"We proved we're a very physical team and we're not backing down from any competition," Anudike-Uzomah said. But he also suffered two interceptions and was sacked six times - three by Khalid Duke and three by Felix Anudike-Uzomah, the Big 12 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. Smith completed 34 of 48 passes for 359 yards and two touchdowns - completing passes to 13 different players.
The Wildcats held the high-octane Red Raiders to 5.8 yards per play. Texas Tech outgained K-State 473-459 and ran 82 offensive plays after twice posting 100-plus plays earlier this season. "(We showed) great resolve today when things were starting off well and then had a lull, and (we were a) very resilient group," Klieman said. K-State did a magnificent job of bouncing back after essentially going nearly one quarter of playing time without a touchdown. Martinez put it away with a 12-yard touchdown run with just under 6 minutes to go, which extended the lead to 37-20. When Texas Tech quarterback Donovan Smith answered by firing a 12-yard touchdown pass to Xavier White to cap a 7-play, 75-yard drive and tie the score at 20-20, Martinez ripped off a 69-yard run into the end zone early in the fourth quarter.Ĭhris Tennant, who was 3 for 3 on field goals, booted a 32-yarder to give the Wildcats a 30-20 lead with 9 minutes, 7 seconds left in the game. Martinez completed 12 of 19 passes for 116 yards and one touchdown - an 18-yard scoring toss to Phillip Brooks that made it 20-13. We looked at each other and were like, 'OK, the head man is asking us to step up - we have to.'" Coming into halftime, he made his message felt. He was disappointed at the fact that we let them hang around after a great first quarter.
"It was one of those things where you don't see him get riled up too much. "Coach Klieman gave us a pretty strong message at halftime," Vaughn said. That's how we're taking it right now."Īlthough K-State continued its roll while defeating Texas Tech, 3-2 and 1-1, for the 11 th time in 12 meetings, it didn't come without a few bumps - and a lively halftime speech from Klieman, who was displeased that his team led just 13-10 at halftime after numerous opportunities to widen the margin. "That's the mentality you have to have every time you step on the football field, especially with what Coach Klieman said, it's 12 one-week seasons, and you have to feel like you're going to win that game each week. We have a good team and we're ready to show people."Īfterward, Vaughn indicated that the Wildcats carry Big 12 Championship aspirations. Everybody is still doubting us, they're doubting us, and they're going to continue to doubt us.
"We proved that we're one of the best teams in the Big 12," Beebe said. K-State senior left guard Cooper Beebe hopes the rest of the nation is taking note of the Wildcats. We proved it today and we have to prove it again." We still have a lot to improve on, but we're a darned good football team. "I feel like we're a complete team," Martinez said, "and we still haven't played our best 60 minutes. The Wildcats have yet to trail in a Big 12 game this season. He rushed 57 yards on the first play from scrimmage and then rushed 18 more into the end zone just 40 seconds into the contest. K-State, 4-1 overall and 2-0 in the Big 12 Conference, has won four of its first five games for the third time in four years under head coach Chris Klieman, as the Wildcats avoided a letdown from its signature 41-34 victory at No. Martinez rushed for a career-high 171 yards and three touchdowns, and Vaughn added a career-high 170 rushing yards, as the Wildcats scored 17 unanswered points to outlast Texas Tech 37-28 in front of 50,782 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium. The Wildcats did so emphatically while the star quarterback and running back Deuce Vaughn continue to prove themselves as one of the top tandems in the Big 12 Conference. 25 Kansas State had to prove its national ranking. Adrian Martinez earlier in the week said that No.
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