- Final0
1WAKE
FSU3
433
43 - Final13
11ALA
MISS17
2317
23 - Final24
25OKLA
TCU33
3733
37 - Final315
5LSU
AUB7
417
41 - Final46
12TA&M;
MSST31
4831
48 - Final57BAY
TEX28
728
7 - Final6
8UTAH
UCLA30
2830
28 - Final714
9STAN
ND14
1714
17 - Final819
10NEB
MSU22
2722
27 - Final9
13VAN
UGA17
4417
44 - Final10
16ASU
USC38
3438
34 - Final1117WIS
NW14
2014
20 - Final1220OSU
MD52
2452
24 - Final13
21ISU
OKST20
3720
37 - Final14
22SMU
ECU24
4524
45 - Final15
23TTU
KSU13
4513
45 - Final16
2ARIZ
ORE31
2431
24 - Final17
18USU
BYU35
2035
20
Final
Texas Tech 13
(2-3, 0-2 Big 12)
(23) Kansas State 45
(4-1, 2-0 Big 12)
Coverage: ESPNU/Watch Replay
7:00 PM ET, October 4, 2014
Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan, KS
Top Performers
Passing: J. Waters (KSU) - 290 YDS, 4 TD
Rushing: J. Waters (KSU) - 17 CAR, 105 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: T. Lockett (KSU) - 12 REC, 125 YDS, 2 TD
Waters Powers Kansas State
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MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Jake Waters admitted that he was "gassed" after a 50-yard quarterback-keeper in the first half helped propelled No. 23 Kansas State to a rout of Texas Tech on Saturday night.
Funny word choice considering he never let up on the gas the rest of the night.
Waters wound up throwing for 290 yards and four touchdowns, ran for 105 yards and another score and paced the Wildcats' high-octane offense in a 45-13 victory.
"It seems like we were clicking so well on offense," Waters said. "I want to get like that every game. It's a special feeling when you get like that."
Tyler Lockett had 12 catches for 125 yards and two scores, and Curry Sexton had nine catches for 128 yards and the other two scores, helping the Wildcats (4-1, 2-0) prepare for a showdown in two weeks with fourth-ranked Oklahoma by easily dispatching the Red Raiders.
"Jake was pretty decent about finding the right guys tonight," said Kansas State coach Bill Snyder, who is always reticent to lavish too much praise on anyone.
Playing with a sore shoulder, Davis Webb threw for 247 yards and two touchdowns for Texas Tech (2-3, 0-2). But he also threw a career-high four interceptions -- two each to Travis Green and Morgan Burns -- and was victimized by numerous drops that ruined promising drives.
"We've got to continue to find a way to protect the football," Texas Tech coach Kliff Kingsbury said. "You never want to turn it over, no matter what the score is."
The drops weren't the only problem for the undisciplined Red Raiders, though.
One week after committing 16 penalties for 158 yards in a loss to Oklahoma State, the Big 12 leaders in yellow flags were penalized nine times for 89 yards. That pushed their total for the season to 55 penalties, among the worst in major college football.
Most of the drops and penalties were crippling, too.
On one drive late in the third quarter, with the Wildcats already leading 31-7, the Red Raiders dropped four passes in a span of five plays. The last of them occurred in the end zone and wiped out a touchdown, and Webb threw his third pick of the game on the ensuing play.
The flags may have troubled Kingsbury even more.
There was the hands-to-the-face penalty that helped Kansas State to its second touchdown, a short run by Waters early in the second quarter. There was a hold that wiped out a 21-yard pass play in the third quarter. And on one Kansas State scoring drive, Texas Tech racked up 29 yards in penalties on unsportsmanlike conduct and pass interference calls.
"We simply got out-played," Texas Tech linebacker Pete Robertson said. "We couldn't stop them and it was going back-and-forth and our offense was stuck in some bad positions. We should have stopped Kansas State on third downs and fourth downs, but we let them slip away."
