Avery Johnson threw for 2 touchdowns, rushed for a 3rd, and DJ Giddens racked up 143 yards speeding and two scores as Kansas State shredded Cincinnati 41-15 on Saturday evening in Manhattan, Kan.
Cincinnati (5-6, 3-5 Huge 12) wants a house victory over TCU on Nov. 30 to get bowl-eligible.
Kansas State’s protection held the Bearcats to 3-of-12 on third-down conversions and 0-of-5 on fourth-down makes an attempt.
The Wildcats (8-3, 5-3) held only a 428-374 benefit in complete yards, with the massive benefit approaching the bottom, 281-174.
Johnson was 13-of-23 for 147 yards and rushed 10 occasions for 72 yards.
Cincinnati tried to get again within the recreation when Brendan Sorsby discovered Tony Johnson behind the top zone for a 9-yard landing with 4:54 left within the third quarter. The Bearcats have been unable to make the two-point conversion and have been trailing 27-9.
However Kansas State answered with an 11-play, 73-yard drive. Giddens ran 17 yards for his second landing of the sport for a 34-9 lead.
Johnson later discovered Will Swanson for an 8-yard landing, and Sorsby hit Johnson for a 6-yard landing with simply over 5 minutes left to complete the scoring.
The Wildcats pressured a three-and-out on Cincinnati’s first possession after which went 65 yards in 5 performs for a 7-0 lead. Johnson had 54 yards speeding on the drive, together with a 21-yard landing.
Chris Tennant added to the Kansas State lead with a 28-yard area objective on the subsequent drive. Tennant then hit from 32 yards to stretch the result in 13-0.
Kansas State stopped Cincinnati on fourth-and-8 on the Wildcats’ 33-yard line after which marched 67 yards in 4 performs, capped by Giddens’ 32-yard landing run.
Nathan Hawks related on a 42-yard area objective to place Cincinnati on the board with 4:17 left within the second quarter, making the rating 20-3. Nevertheless, the Wildcats closed the half with a 6-yard landing from Johnson to Tre Spivey. The play was arrange by an interception and 16-yard return to the Cincinnati 26 by Brendan Mott.
–Area Stage Media