BOULDER, Co. (KSNT) — It wasn’t the Wildcats’ day on the road.
K-State (4-4, 1-4 Big 12) dropped its second straight game, losing to Colorado 27-24 on the road in overtime.
After a nearly scoreless first quarter, Colorado found the end zone first as Richard Young ran in a score from six yards out.
In the second quarter, Blake Barnett found Josh Manning for a 28-yard touchdown to make it 7-7 entering halftime.
Out of the break, Colorado’s JaQuail Smith put his squad back on top with a 47-yard dash to the end zone to put Colorado up 14-7.
On the following drive, K-State sophomore tight end Linkon Cure scored his first-ever career touchdown off a 33-yard pass from Barnett to tie the game at 14.
In the fourth quarter, Young scored his second touchdown of the day, this time from 22 yards out to put the Buffaloes back on top, 21-14.
With under a minute left, K-State would get to the end zone as Barnett found Garret Oakley for a touchdown with two seconds left. PAT was good, and the game went to overtime.
Luis Rodriguez would knock in a field goal to put K-State up 27-24 and put the pressure on the Colorado offense.
The Buffaloes delivered with a touchdown to win in overtime.
Up next, the Wildcats will host Oklahoma State on Nov. 7. Kickoff time is TBD.
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