Kansas State has made their bread in 2020 off of the long play.
TCU has nightmares about giving them up.
That made for an interesting start to this meeting of purple powerhouses; with Will Howard at the helm, the Cats relied on explosive plays in the first quarter, primarily off of the legs of a QB not know for his running ability.
Howard’s 80 yard rush on third seven from deep in K State territory led to the first points of the game, as the Cats turned in into three. The Frogs answered on the ensuing drive, as Blair Conwright caught a tipped ball on third and long for a first down and another pass on third and one to set up a seven yard Darwin Barlow touchdown run.