Adrian Martinez’s Five Touchdowns Lift Kansas State Over No. 6 Oklahoma

Following a disastrous 17–10 house upset loss by the hands of Tulane final Saturday, Kansas State was pressured to rapidly put the defeat behind them as they ready to go on the street and face No. 6 Oklahoma.

And boy, did they put that loss behind them in a rush.

Quarterback Adrian Martinez accounted for 382 all-purpose yards and 5 touchdowns as Kansas State upset Oklahoma 41–34 on Saturday evening in Norman. The Wildcats by no means trailed within the street upset.

Martinez, who transferred to Kansas State from Nebraska within the offseason, confirmed the kind of quarterback he might be when the lights are brightest. After an uneven profession at Nebraska beneath Scott Frost which featured loads of ups and downs, the fifth-year senior picked up his first signature victory because the Wildcats’ starter.

Wildcats operating again Deuce Vaughn rushed for 116 yards, and alongside Martinez confirmed the nation what sort of 1-2 punch they could possibly be within the operating sport.

Kansas State coach Chris Klieman improved to three–1 towards Oklahoma in his teaching profession in Manhattan, proving as soon as once more to have the Sooners’ quantity irrespective of who’s teaching the staff in Norman.

Oklahoma quarterback Dillon Gabriel accomplished 26 of 39 passes for 330 yards and 4 touchdowns, however the story of the sport fell on the facet of the Sooners’ protection, which couldn’t generate sufficient stops towards Kansas State’s formidable offense.

First-year Sooners coach Brent Venables picked up his first lack of his head teaching profession in Norman, and might want to rapidly determine the right way to account for a lackluster defensive effort from his staff. Venables was employed away from Clemson within the offseason after Lincoln Riley left Oklahoma for USC. The enchantment of hiring Venables was rooted in his familiarity with the college and his sterling fame that he constructed as a defensive coordinator at Clemson.

As a defensively-minded head coach, Venables might want to clear up the problems on that facet of the ball for the Sooners as they give the impression of being to bounce again subsequent Saturday on the street towards TCU.

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