Alex Barnes – Noteworthy
Alex Barnes ran for 117 yards and two touchdowns, Alex Delton scored the go-ahead TD from 21 yards out in the closing minutes and Kansas State held on to beat Kansas 21-17 on Saturday for the Wildcats’ 10th straight win over their biggest rival. The Wildcats (4-6, 2-5 Big 12) trailed 17-14 when they got the ball back with 5:02 to go, and Barnes converted a fourth-and-2 with a hard, hurdling run. Delton then connected with Dalton Schoen for 28 yards before taking a quarterback draw for a touchdown with 2:46 to go. The Jayhawks (3-7, 1-6) reached the Kansas State 32 as they tried to answer, but Peyton Bender had the ball inexplicably pop from his hands while trying to pass with 20 seconds left to end the game. Bender finished with 232 yards passing and two TDs for the Jayhawks, who were trying to win their first road conference game since Oct. 4, 2008. Steven Sims had five catches for 113 yards and a score. – AP College Football
Alex Delton – Noteworthy
QB Alex Delton started for Kansas State in Saturday’s 21-17 victory over intrastate rival Kansas. Delton, who was 11-of-17 passing for 126 yards and added 55 yards and a touchdown on the ground, got the nod in place of Skylar Thompson, who was hurt in last week’s 14-13 loss to TCU, according to the Wichita Eagle. Thompson suffered an undisclosed injury in the first quarter against the Horned Frogs after attempting only two passes.