To recap: K-State simultaneously held firm with a goal-line stand and knocked Greene out of the game. That gave the Wildcats a 17-10 lead at the break and a weakened offense to go against in the second half. They effectively won the game right then and there.

No. 17 Kansas State knew that West Virginia would try to shut down Big 12 rushing leader DJ Giddens, and that enabled quarterback Avery Johnson to put together a career game. Johnson threw three touchdown passes in the Wildcats' 45-18 win over West Virginia on Saturday night,

West Virginia is nearing its second and final bye week of the 2024 season, but has to get through a couple of more games before catching its breath one last tim