As of Friday, the BCS championship conversation as it pertained to Kansas State was whether the Wildcats, currently ranked No. 2 in the BCS, would eventually be jumped by Oregon in the last month of the season. With the top four teams in college football undefeated, one or more teams had the chance of being left out of the big game.
Then Texas A&M happened. Now, getting jumped isn’t a problem for No. 3 Kansas State, which got by TCU 23-10. It was a routine performance for the Wildcats for the most part. A late fumble and poor defensive possession by K-State allowed the Horned Frogs to score a late touchdown; it was the first points off turnovers K-State surrendered all season. Other than that, Bill Snyder’s team did Snyderball things.
Heisman trophy frontrunner Collin Klein (pictured, because mid-air action shots are our favorites) was good but not great coming back after what was rumored to be a “mild” concussion against Oklahoma State last week. Klein finished with 195 total yards and a pair of rushing touchdowns. Yes, new man-crush Johnny Manziel stole the show on this college football Saturday, but Klein still has to be the favorite to bring home the hardware in December.
And if K-State keeps winning, they’ll be the favorite -- or, one of the two favorites, as the situation would have it -- to appear in this year’s BCS championship game. The Wildcats have two remaining games at Baylor and then at home against Texas. The Bears are struggling for bowl eligibility, but the Longhorns are starting to rally after back-to-back conference losses in October.
Win those games, and in this hack’s eyes, K-State is good to go.