Texas Tech actually had a chance to strike first, marching right down the field on the game's first possession. But on second-and-5 at the 7, Webb's pass was picked off in the end zone by Burns, who made a nifty one-handed grab to scuttle the drive.
Everything went Kansas State's way the rest of the night.
Waters hit Sexton with a 48-yard touchdown strike a few minutes later as the Kansas State offense started humming. By the time the senior quarterback hit Lockett with a 15-yard scoring strike with 21 seconds left in the first half, the lead had ballooned to 24-7.
Lockett's second TD catch came late in the third quarter, giving him 21 for his career and moving him into third place on the school's list. He also broke a tie with Jordy Nelson and Quincy Morgan and set the school mark with his 11th 100-yard receiving game.
Texas Tech kept battling into the fourth quarter, closing to within 31-13 on Webb's TD pass to Jakeem Grant. But Waters and Sexton answered with their second touchdown completion -- a spectacular catch that is certain to end up on many highlight reels -- and DeMarcus Robinson added a short scoring run to put the game firmly out of reach.
"I think we made huge strides today," Lockett said. "The offense just clicked."
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Top 25 Overview
It was over when... Kansas State jumped out to a 24-7 lead at halftime and never looked back in blowing out Texas Tech 45-13.
Gameball goes to... Jake Waters, who had 290 passing yards and 105 rushing yards to go with five total touchdowns.
Stat of the game... Texas Tech, which likes to play fast on offense, managed to run just 64 plays. KSU, meanwhile, ran 81 plays.
Team Stat Comparison
TTU | KSU | |
---|---|---|
1st Downs | 20 | 29 |
Total Yards | 347 | 535 |
Passing | 301 | 290 |
Rushing | 46 | 245 |
Penalties | 9-89 | 1-15 |
3rd Down Conversions | 5-12 | 9-15 |
4th Down Conversions | 1-2 | 1-2 |
Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
Possession | 19:51 | 40:09 |
Passing Leaders
Texas Tech | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Davis Webb | 22/43 | 247 | 5.7 | 2 | 4 |
Patrick Mahomes | 5/7 | 54 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing Leaders
Texas Tech | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
DeAndre Washington | 7 | 27 | 3.9 | 0 | 10 |
Davis Webb | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving Leaders
Texas Tech | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jakeem Grant | 7 | 90 | 12.9 | 2 | 22 |
Jordan Davis | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 0 | 26 |
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER | TTU | KSU | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TD | 7:18 | Curry Sexton 48 Yd pass from Jake Waters (Matthew McCrane Kick)Watch Highlight | 0 | 7 | |
SECOND QUARTER | TTU | KSU | |||
TD | 11:31 | Jake Waters 4 Yd Run (Matthew McCrane Kick)Watch Highlight | 0 | 14 | |
FG | 6:12 | Matthew McCrane 27 Yd Field Goal Watch Highlight | 0 | 17 | |
TD | 4:11 | Jakeem Grant 22 Yd pass from Davis Webb (Ryan Bustin Kick)Watch Highlight | 7 | 17 | |
TD | 0:21 | Tyler Lockett 15 Yd pass from Jake Waters (Matthew McCrane Kick)Watch Highlight | 7 | 24 | |
THIRD QUARTER | TTU | KSU | |||
TD | 4:14 | Tyler Lockett 14 Yd pass from Jake Waters (Matthew McCrane Kick)Watch Highlight | 7 | 31 | |
FOURTH QUARTER | TTU | KSU | |||
TD | 14:50 | Jakeem Grant 19 Yd pass from Davis Webb (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)Watch Highlight | 13 | 31 | |
TD | 11:10 | Curry Sexton 3 Yd pass from Jake Waters (Matthew McCrane Kick)Watch Highlight | 13 | 38 | |
TD | 3:14 | DeMarcus Robinson 2 Yd Run (Jack Cantele Kick)Watch Highlight | 13 | 45 |