Cowboys Being Shut Out by Kansas State at Halftime
Oklahoma State's football team trails Kansas State 35-0 at halftime at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, Kansas, on Saturday.
Kansas State got the ball to start the game and went 77 yards in 9 plays to score.
Facing a 4th and 10, the Wildcats got the touchdown on a 38-yard pass from Will Howard to Kade Warner and K-State led 7-0 with 11:02 to play in the first quarter.
Oklahoma State moved into KSU territory, but on 4th and 8 from the Wildcat 38, Spencer Sanders pass was incomplete and the Wildcats took over on downs.
Two plays later, Deuce Vaughn shot through a hole at the line of scrimmage and zipped straight to the end zone for a 62-yard touchdown to put Kansas State up 14-0 with 8:15 to play in the first quarter.
After an exchange of punts, OSU gave the ball back to the Wildcats when Spencer Sanders passed to Brennan Presley, who had the ball knocked out by Austin Moore and it was recovered by K-State's Brendan Mott at the KSU 18-yard line.
The two teams exchanged punts, then K-State added to their lead, going 83 yards in 7 plays for a touchdown.
Howard passed to Phillip Brooks, who made a leaping catch in the end zone for a 31-yard score and it was 21-0 Wildcats with 11:17 to play in the second quarter.
On OSU's ensuing possession, Sanders had a pass intercepted by a sliding Julius Brents at the Cowboys' 43-yard line.
Kansas State capitalized just three plays later, with Howard passing to Kade Warner for a 41-yard touchdown to give the Wildcats a 28-0 lead with 9:06 to play in the first half.
After another Cowboy punt, K-State used up almost the rest of the half to add to their lead, going 77 yards in 14 plays, with Howard passing to Vaughn, who made a diving catch for a 1-yard touchdown to put the Wildcats up 35-0 with 7 seconds left in the half.
OSU has won three in a row over Kansas State and the two teams have split the last six meetings in Manhattan.