Big Twelve Conference Championship: Kansas State 31, Texas Christian 28
(AP Photo/LM Otero)
By STEPHEN HAWKINS
AP Sports Writer
ARLINGTON, Texas - Ty Zentner kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime as 13th-ranked Kansas State beat No. 3 TCU 31-28 in the Big 12 championship game.
The Wildcats set up the winning field goal after TCU (12-1) had the opening possession of overtime and Kendre Miller was stopped short on consecutive plays from inside the 1.
Deuce Vaughn ran for 130 yards and a touchdown and Will Howard threw two TDs for the Wildcats (10-3, No. 10 CFP), who six weeks earlier had jumped out to a 28-10 lead early in the second quarter before TCU scored the game's last 28 points.
That was one of five games the Horned Frogs (12-1, No. 3 CFP) won when trailing after halftime. But they couldn't do it again with the chance to guarantee being the first Big 12 team other than Oklahoma to make the playoff.
TCU, the first Big 12 team to complete a regular season undefeated since Texas in 2009, could still get into the playoff. While their case was helped when fourth-ranked Southern California (11-2) lost 47-24 to Utah in the Pac-12 championship game Friday night, the Frogs now have to wait until the final CFP rankings come out Sunday.
Big 12 Commissioner Brett Yormark said before the game that TCU, with first-year coach Sonny Dykes, already deserved to be in the playoff.
"You look at their strength of schedule. You think about how they've performed all year long," Yormark said. "I think regardless, they should be in, for sure."
December 3, 2022
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
KanSt | TCU |
| TCU |
TD |
5:00 |
Taye Barber 1 yard TD pass from Max Duggan (Griffin Kell Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| KanSt |
TD |
0:15 |
Ben Sinnott 6 yard TD pass from Will Howard (Ty Zentner Extra Point) |
7 |
7 |
| Second Quarter |
KanSt | TCU |
| KanSt |
TD |
10:16 |
Will Howard 1 yard TD run (Ty Zentner Extra Point) |
14 |
7 |
| TCU |
FG |
0:29 |
Griffin Kell 42 yard field goal |
14 |
10 |
| Third Quarter |
KanSt | TCU |
| KanSt |
TD |
12:19 |
RJ Garcia II 25 yard TD pass from Will Howard (Ty Zentner Extra Point) |
21 |
10 |
| TCU |
TD |
9:09 |
Kendre Miller 6 yard TD run (Griffin Kell Extra Point) |
21 |
17 |
| Fourth Quarter |
KanSt | TCU |
| KanSt |
TD |
11:27 |
Deuce Vaughn 44 yard TD run (Ty Zentner Extra Point) |
28 |
17 |
| TCU |
FG |
7:34 |
Griffin Kell 42 yard field goal |
28 |
20 |
| TCU |
TD |
1:51 |
Max Duggan 8 yard TD run (Jared Wiley 2pt conversion attempt is GOOD) |
28 |
28 |
| OT |
KanSt | TCU |
| KanSt |
FG |
|
Ty Zentner 31 yard field goal |
31 |
28 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Kansas State |
TCU |
| First downs |
20 |
19 |
| Rushing |
9 |
9 |
| Passing |
11 |
8 |
| Penalty |
0 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-16, 31% |
2-15, 13% |
| 4th down efficiency |
2-3, 67% |
3-4, 75% |
| Rushes-Yards |
44-205 |
37-218 |
| Passing Yards |
199 |
251 |
| Return Yards |
149 |
82 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
18-32-0 |
18-36-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
3-28 |
1-9 |
| Punts |
7 |
5 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-1 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-40 |
3-30 |
| Kansas State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| W. Howard |
18 |
32 |
199 |
2 |
0 |
| TCU Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Duggan |
18 |
36 |
251 |
1 |
1 |
| Kansas State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Vaughn |
26 |
130 |
5.0 |
1 |
| M. Knowles |
2 |
48 |
24.0 |
0 |
| D. Giddens |
6 |
29 |
4.8 |
0 |
| P. Brooks |
1 |
4 |
4.0 |
0 |
| W. Howard |
8 |
-3 |
-0.4 |
1 |
| TCU Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| M. Duggan |
15 |
110 |
7.3 |
1 |
| K. Miller |
17 |
82 |
4.8 |
1 |
| E. Demercado |
4 |
27 |
6.8 |
0 |
| Kansas State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| P. Brooks |
6 |
48 |
8.0 |
0 |
| M. Knowles |
1 |
40 |
40.0 |
0 |
| B. Sinnott |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
1 |
| D. Vaughn |
2 |
30 |
15.0 |
0 |
| R. Garcia II |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
1 |
| K. Warner |
5 |
22 |
4.4 |
0 |
| TCU Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| Q. Johnston |
4 |
139 |
34.8 |
0 |
| J. Wiley |
4 |
28 |
7.0 |
0 |
| T. Barber |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
1 |
| D. Davis |
2 |
25 |
12.5 |
0 |
| T. Battle |
1 |
21 |
21.0 |
0 |
| S. Williams |
1 |
6 |
6.0 |
0 |
| G. Spivey |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| K. Miller |
2 |
1 |
.5 |
0 |
| Kansas State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Brents |
1 |
0 |
| TCU Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Kansas State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| T. Zentner |
7 |
318 |
45.4 |
| TCU Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| J. Sandy |
5 |
224 |
44.8 |
| Kansas State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| P. Brooks |
2 |
11 |
5.5 |
| TCU Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Barber |
2 |
6 |
3.0 |
| Kansas State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| P. Brooks |
3 |
66 |
22.0 |
| M. Knowles |
2 |
46 |
23.0 |
| S. Porter |
1 |
26 |
26.0 |
| TCU Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Davis |
3 |
68 |
22.7 |
| Z. Marcheselli |
1 |
8 |
8.0 |
| Kansas State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| TCU Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| G. Kell |
55 |
