even close to his first player of the game award for K-State, but… wow.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">5 Football can, in fact, be fun.</h4>
This requires no explanation, but it should be noted that K-State has now surpassed Florida State’s 2024 win total, thus proving K-State is more able to shrug off the Curse of Ireland than the Seminoles.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">PLAYERS OF THE GAME</h3>
On offense, we’re giving the honors to Garrett Oakley, because records matter. On defense… have you read this recap at all?
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">NEXT</h3>
The Cats have their second bye, thanks to the Ireland game; in two weeks, they’ll be in Lawrence trying to extend The Streak.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Kansas State vs TCU: 2025 Game 6]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[What a weirdly terrible season it’s been so far here in 2025. Your Kansas State Wildcats enter the second half of the season at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in (official) Big 12 play. The season isn’t over, and there is still a legitimate path to bowl eligibility. But it’s not going to be easy despite […]]]></summary>
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What a weirdly terrible season it’s been so far here in 2025.
Your Kansas State Wildcats enter the second half of the season at 2-4 overall and 1-2 in (official) Big 12 play. The season isn’t over, and there is still a legitimate path to bowl eligibility. But it’s not going to be easy despite an overall easing of the schedule.
That’s because this team is still broken. They still look lost. They still look unenthused. And coaching has been AWFUL, especially on offense. That Matt Wells still has a job is a very serious concern. This team is floundering, and it doesn’t look like Chris Klieman is ready to make the hard choices necessary to fix the structural problems currently facing the program. A coach that doesn’t understand that he needs to run the ball with the lead late in the game, or in a goal-to-go situation where you need to force your opponent to burn timeouts, is not a coach that should be getting paid 6-7 figures to coordinate an offense. Even Courtney Messingham would’ve run the ball in the goal-to-go situation…
Regardless of coaching, the talent is there — and we even get to see it from time to time. But aside from the UCF game we haven’t been able to see it consistently on the field for the course of a game. The team that took the field against UCF can find four more wins and earn bowl eligibility. But the team that lost in Arizona and Waco is going to have trouble even dispatching beleaguered Oklahoma State in a few weeks — and have little hope of maintaining The Streak. Who wins in Manhattan today will depend on which K-State team shows up, because TCU is a team that K-State should beat.
Can these Cats come out fired up? Or are we headed to the worst season since 2004?
We’ve got an 2:30pm CT kickoff from Bill Snyder Family Stadium, and you can catch the action on FOX (or online via <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/tcu-horned-frogs-vs-kansas-state-wildcats-oct-11-2025-game-boxscore-41914">FOXSports.com</a>) with Tim <s>Brawndo</s> Brando (Play-by-Play), Devin Gardner (Analyst), and Josh Sims (Sidelines) on the call.
If you don’t have FOX or can’t access the stream, the game can be heard across the <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/2015/6/29/_131476204439108399.aspx">28-station K-State Sports Network</a> with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst), and Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action. The game will also be on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Ch. 160 or 199, and <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/">available online at K-Statesports.com</a>. Live stats are also available at k-statesports.com, and social media updates (@KStateFB) will also be a part of the coverage.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[How to Watch: TCU at Kansas State]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[This is going to be bare bones this week due to Circumstances. Apologies. The Game The Kansas State Wildcats (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) host the TCU Hypnotoads Horned Frogs (4-1, 1-1 Big 12). K-State holds an 10-8 lead in the all-time series, despite losing three times during your Benevolent Despot’s time in Manhattan. When TCU joined […]]]></summary>
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This is going to be bare bones this week due to Circumstances. Apologies.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Game</h4>
The <a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com/2024/11/23/24303938/how-to-watch-cincinnati-bearcats-kansas-state-wildcats-tv-radio-streaming-odds-weather-trivia">Kansas State Wildcats</a> (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) host the TCU <s>Hypnotoads</s> Horned Frogs (4-1, 1-1 Big 12).
K-State holds an 10-8 lead in the all-time series, despite losing three times during your Benevolent Despot’s time in Manhattan. When TCU joined the Big 12, they held a 3-2 lead in the series; it’s been 8-5 K-State since then, including the epic 2022 Big 12 Championship Game.
