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Jackson's three rushing touchdowns leads K-State to bowl eligibility
By DAVID SMALE
Associated Press
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) --- Joe Jackson rushed for 142 yards and three touchdowns
as Kansas State defeated Colorado 24-14 and earned bowl eligibility for the
fifth straight season on a cold and blustery day. The game-time temperature was
32 degrees with a wind chill of 24.
Quarterback Avery Johnson was 10-of-17 for 115 yards in difficult conditions
for Kansas State (6-6, 5-4 Big 12).
Kaidon Salter was 14-of-25 for 172 yards for Colorado (3-9, 1-8), who got two
rushing touchdowns from Micah Welch.
Jackson scored his second touchdown of the day from 1-yard out with 4:32 left
in the third quarter. The score capped a 56-yard drive.
The Wildcats then made it a two-score game with a 35-yard field goal by Luis
Rodriguez. The Wildcats stalled at the Colorado 19-yard line, but they burned
6:43 off the clock.
Welch's second rushing touchdown of the game capped a nine-play, 75-yard drive
and brought the Buffaloes to within 17-14.
But Jackson's third touchdown, a 17-yard scamper with 2:34 left, extended the
lead to 10 points.
K-State used nearly half the first quarter to take a 7-0 lead on a 4-yard
touchdown run by Jackson. The Wildcats used 7:13 for a 13-play drive.
Neither team did much offensively for most of the rest of the half until
Colorado marched 84 yards in 11 plays for the tying touchdown.
Welch hurdled over the line from the 1 for the score. Colorado finished the
half with 162 yards of total offense. K-State finished with 114 yards, with 74
of those coming on its opening drive.
THE TAKEAWAY:
Colorado: The Buffaloes didn't look like a team with nothing to play for. They
outgained the Wildcats 323-321.
Kansas State: The Wildcats struggled to find its rhythm on offense. A week
after gaining 574 yards, they gained just 321.
UP NEXT:
Colorado's season is done. Kansas State will await a bowl invitation.
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