RAPID RECAP: Kansas State upsets No. 6 Oklahoma 41-34 in Norman

NORMAN, OKLA. — Unranked Kansas State took a two-landing guide on the road at No. 6 Oklahoma with 8:00 still left in the fourth quarter in advance of a frantic 8 minutes of football concluded with 41-34 Kansas Condition get on Saturday night at Gaylord Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla.

After three rough performances to open the year, Kansas Condition (3-1, 1- Major 12) quarterback Adrian Martinez ran 52 yards on 3rd and 16 to get to the Oklahoma (3-1, -1 Massive 12) 4-property line in advance of afterwards punching it in on a 1-property operate up the middle for his fourth hurrying touchdown of the night.

In addition to Martinez’s four speeding touchdowns on Saturday, he was the Wildcat’s primary rusher with 148 speeding yards versus what was a porous Oklahoma protection that permitted 509 whole yards.

Martinez was extremely criticized for his perform in Kansas State’s 17-10 decline final week towards Tulane, but he the Nebraska transfer quarterback showed up massive-time in opposition to the Big 12’s leading-ranked staff on Saturday night.

Kansas State’s offense gained 509 total yards on the night, and Martinez was liable for 382 of them when combining his passing and hurrying totals.

Irrespective of not forcing a turnover and making it possible for a season-higher in factors, Kansas State’s protection was ready to maintain off a large-run Oklahoma offense just more than enough to escape Oklahoma with a assertion highway victory subsequent an uncomfortable residence reduction previous week in which the protection performed effectively ample to receive a victory.

For the next time in as numerous outings to Norman — just one of the Large 12’s most difficult environments to get a street victory — Kansas State leaves with a get. In 2020, Kansas Point out conquer the Sooners 38-35 when Oklahoma was ranked No. 3 in the region. Kansas was also unranked in the 2020 recreation.

K-Point out has gained 4 of its past six video games at Oklahoma.

Soon after looking locked up in the 1st 3 game titles of the period, Kansas Condition quarterback Adrian Martinez discovered much more good results in the Wildcats’ fourth match of the season than he did in any of their initial 3 games — mixed.

Martinez concluded 21-of-34 passes for 234 yards on Saturday evening and experienced just one passing landing. Martinez came out aggressive wanting to toss the ball far more down-discipline early in the recreation, and it assisted add to K-State opening the match with a 14- guide after the Wildcats’ to start with two drives.

The Nebraska transfer also ran the soccer additional towards Oklahoma’s protection than he did in the to start with a few weeks of the season. Martinez rushed 21 total periods for 148 yards and his rushing touchdown in the very first half served set Kansas Point out up 21-14 ahead of securing the recreation-successful landing with significantly less than 2:00 remaining in the sport.

His landing operate bundled some amazing agility by diving above the pile at the line of scrimmage, but he was brief of the goal line. To get around the objective line, Martinez planted his still left hand in the grass and vaulted himself into the red grassed conclude zone.

Martinez silenced a whole lot of doubters next his unattractive start to the season with his potent general performance — on the floor and in the air — on Saturday versus the Sooners. The former 4-star prospect seemed no cost, rapidly and assured in his talent on Saturday.

Deuce Vaughn experienced a streak of eight straight game titles with at the very least 100 speeding yards snapped very last week versus Tulane. But Vaughn rushed for 116 yards versus a stout Quicker defensive entrance.

The preseason All-American averaged 4.6 yards per have, which is more than he averaged in any of K-State’s 1st three game titles this year. On several carries, Vaughn was in a position to make the Sooner’s first tackler pass up by applying a nifty juke go paired with a terrible head phony.

Ben Sinnott experienced five receptions for 22 yards getting into Saturday’s activity and just 7 receptions for 37 yards in his career. But, Sinnott had a job activity from the No. 6 rated Sooners. The big-bodied restricted stop hauled in 4 catches for 80 yards on the night time, each profession highs. A few of Sinnott’s to start with 4 receptions all went for at least 20 yards, like 1 reception for 27 yards to get into Oklahoma territory on a push that later set Kansas Condition up 34-20.

From a numbers viewpoint, Sooner quarterback Dillion Gabriel experienced a genuinely spectacular match. But Gabriel’s night time was not straightforward. The Sooner quarterback had 4 touchdown passes, like his initially two which went at minimum 50 yards. He ended the night time with 330 passing yards on the night.

But Kansas Point out defensive coordinator Joe Klanderman did a good quality position of relocating his defensive backs all over sufficient to make issues a bit complicated for the Oklahoma transfer quarterback during the night time.

Klanderman’s protection was in a position to get tension on Gabriel in crucial moments, which served fluster him in the pocket. Gabriel was ready to escape strain a number of instances, which contributed to his 61 rushing yards, but 26 yards of that arrived on 1 scramble down the sideline.

But Gabriel was actually disciplined throughout the evening in not throwing the ball into harm’s way in opposition to an opportunistic Kansas Condition protection that had a blended six interceptions in the last two months against Missouri and Tulane.

Kansas State returns to Invoice Snyder Spouse and children Stadium future 7 days to participate in Texas Tech in their 2nd Major 12 game of the period. The Purple Raiders defeat No. 22 Texas on Saturday in Lubbock, Texas, to start Major 12 participate in 1-.