TCU’s a pass-heavy team; they’ve run for 628 yards this season while Josh Hoover’s thrown for over 1500. Three TCU receivers have more yards than leading rusher Kevorian Barnes (204), and that would still be true if Barnes had another 96 yards. However, as is typical for TCU, they’ve also got three guys who can run the ball, hence the 628 yards rushing.
Of course, only five teams in the Power 4 have worse rush defenses than K-State, so…
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Kickoff</h4>
Saturday, October 11, 2:30pm CT at Bill Snyder Family Stadium (50,000) in Manhattan, Kansas.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Tickets</h4>
It’s not sold out, so you can get seats for $55 straight from the faucet. You can get in the door for as low as $34 via the secondary market, where the median price is $60.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Weather</h4>
Early tailgating will be somewhat cloudy with temps rising from the mid-60s early to around 80° at game time, where it will stay until you finally escape at 6:00.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Odds</h4>
TCU opened as a 1.5-point favorite; <a href="https://dksb.sng.link/As9kz/regj?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D418369933%26wpcid%3D163239%26wpcn%3Dhowtowatch%26wpsrc%3DVox%26wpcrid%3DCFB&pcid=163239&pscn=Odds&pcrn=Howtowatch&psn=Vox">DraftKings</a> now says TCU -2.5, with the over at 55.5. That maths out to 29-26 TCU. The money line is +100 for K-State, -120 for the Frogs. Oddsshark, which as we’ve noted has been wildly wrong about K-State all year, projects a 32-28 TCU win.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Television</h4>
FOX, with Tim Brando, Devin Gardner, and Josh Sims.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Radio</h4>
As always, Wyatt Thompson, Stan Weber, and Matt Walters will be on hand on the K-State Sports Network as well as via satellite on SiriusXM 160 or 199.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Internet Streaming</h4>
The game will stream on the <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/college-football/tcu-horned-frogs-vs-kansas-state-wildcats-oct-11-2025-game-boxscore-41914">FOX Sports</a> app (cable or satellite subscription required). Audio available via <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/live">kstatesports.com</a>. Live stats provided by <a href="https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=593803">StatBroadcast</a>.
Editorial note: comments are disabled on How to Watch posts to combat illicit streaming spam.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[How to make sure Bring On The Cats shows up in your Google search]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[As many of you are likely aware, Google searches are … different these days. The good news is Google is offering a solution for folks who like to get their news from specific sources. If you want to help Bring On The Cats — while also streamlining all your Google searches — there is now […]]]></summary>
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As many of you are likely aware, Google searches are … different these days.
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Back in August, the tech giant debuted a feature called <a href="https://blog.google/products/search/preferred-sources/">“Preferred Sources.”</a> It’s a way for Google to prominently feature the results from websites you trust, like Bring On The Cats:
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Football I don’t have much to say about the game this past Saturday. You already know how it went down, you’ve heard what the coaches and players had to say, and you’ve read Jon Morse’s thoughts on the whole debacle. The tagline for this season should be “not when it matters.” Case in point: the […]]]></summary>
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Football I don’t have much to say about the game this past Saturday. You already know <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/4/football-late-field-goal-lifts-baylor-past-k-state-35-34">how it went down</a>, you’ve heard <a href="https://www.kansas.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article312381022.html">what the coaches and players had to say</a>, and you’ve read <a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com/kansas-state-football/28062/final-baylor-bears-35-kansas-state-wildcats-34">Jon Morse’s thoughts</a> on the whole debacle.
The tagline for this season should be “not when it matters.” 
Case in point: the offense played well enough to win, but not when it mattered. The defense played well enough to win, but not when it mattered. The coordinators called plays well enough to win, but not when it mattered. 
So now, there’s not much left to aspire to this season that matters, only maybe some things to salvage. 
Beat KU, I guess? Whatever. 
