DEFENSE SCORES TOUCHDOWNS FOOTBALL IS FUN AGAIN WE HAVE A WEEK OFF NOW K-State wins 41-28 over TCU. Jon's recap, thoughts, and players of the game, one of whom is painfully obvious:

36-yarder from Rodriguez, after which TCU wasted a lot of time before chucking a whatever 37-yard TD pass to McAlister. K-State 41, TCU 28, 00:26 left, it's over. Recap in a few.

PURNELL JUST ALMOST PICKED OFF ANOTHER ONE

19-yard field goal by Luis Rodriguez comes close to icing this game. K-State up 38-21 with 4:34 to go.

Des Purnell with his second interception of the game (and his career). Cats at the TCU 10 now, 6:36 to go, 35-21

Avery Johnson to Jerand Bradley from 12 yards out. K-State 35, TCU 14, 10:22 Q4

Correction: that was Oakley's 11th career TD, so he holds the record all by himself.

End Q3, 28-14 Cats. K-State facing 3rd-and-1 in TCU territory.

K-State defense needs a new diaper after this drive, which included completions of 27 and 41 yards before Josh Hoover hit Chase Curtis for a 2-yard score to end a 1:51 75-yard drive. K-State 28, TCU 14, 2:06 Q3

Garrett Oakley has just tied the K-State record, held jointly by Ben Sinnott and Henry Childs, for career TD catches by a tight end with his 10th. 17-yard catch from Johnson. K-State leads 28-7, 3:57 Q3

PICK SIX GOOD GUYS Right after sacking Josh Hoover, Desmond Purnell picks him off and scores on a 25-yard return! 21-7 K-State, 10:28 Q3

HALFTIME: K-State 14, TCU 7. The story so far is K-State's lack of success on *first* down; their first-down success rate (4+ yards on first) is even lower than their third-down conversion rate.

It's a good thing the play wasn't overturned and ruled an incomplete pass, because Wesley Fair hurled the ball into the stands after a scoop and score on a fumbled lateral and got flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct. But it wasn't, and K-State leads 14-7, 2:02 Q2

Avery Johnson's gotten uncorked. 31-yard pass to Jaron Tibbs, then a 32-yard TD pass to Garrett Oakley. 7-7, 2:45 Q2

1-yard run by Jeremy Payne on a pitch, and TCU takes the lead 7-0, 5:35 Q2. At least this game's moving along at a good clip, right?

We've played a full quarter and nothing of note has happened. The offense keeps stalling, the defense keeps letting people run on them. No score, 15:00 Q2

Your guide to fulfilling your masochistic dreams Saturday afternoon.

We should also talk about what ABJECT BULLSHIT the erased Jayce Brown touchdown was. You can't be rewarded for RIPPING THE RECEIVER'S HELMET OFF, but that was ultimately the difference in the game.

Are we mad? Yes. Yes, we are mad. Someone should be fired. Our recap, and our... thing we learned.

Rodriguez attempts a 56-yarder. It's blocked. Baylor wins 35-34. Fire someone. The players deserve better than this after their effort today.

For those of you only following through us, K-State had 2nd-and-goal from the 4 with 2:00 to go and threw the ball twice before kicking the field goal.

We're so mad we can't even see straight. The management of what's almost certainly K-State's final drive is inexcusable and criminal. Luis Rodriguez kicked a 22-yard field goal with 1:48 to go. K-State 34, Baylor 32.

Jacob Redding picks off Avery Johnson and scores on a 58-yard pick-six. Baylor 32, K-State 31, 4:28 to go.

Two long passes to Michael Trigg set up an 11-yard touchdown pass from Robertson to Washington, followed by a 2-point conversion run by Robertson. Cats lead 31-25, 8:50 to go.

Robertson overthrows Wilson on 4th-and-7 at the K-State 15. Cats take over, up 31-17 13:01 Q4

After a huge 3-and-out with a Cody Stufflebean sack, Dylan Edwards scores on a 5-yard run to cap a short drive. K-State 34, Baylor 17, 1:15 Q3

17 plays. 6:41. 97 yards. Cats score on a 12-yard catch by Jayce Brown. 24-17 Cats, 4:35 Q2

After this, Johnson hit Oakley from nine yards out, and we go into the half tied at 17.

A 17-yard TD catch by Michael Trigg was overturned on review... followed by a 17-yard TD run by Michael Turner, Baylor leads 17-10, 1:57 Q2

49-yard field goal by Luis Rodriguez ties it up at 10. 4:23 Q2

Kobe Prentice -- who caught a TD pass for Alabama against the Cats in the Sugar Bowl three years ago -- catches one for Baylor, a 30-yard strike. 10-7 Baylor, 7:39 Q2

Another turnover as Kanijal Thomas strips Bryson Washington and Asa Newsom recovers. 7-3 Cats, 10:54 Q2

CORRECTION They ruled Cobbs down at the 2.

Daniel Cobbs interception in the end zone! Cats start from the 20 up 7-3 0:38 Q1

I'm late! I know! Avery Johnson scored on a 31-yard run, then Tobi Osunsanmi got a big stop which forced Baylor to settle for a 31-yard field goal. 7-3 Cats, 4:18 Q1

Also, Drew kindly provided us with a preview of the Baylor offense.

K-State's defense is going to get a test this week. All the stuff you need to know about K-State at Baylor -- tickets, weather, odds, radio, streaming. No, no TV, in the traditional sense.

For @botc.bsky.social, a recap of Big 12 football shenanigans so far this season. #cfb www.bringonthecats.com/national/279...

Hey, football can be fun! Who knew! K-State gave us some twitchy moments, but were in control most of the way as they took down UCF 34-20. Our recap, thoughts, and players of the game:

Yep, it's over, as the Cats are kneeling out a 34-20 win. Recap shortly.

Qua Moss picks off Tayven Jackson on UCF's first play after the field goal, and that's probably enough to call it. KSU 34 UCF 20 2:00 timeout

48-yarder by Rodriguez, and UCF's gotta score two touchdowns now. KSU 34 UCF 20 2:41 Q4

Penalties force UCF to settle for a 40-yarder from Noe Ruelas, and thus it remains a two-score game. KSU 31 UCF 20 9:34 Q4

listen man I can't count this early in the day

A face mask saved UCF from having to punt, and then Jaden Nixon got loose for a 54-yard TD run. KSU 31 UCF 17 0:20 Q3

That's 150 on the day for Edwards, and Avery's got 77 himself.

DYLAN EDWARDS 75-YARD TD RUN KSU 31 UCF 10 1:50 Q3

(That FGA was set up by consecutive sacks from Zashon Rich and Chiddi Obiazor/Tobi Osunsanmi)

53-yard field goal by Noe Ruelas barely gets over the crossbar, and UCF's back within two scores. KSU 27, UCF 10 2:01 Q3

FUMBLLLLLLLE UCF coughs it up trying to convert 4th-and-1 and Justice Clemons recovers for the Cats. KSU 24 UCF 7 7:08 Q3