Wait, what??????
Notre Dame fans rejoice. You’re one win away from a BCS championship appearance. Now that I’ve jinxed the Irish (so sorry, you guys!) it’s time to turn our attention to the upset of the night: Baylor beating torpedoing No. 2 Kansas State 52-24 in Waco.
The Bears’ defense, statistically one of the worst in the country, held Heisman trophy frontrunner (not anymore) Collin Klein in check. Klein tossed three interceptions and was thrown violently back into the Heisman “mix” along with Johnny Manziel and Marqise Lee. But it was K-State’s defense that couldn’t do anything about Baylor. The Bears racked up nearly 600 yards of offense and pushed the Wildcats around up front. K-State, normally cool and composed, was outmatched the entire evening. Player of the game? How about Baylor running back Lache Seastrunk, an Oregon transfer of all things. He had 185 yards on the ground and a touchdown.
If you saw all that coming, email us your bets for next week. Please and thank you.
Most importantly, it knocks K-State out of the BCS championship picture. Baylor had one conference win before tonight and still isn’t bowl eligible. Losing to Baylor the way they did, the Wildcats are all but officially done in the BCS championship discussion.
No. 1 Oregon has gone down as well (more on that later), so the BCS standings are going to be a wee bit different come Sunday evening.
Paying extra close attention? Some folks in South Bend. And in the Southeastern part of the United States, for that matter.