TCU suffers time beyond regulation loss to Kansas State in Large 12 title recreation

ARLINGTON, Texas — Ty Zentner kicked a 31-yard discipline objective in time beyond regulation as Tenth-ranked Kansas State beat No. 3 TCU 31-28 within the Large 12 championship recreation Saturday, leaving the Horned Frogs to attend one other day to seek out out if that they had carried out sufficient to get into the four-team Faculty Soccer Playoff.

The Wildcats arrange the profitable discipline objective after TCU (12-1) had the opening possession of time beyond regulation and Kendre Miller was stopped quick on consecutive performs from contained in the 1.

Deuce Vaughn ran for 130 yards and a landing and Will Howard threw two landing passes for the Wildcats (10-3), who six weeks earlier had jumped out to a 28-10 lead early within the second quarter earlier than TCU scored the sport’s final 28 factors.

That was certainly one of 5 video games the Horned Frogs (12-1) gained when trailing after halftime. However they could not do it once more with the prospect to ensure being the primary Large 12 staff apart from Oklahoma to make the playoff.

TCU, the primary Large 12 staff to finish an everyday season undefeated since Texas in 2009, might nonetheless get into the playoff. Whereas their case was helped when fourth-ranked USC (11-2) misplaced 47-24 to No. 11 Utah within the Pac-12 championship recreation Friday night time, the Frogs now have to attend till the ultimate CFP rankings come out Sunday.

Large 12 commissioner Brett Yormark stated earlier than the sport that TCU, with first-year coach Sonny Dykes, already deserved to be within the playoff.

“You have a look at their power of schedule. You concentrate on how they’ve carried out all 12 months lengthy,” Yormark stated. “I feel regardless they need to be in, for positive.”