It was a rough night in Provo for Kansas State football and quarterback Avery Johnson

Chris Klieman knew immediately where the blame would be directed after his Kansas State football team’s first loss.

Same as it usually does, with the coach and the quarterback.

“We can throw everything at myself and Avery (Johnson), which is fine,” Klieman said after an epic meltdown at the end of the first half and start of the second led to a 38-9 blowout loss to Brigham Young late Saturday night at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah. “We’ll take that heat, but we didn’t play well anywhere.”

Sure enough, Johnson had a rough night in his first career loss as the starting quarterback. He completed 15 of 28 passes for just 130 yards, but worse was the fact that his two interceptions led directly to BYU touchdowns during a pivotal stretch in which the Cougars ran off 31 straight points in less than 6½ minutes.

But Johnson’s woes were just part of the problem for the Wildcats, who fell to 3-1 overall and 0-1 in the Big 12. A BYU fumble return for a touchdown and a 90-yard punt return also contributed to the carnage as the Cougars remained unbeaten at 4-0 and 1-0 in the league.

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BYU’s Parker Kingston (11) returns a punt 90 yards for a touchdown in the third quarter Saturday night against Kansas State at LaVell Edwards Stadium in Provo, Utah.

“It was kind of stunning to see that, and that’s what we talked about in there,” Klieman said. “We’re going to find out what these guys are made of, because we got embarrassed.

“And that has not happened here, with the exception of the COVID year (in 2020).”

Once things started to go wrong for the Wildcats, it snowballed in a hurry. With 2:10 left, they still led 6-3 after the defense held BYU to a short…

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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal

Publish date : 2024-09-22 14:01:55

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