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    MANHATTAN – Kansas football he hoped a week off would provide a fresh start. Instead, it was more same for wild cats.

    Two weeks after suffering an upset loss at Houston, the Wildcats allowed Arizona State to jump out to a three-touchdown halftime lead as a late comeback effort fell short in a 24-14 loss in front of the team. Devils of the Sun on Saturday night at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

    With the loss, K-State fell to 7-3 overall, 4-3 in the Big 12 and essentially lost any hope of reaching the Big 12 championship game. The Wildcats play host to Cincinnati next Saturday.

    Arizona State (8-2, 5-2) kept its league hopes alive with a dominant performance.

    K-State rallied from a 24-0 deficit to score twice in the second half, but it wasn’t enough. The Wildcats outgained Arizona State 412 yards to 398, but that was the only highlight.

    Arizona State quarterback Sam Leavitt threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns, with Jordyn Tyson catching 12 for 176 yards and two scores. Cam Skattebo rushed for 73 yards.

    For K-State, Avery Johnson completed 24 of 40 passes for 258 yards, but was intercepted twice. DJ Giddens had a big second half to finish with 133 yards rushing.

    The 19th-ranked Wildcats had the week off to recover from a 24-19 upset loss at Houston that snapped a four-game winning streak. Arizona State has won four of its last five games, including a 35-31 home win against Central Florida last week.

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    It was too little, too late for K-State as Arizona State wins it, 24-14.

    For the second time tonight, a bad snap prevents a K-State field goal attempt. That would have made it a one-possession game.

    Arizona State takes the lead with 2:02 left, leading 24-14.

    K-State’s offense found new life and got back into the game.

    The Wildcats drive 90 yards in just four plays, capping it off with a 15-yard pass to Joe Jackson and then a 4-yard Jackson touchdown run. A rejuvenated DJ Giddens also had a 45-yard run on the drive and K-State trails 24-14 with 11:26 left.

    End of third Q: Arizona State 24, Kansas State 6

    K-State wins the third quarter but still trails 24-6 going into the fourth.

    Kansas State finally got its running game going after the Arizona State turnover, driving 78 yards in six plays with Avery Johnson scoring from 10 yards out on a quarterback draw. DJ Giddens broke off runs of 27 and 19 yards on the drive.

    After a failed two-point conversion, Arizona State still led 24-6 with 2:51 left in the third.

    It came on the end of a 17-yard completion, but the Kansas State defense finally forced a turnover when Jordyn Tyson punted at the Wildcat 22-yard line with 5:15 left in the third quarter.

    The fumble was forced by linebacker Austin Romaine and recovered by safety Jordan Riley.

    The good news for K-State is that the defense kept Arizona State out of the end zone to start the second half. The bad news, Parker Lewis made a 47-yard field goal to extend the Sun Devils’ lead to 24-0 with 11 minutes left in the third quarter.

    The drive covered 46 yards in seven plays.

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    After getting a touchdown called back, K-State gets to first and goal at the Arizona State 4, only to get blocked and then succeed on a short field goal attempt.

    The Wildcats still trail 21-0 with 2:56 left in the half. At least they traveled 75 meters before the accident.

    Avery Johnson hits Dante Cephas in stride for a 63-yard touchdown, only to be called back into the ineligible linebacker.

    Arizona State again takes advantage of a K-State turnover, driving 61 yards in seven plays with Sam Leavitt hitting tight end Chamon Metayer for a 16-yard touchdown.

    The Sun Devils now lead 21-0 with 10:10 left in the half, cashing in on both turnovers while limiting the Wildcats to 40 yards of total offense.

    Avery Johnson completes a pass to Jayce Brown, who punts to give the Sun Devils the ball back.

    For the second time tonight, Sam Leavitt finds Jordyn Tyson in the end zone, this time on a 30-yard post pattern, two plays into the second quarter, to put Arizona State up 14-0 , with 14:18 left in the half.

    The drive went 67 yards in 11 plays and lasted 6 minutes, 31 seconds.

    Kansas State has 27 total yards in the first quarter and trails Arizona State 7-0 after one quarter.

    Kansas State couldn’t pick up a yard on two attempts, turning the ball over on downs at its own 47 when DJ Giddens is stopped for no gain.

    The Wildcats didn’t seem to fix their running attack in the open week

    Arizona State makes K-State pay for the turnover with a six-play, 49-yard drive as Sam Leavitt hits a wide-open Jordyn Tyson in the end zone after Wildcat safety Marques Sigle stumbles in coverage .

    Sun Devils lead 7-0 with 11:19 left in the first.

    Rough start for K-State’s turnover offense

    Avery Johnson’s first pass on the second play of the game is intercepted by Xavion Alford for Arizona State.

    Arizona State wins the toss and postpones for the second half. K-State will get the ball first.

    Former Kansas State tight end Ben Sinnott, now a rookie with the Washington Commanders, opens the locker room door to “Bring on the Cats.”

    We’re less than 10 minutes from kickoff at Bill Snyder Family Stadium and it’s 65 degrees with partly cloudy skies and a 7 mph south wind.

    Kansas State vs Arizona State game time today

    • Date: Saturday, November 16
    • Time: 6 p.m
    • Location: Bill Snyder Family Stadium, Manhattan

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    Kansas State vs Arizona State betting odds

    Game lines and odds from BetMGM on Saturday:

    • Spread: Kansas State -7.5
    • Over/under: 51.5 points

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    Arne Green is based in Salina and covers Kansas State University sports for the Gannett Network. He can be reached at [email protected] or on Twitter at @arnegreen.

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