Texas A&M received the opening kick off and wasted no time getting into the endzone. Knight was 5 for 5 for 46 yards and Keith Ford punched it in from seven yards out to give the Aggies a 7-0 lead. After forcing a Kansas State punt, the Aggies next drive was foiled by a chop block on a reverse pass attempt by Christian Kirk.
Just when things seemed to be working, the play calling got a bit too cute. The Wildcats followed that with a 79 yard touchdown pass from Ertz to Pringle and the game was level again, 7-7.