Golf
The women’s golf team is in action this week at <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/5/womens-golf-k-state-ready-for-ou-intercollegiate">the OU Intercollegiate</a> in Hutchinson, Kansas. Despite the location but as the name suggests, Oklahoma is the host team. Play is already underway and will conclude tomorrow. 
The Wildcats are hoping to make good on recent progress, which included a fourth place finish at the recent Blessings College Invitational. 
Soccer
On Sunday, the K-State soccer team <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/5/soccer-k-state-sets-school-record-for-shutouts-with-draw-at-ucf-on-sunday">played UCF to a scoreless draw</a>. With that result, the team is now 5-4-3 (0-3-2 Big 12) on the season. This was the Wildcats’ seventh shutout of the season, a new program record. 
Up next, the team will play Oklahoma State on Friday in Stillwater. 
Tennis
This past weekend, four K-State players <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/5/tennis-four-wildcats-wrap-up-competition-in-cyclone-invitational">competed at the Cyclone Invitational</a> in Ames, each playing three singles matches and a three doubles matches from Friday through Sunday. The players were Margaret Jarazcewski (junior), Diana Smolinska (freshman) and the Renfro sisters, Addison and Mallory (both freshmen). 
Jarazcewski cleaned up in singles, winning all three of her matches. Smolinska was almost as successful, going 2-1 over the weekend. The two teamed up to play doubles but were less successful there, losing three matches in 8-game pro sets. 
Next up, select players will compete at the ITA Central Regional Championships in Norman. 
Volleyball 
On Friday, <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/news/2025/10/3/volleyball-legrand-clinton-notch-career-milestones-in-five-set-thriller">the VolleyCats won</a> a thrilling five-set match (24-26, 25-21, 25-21, 23-25, 15-7) over Cincinnati on the Bearcats’ home court. In the process, two K-State players set career records, with Ava LeGrand recording her 700th assist and teammate Aniya Clinton getting her 600th kill. The win helped the team even its Big 12 record to 2-2 and 9-3 overall.
The team will be back on court on Wednesday for a home contest against Iowa State. 
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[FINAL: Baylor Bears 35, Kansas State Wildcats 34]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[An absolutely inexplicable pair of plays as Kansas State was in position to salt the game away utterly backfired, and the Baylor Bears defeated the Wildcats 35-34 at McLane Stadium on a final-minute 53-yard field goal by Connor Hawkins followed by a blocked field goal attempt by Luis Rodriguez The loss overshadowed what had been […]]]></summary>
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An absolutely inexplicable pair of plays as Kansas State was in position to salt the game away utterly backfired, and the Baylor Bears defeated the Wildcats 35-34 at McLane Stadium on a final-minute 53-yard field goal by Connor Hawkins followed by a blocked field goal attempt by Luis Rodriguez
The loss overshadowed what had been a very fine performance by the K-State (2-4, 1-2 Big 12) offense and an adequate performance by the defense. Baylor (4-2, 2-1 Big 12) quarterback Sawyer Robertson got his stats, but the Cats held Bryson Washington — who’s been averaging over 98 yards a game — to 65 yards on the ground. The Wildcat offense gouged Baylor for 501 yards, and moved the chains nine times out of 16 third downs, but it was all for naught.
The Cats lost the toss again, and the opening drive was the Joe Jackson and Garrett Oakley show to start, both players moving the chains a couple of times each. Then Johnson took off on a draw play and raced 31 yards to paydirt to open the scoring.
Baylor moved the ball, as Baylor will, but on 3rd-and-4 Tobi Osunsanmi dropped Caden Knighten for a loss and Baylor had to settle for three on a 30-yarder from Connor Hawkins.
The next drive was not like the first. Monterrio Elston fielded the kickoff five yards deep, and managed to get back out to the 30, but a block in the back flag took ten yards off that. Then the Blake Barnett experience came back for an encore. But Barnett fumbled on the first play, then Jackson got swallowed up for a loss, then a deep ball to Jayce Brown was broken up by LeVar Thornton, and then Simon McClannan punted badly and Baylor took over at the K-State 40.
