No. 13 K-State gets sloppy, blown out by BYU
Sep 22, 2024, 02:25 AM ET
PROVO, Utah– BYU’s defense forced 3 turnovers, Jake Retzlaff tossed for 149 backyards and 2 touchdowns, and Parker Kingston had a highlight reel 90-yard punt return goal in a 38-9 success over No. 13 Kansas State on Saturday night.Sione Moa included a career-high 76 yards and a rating on the ground. The Cougars (4-0, 1-0 Big 12) snapped a five-game losing streak to Big 12 challengers in emphatic fashion.
“A great deal of people were surprised by this. They didn’t actually believe we might do this,” Moa said. “This is not a surprise to us. We understand the work we put in to get to this point.”
Avery Johnson accumulated 204 lawns of total offense for the Wildcats however also threw a set of interceptions. DJ Giddens rushed for 93 backyards on 19 carries as Kansas State (3-1, 0-1) dropped to 0-4 perpetuity in Provo in spite of totaling 228 rushing lawns. The Wildcats did not score a touchdown in a game for the very first time given that 2020.
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“We simply shot ourselves in the foot too many times, and we got to score goals,” Johnson stated. “You got to look after the football on the roadway if you wish to win games.”
BYU scored a pair of goals 39 seconds apart before halftime after forcing turnovers on back-to-back Kansas State drives.Jack Kelly stripped the ball from Giddens on a third-down run and Tommy Prassas took the fumble 30 backyards to your house, providing the Cougars their first lead at 10-6. Tyler Batty obstructed Johnson two plays later on at the Wildcats 29. His takeaway established a 23-yard touchdown catch by Chase Roberts that gave BYU a 17-6 lead entering into halftime.”You got to make them earn everything, and ultimately
we were able to crack the code a bit and get some turnovers and create some momentum and after that you saw the result,”BYU coach Kalani Sitake said.Johnson tossed his 2nd interception to Harrison Taggart on Kansas State’s opening drive of the 2nd half. Taggart’s pick and a subsequent 24-yard sprint by Moa set up a 3-yard goal catch by Darius Lassiter that extended BYU’s result in 24-6. After the defense required a three-and-out, Kingston nearly fumbled the taking place punt however handled to scoop
up the ball, cut over to the opposite sideline and race 90 backyards for a goal. His rating put BYU up 31-6 less than five minutes into the 3rd quarter.”It was spectacular to see that, “Kansas State coach Chris Klieman said.”We got embarrassed which hasn’t occurred
here given that the Covid year.” A 22-yard goal run by Moa early in the fourth topped the night for the Cougars.