Skylar Thompson has bedeviled Kansas on the ground and through the air, and as a result No. 22 Kansas State leads the Jayhawks 17-3 at the break in Lawrence. The Wildcats’ quarterback leads the game in passing and rushing, hitting 6-of-9 passes for 68 yards while rushing 11 times for 91 yards.
Kansas State scored both touchdowns on its first two drives -- marching 88 yards in 10 plays and then 78 yards in 10 plays. Thompson notched the first score on a 1-yard keeper, and then Harry Trotter gave K-State its second score on a 9-yard rush.
The Wildcats threatened to blow the game open when Jahron McPherson intercepted KU’s Carter Stanley on the first play of the ensuing possession, but K-State punted from Kansas territory, and the Kansas defense seemed to corral the Wildcats for the remainder of the half until Stanley fired another interception, this one to Da’Quon Patton at his own 46 with 1:25 left in the first half.
Kansas State turned it into a 38-yard field goal at the halftime gun.
Stanley was ineffective after the first drive, closing the half 6-of-11 for just 47 yards with the two picks. Kansas State limited Pooka Williams to just 34 yards on eight carries.