Baylor drove, but Sawyer Robinson got got trying to throw a fade to Kole Wilson, but Daniel Cobbs caught it instead. He was ruled down at the two, and the quarter ended with Jackson picking up nine to get out from under the goal posts. But they didn’t move the chains again, and McClannan had another bad punt. VJ Payne got flagged for pass interference, and a couple of plays later Bryson Washington got loose… but Kanijal Thomas dispossessed him and Asa Newsom fell on the ball for another turnover.
But the Cats got nowhere again. This time, McClannan almost got blocked, but at least the punt was decent. But then every snap, Baylor got at least 10 yards, culminating in a 30-yard touchdown pass from Robertson to Kobe Prentice — who caught a touchdown pass against K-State in the Sugar Bowl three years ago — and Baylor took a 10-7 lead.
The next drive started poorly, but Johnson escaped the pocket and hit Jaron Tibbs for 21 on 3rd-and-10, and then found him again for 30. But they only got three more yards before Luis Rodriguez was called on to kick a 49-yarder, tying the game again, but Baylor just waltzed downfield and appeared to score on a 17-yard catch by Michael Trigg, but it was ruled incomplete on review. So Michael Turner slipped through a blitz and ran it in instead.
But the Cats got it back before halftime. Johnson led a fine chunk-yardage drive, and the Cats got a break when Johnson was hit late out of bounds (bowling over sideline reporter Tori Petry in the process), before hitting Oakley for a 9-yard touchdown pass to tie the game again.
K-State got off the field on Baylor’s opening second-half drive, but were pinned at their own three. On third down, under severe duress, Johnson managed to weave and bob his way past the sticks. Four plays later, facing 4th-and-1 at their own 42, the Cats went for it with Barnett taking the snap, and he rolled over the line to move the chains. Johnson then hit Jayce Brown on a slant and picked up 30. Jackson ran for 9, then Johnson was almost picked off. On 3rd-and-1, Johnson picked up three and almost went all the way but he slipped. After 97 yards and nearly seven minutes, Brown caught a 12-yard pass to give the Cats a 24-17 lead.
On Baylor’s first play, Knighten got stuffed at the line and tried to make something of it; instead, he was chased backward and lost 11 on the play. Two plays later, Robertson was sacked at the four and Baylor had to punt; Lockett fielded and was downed at Baylor’s 44. Three plays later, Will Anciaux had to fight over the ball but came down with a 25-yard gain; Dylan Edwards then bounced his way in from five yards out to put the Cats up by two touchdowns.
Baylor scooted downfield, but were left facing 4th-and-7 at the 15. Robertson overthrew Wilson in the end zone, and the Cats took over. They didn’t do much, but McClannan finally did McClannan things, booming a 56-yard punt which kept Baylor inside their own 20. But Robertson launched two bombs to Trigg, the second a one-handed grab with one foot inbounds. On the next play, Robertson found Washington for an 11-yard score, followed by Robertson running in a 2-point conversion to cut the Wildcat lead to 31-24.
Elston got absolutely mauled on the kickoff return, and was ruled to have fumbled, but the replay booth came to K-State’s rescue again. Johnson did a great job keeping the chains moving, but finally made a mistake. Jacob Redding picked him off and raced 58 yards for a pick-six, and Baylor took a 32-31 lead.
Johnson immediately hit Brown for what would have been a 76-yard touchdown, but Brown’s helmet was pulled off and the play was blown dead at the 28 yard line. Baylor was flagged, however, moving the ball to the 14, but the erased touchdown would be the difference in the game. Johnson handed the ball to Jackson three times and ate clock, but then an inexplicable pair of passing play calls left the Cats with 4th-and-goal at the 4, and Rodriguez kicked a 22-yarder to make it a 34-32 game.
Baylor got into K-State territory, and on 4th-and-9 with 36 seconds to go Hawkins lined up for a 53-yard field goal.
He made it.
Johnson tried to rally downfield, and a pass interference call on Baylor helped, and Rodriguez was able to line up for a 56-yard field goal with five seconds left.
It was blocked.
