#17 KANSAS STATE AT TEXAS TECH
Rushing Passing Points TO’s ST
KANSAS ST 237 108 29 1.9 -
TEXAS TECH 109 318 30 2.1 •
LAST 14 YEAR MATCHUPS
Five straight wins, 5 straight covers and TT has avg 669 yds and outgained KSU by 374 ypg the L/3 but Leach was the HC for each (last met ‘09). KSU hasn’t won in Lubbock S’97 as they have dropped 3 str visits by an avg 37 ppg. In ‘09 KSU fell behind 38-0 at HT and finished allowing 739 yds. Despite 34-23 FD and 523-393 yd edges TT lost 45-40 to bitter rival A&M as the gm’s turning point came in the 3Q when clinging to a 31-23 lead, the Aggies ret’d a blk’d FG 64 yds for a TD. B12’s #2 rusher Stephens (570, 5.2) was also seriously inj’d late 3Q. QB Doege is #21 FBS pass eff (341 ypg, 71%, 17-1). TT is #115 FBS in rush D (224, 4.9). LW KSU scored their 3rd straight upset pulling out to a 24-3 early 4Q lead over Missouri. The Tigers then got 2 TD drives in which they had nearly half of their total yds for the gm but after pulling to within 24-17 with 5:25 couldn’t stop the Cats who ran out the clock. Unflashy KSU QB Klein (119, 57%, 6-3, 468 rush) and RB Hubert (469, 5.5) are getting the job done. It’s the D that’s been the difference however leading the B12 in ttl (299) D and they are #38 pass eff D (206, 56%, 7-7). Could it be 4 straight upsets for HC Snyder?
PHIL’S FORECAST: KANSAS ST 33 TEXAS TECH 30