Will Howard and Deuce Vaughn drove a dagger into Texas Tech with a 70-yard touchdown connection with just 2:07 to play, icing Kansas State‘s 31-21 win over the Red Raiders this afternoon at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.
The play was merely intended to get a first down, as K-State was trying to run out the clock with a 24-21 lead. But Howard found Vaughn open in the flat beyond the sticks on third-and-five, and all Deuce had in front of him was grass. Engines engaged, blast-off.
The win, the fifth straight and ninth in the last ten for the Cats in this series, ensures K-State (2-1, 2-0 Big 12) remains atop the standings alongside Oklahoma State (and maybe Iowa State if the Clones upset Oklahoma tonight) and likely will see the Cats slide into the bottom end of the top 25 tomorrow.