KEY PLAYER
After catching one pass for negative-2 last week, Steven Sims carried the Jayhawks offense Saturday, catching nine passes for 233 yards in the Jayhawks’ 30-20 loss — tied for the sixth-most by an FBS player this season.
KEY MOMENT
On the first play of the second half, KU quarterback Carter Stanley was sacked by a blitzing Jayd Kirby and fumbled, giving Kansas State possession inside the KU 20. Three plays later, Alex Barnes scored on a 3-yard touchdown run that helped push the Wildcats’ lead to 17-6 — a cushion the Jayhawks couldn’t ever overcome.