Johnson was 29-45 for 339 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. He also ran for 72 yards and a score on 10 carries. Jackson added 61 yards on 13 touches, plus five catches for 41 yards. Edwards, who was reportedly frustrated on the sideline about his usage, had 26 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries, and two catches for 16.
Oakley had 7 catches for 54 yards and a score, Tibbs went 6-80, and Brown went 4-106 with a score. K-State outgained Baylor 501-443, 339-345 passing and 162-98 on the ground. As noted above, K-State ultimately converted 9-16 on third down while holding Baylor to 3-9. K-State scored zero points off two Baylor turnovers; the Bears scored 7 off K-State’s one. The Cats scored on every trip into the red zone, 4-4; Baylor was only 3-5. Time of possession? K-State had the ball for over 37 minutes.
And because someone is an idiot, K-State lost.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">WHAT WE LEARNED</h3>
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">1) Someone is just a damned idiot.</h4>
Coming out of the 2-minute timeout, K-State had 2nd-and-goal at the four. Baylor had two timeouts.
YOU RUN THE DAMNED BALL THERE. PERIOD.
Baylor kicked the winning field goal with 31 seconds left.
There is no 2-5 today. This decision was so infuriating that it’s all we should be talking about. This was malpractice, incompetence, and inexcusable.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">PLAYERS OF THE GAME</h3>
We’re going to go with Joe Jackson on offense, who accounted for 102 yards and who caught five of the six balls thrown at him. (We can’t give it to Johnson, because K-State also wins if he doesn’t throw that pick-six.) On defense, although looking at the box score might confuse you, we’re going with Qua Moss, who was all over the place today.
<h3 class="wp-block-heading">NEXT</h3>
The Cats host TCU next Saturday in a mid-afternoon game on FOX national.
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<title type="html"><![CDATA[Kansas State at Baylor: 2025 Game 6]]></title>
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<summary type="html"><![CDATA[Your Kansas State Wildcats finally looked like a competitive football team in 2025 during their 34-20 win over UCF in Manhattan last weekend. It certainly wasn’t perfect, and they still have a ways to go to get back on track for preseason goals, but it was a significant step in the correct direction. Now the […]]]></summary>
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Your Kansas State Wildcats finally looked like a competitive football team in 2025 during their 34-20 win over UCF in Manhattan last weekend. It certainly wasn’t perfect, and they still have a ways to go to get back on track for preseason goals, but it was a significant step in the correct direction. Now the Wildcats will need to show that it wasn’t a one-game aberration.
The Wildcats are in Waco this morning for a game that’s going to feel more like an early September game than an early October game on the thermostat. The Baylor Bears enter today’s game at 3-2, but haven’t looked any more impressive than the 2-3 Wildcats. The Bears are just 1-2 at home, dropping their season opener 24-38 to Auburn, and sandwiching wins against SMU (2OT in Dallas) and Samford with a 24-27 loss to Arizona State. Last week, the knocked off struggling Oklahoma State 45-27, but that game felt far closer than the final score would indicate.
So this is a toss-up game. Being at home doesn’t seem to have given the Bears much of an advantage so far this season. K-State hadn’t looked particularly impressive regardless of location until last weekend. But at 11am in Waco, with a Bears fanbase that seems to be returning to apathy for non-rivalry games, this is at-worst a neutral site game. This also have the potential to be a swing game for both teams, but especially K-State. A win should give some momentum for the second-half of the season, while a loss could easily signal the beginning of the end.
So Avery Johnson, Dylan Edwards, and a K-State offense that’s finally starting to get players back to health will need to continue their progression. They should an ability to be efficient as well as explosive, things we expected at the beginning of the season. Johnson finally seemed to let loose on the ground, and it was a huge part of opening things up early for the Wildcats’ offensive gameplan.
For their part, the defense continued to look solid, aside for giving up a few big plays. But that’s what they’ve been all season so far, but the big difference last week was that they were aided by the offense staying on the filed for more than three plays at a time and getting scores occasionally.
The K-State team that showed up to work last weekend is a team capable of picking up a big win in Waco today. But any steps back could spell disaster for this Wildcats squad.
