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 Large 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 instances for 72 yards.
Cincinnati tried to get again within the recreation when Brendan Sorsby discovered Tony Johnson at the back of the top zone for a 9-yard landing with 4:54 left within the third quarter. The Bearcats had been unable to make the two-point conversion and had 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 linked 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.
–Discipline Stage Media