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Kansas State Needs Help To Make Big 12 Title Game, College Football Playoffs

Shandel Richardson|
Nov 2, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson (2) throws a pass against the Houston Cougars in the first quarter at TDECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images
Nov 2, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; Kansas State Wildcats quarterback Avery Johnson (2) throws a pass against the Houston Cougars in the first quarter at TDECU Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images | Thomas B. Shea-Imagn Images

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The Kansas State Wildcats were in control of making it to the Big 12 title game but now they need a little help.

Last week's loss to Houston made the path a bit tougher but it remains possible. First, the Wildcats must win their three remaining games against Arizona State, Cincinnati and No. 17 Iowa State. That is the portion they control.

What is out of their hands is Colorado. The Buffaloes are ahead in the standings, so the Wildcats need them to lose at least once. The problem is Colorado has a favorable schedule remaining, with games against Texas Tech, Utah, Kansas and Oklahoma State.

Texas Tech (6-3) is the only team with a winning record. Utah was the preseason media favorite but has disappointed. The Jayhawks are just 2-6, but even the Wildcats would root for their biggest rivals that weekend. The Cowboys are another team that has sputtered after being the No. 3 pick in the preseason.

The Wildcats can only blame themselves for their predicament. They have every chance to stay atop the race but blew a nine-point, fourth-quarter lead against the underdog Cougars. If Colorado keeps rolling behind quarter Shedur Sanders and coach Deion Sanders, many will consider this a disappointing season for the Wildcats.

They began the season with such high expectations, with some talking national title and quarterback Avery Johnson for the Heisman Trophy.

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Kansas State Wildcats On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel. He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star. TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com You can subscribe to our YouTube channel here Follow all of our Miami Heat coverage on Facebook here