We’ve got an 11:00am CT kickoff from McLane Stadium in Waco, and you can <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/e04f9db9-2184-4dab-8df7-7e5aca5d8f68">catch the action on ESPN+</a> with Pete Sousa (Play-by-Play), Legar Douzable (Analyst), and Tori Petry (Sidelines) on the call.
If you can’t access the ESPN+ stream, the game can be heard across the <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/sports/2015/6/29/_131476204439108399.aspx">28-station K-State Sports Network</a> with Wyatt Thompson (play-by-play), former K-State quarterback Stan Weber (analyst), and Matt Walters (sidelines) calling the action. The game will also be on SiriusXM Satellite Radio Ch. 382, and <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/">available online at K-Statesports.com</a>. Live stats are also available at k-statesports.com, and social media updates (@KStateFB) will also be a part of the coverage.
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Football was fun again last week, but this week it may not be again. K-State faces an offense capable of making people scream bloody murder in the game thread. On the bright side, Baylor’s defense did manage to give up 27 points and 448 yards to Oklahoma State, so you never know…
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">The Game</h4>
The <a href="https://www.bringonthecats.com/2024/11/23/24303938/how-to-watch-cincinnati-bearcats-kansas-state-wildcats-tv-radio-streaming-odds-weather-trivia">Kansas State Wildcats</a> (2-3, 1-1 Big 12) visit the Baylor Bears (3-2, 1-1 Big 12).
K-State holds an 11-10 lead in the all-time series, secured during the last two meetings — both blowout wins by the Cats. They did not play last year. However, the series began with Baylor losing the first five games; since Bill Snyder’s first retirement, the Bears have a 10-6 lead.
Sawyer Robertson is averaging 343 yards and 3.4 touchdowns a game for the Bears. Averaging. Obviously, this will present a problem, although the Wildcat secondary has looked better than they have looked in awhile. On the ground, Bryson Washington is averaging almost 100 yards a game; given K-State’s struggles against the run, that’s a problem too.
You get the idea.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Kickoff</h4>
Saturday, October 4, 11:00am CT at McLane Stadium (45,140) in Waco, Texas.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Tickets</h4>
My friends, if you’re going to be in Waco or can get there, you’re going to be able to get into the door for as low as seven (7) American dollars. There are seats on the Baylor sideline close to the field for $27. You know where there aren’t any seats? On the K-State sideline in the lower deck. Hmmm. That $27 is about the median price for all available tickets on the secondary market. More hmmm.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Weather</h4>
The day’s going to start sunny and 65°. It’ll get to 80° by kickoff, and and it’ll be pushing 90° by the final gun. In other words, great day for football, it a little warm.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Odds</h4>
For the first time all season, K-State is the underdog — and a relatively heavy one. Baylor opened as a 6.5-point favorite; it’s narrowed by a point as <a href="https://dksb.sng.link/As9kz/regj?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D418369933%26wpcid%3D163239%26wpcn%3Dhowtowatch%26wpsrc%3DVox%26wpcrid%3DCFB&pcid=163239&pscn=Odds&pcrn=Howtowatch&psn=Vox">DraftKings</a> now has it at Baylor -5.5, with the over at 60.5. That’s the highest over of the season for a Wildcat game, and indicates a 34-27 win for the Bears. The money line is +170 for K-State, -205 for Baylor. Oddsshark, which has been wildly over-optimistic in regard to the Cats all year, projects a 33-23 win for K-State.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Television</h4>
No actual television broadcast; see below.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Radio</h4>
As always, Wyatt Thompson, Stan Weber, and Matt Walters will be on hand on the K-State Sports Network as well as via satellite on SiriusXM 382.
<h4 class="wp-block-heading">Internet Streaming</h4>
The game will stream on <a href="https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/e04f9db9-2184-4dab-8df7-7e5aca5d8f68">ESPN+</a> (subscription required), with Pete Sousa, Legar Douzable, and Tori Petry on the call. Audio available via <a href="https://www.kstatesports.com/watch/live">kstatesports.com</a>. Live stats provided by <a href="https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=604120&vislive=ksu">StatBroadcast</a>.
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