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MONDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2012
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
FOOTBALL
Big 12 football weekend wrap-up
FARZIN VOUSOUGHIAN
fvousoughian@kansan.com
NO. 4 KANSAS STATE 55 --
NO. 13 WEST VIRGINIA 14
KSU 7-0 (4-0) - WVU 5-2 (2-2)
West Virginia quarterback Geno Smith, who didn't thrown an interception all season, threw two against Kansas State Saturday night. Smith held the lead for the Heisman Trophy, but critics now think K-State quarterback Collin Klein is the frontrunner.
Klein had season-highs in many areas, including yards thrown with 323.
Klein shined, accounting for seven touchdowns against West Virginia — three of them through the air and four on the ground.
Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege put up big numbers against TCU's defense. Doege had 318 yards and seven touchdowns passes with his biggest target being wide receiver Eric Ward, who had six catches for 61 vards and three touchdowns.
NO. 17 TEXAS TECH 56 --
NO. 23 TEXAS CHRISTIAN 53, 3 OT
TTU 6-1 (3-1) -- TCU 5-2 (2-2)
TCU quarterback Trevone Boykin continued to improve in his new role as the starter. His 26 complements and 332 passing yards were the highest he's had this year. Boykin distributed the ball well, throwing a touchdown pass to four different receivers.
But it would be TCU's three turnovers that would hurt them in the close game. Doege gave the Red Raiders the win after he threw the game-winning touchdown pass to wide receiver Alex Torres.
The Big 12 witnessed one of the most exciting games of the season as Texas Tech outlasted Texas Christian in a game that was decided in triple overtime.
NO. 25 TEXAS 56 -- BAYLOR 50
UT 5-2 (2-2) -- BU 3-3 (0-3)
Texas and Baylor both went into Saturday's contest with a two-game losing streak. In the end, Texas snapped its losing streak as Baylor continued its, moving it to 3-3 after starting the season winning its first three games.
Texas running back Joe Bergeron made the biggest impact in the game, rushing for 117 yards and five touchdowns. Wide receiver Mike Davis worked well with quarterback David As as well. The two connected six times for 148 yards and one touchdown.
Baylor quarterback Nick Florence had some weapons of his own. Florence completed 10 passes to wide receiver Terrance Williams for 183 yards and a touchdown. Florence threw two touchdown passes and ran to the end zone twice himself.
But an interception from Florence and a fumble by running back Glasco Martin prevented the Bears from beating the Longhorns.
OKLAHOMA STATE 31 -- NO. 24 IOWA STATE 10
OKST 4-2 (2-1) -- ISU 4-3 (1-3)
Quarterback J.W. Walsh threw for a season-high 415 yards as Oklahoma State scored 24 unanswered points after the first quarter to defeat Iowa State.
Walsh completed 68 percent of his passes and helped keep the offense on the field for over 34 minutes. Running back Joseph Randle rushed for more than 100 yards for the fifth time this season. Randle collected 151 yards and two touchdowns to give the Cowboys a boost on offense.
Oklahoma State's defense came through on third down as it allowed Iowa State to convert on only four of 17 third downs. The Cowboys shutout the Cyclones in the second half to pick up the win.
— Edited by Andrew Ruszczyk