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Kansas City Star: Late field goal lifts K-State to 33-31 win over TCU, makes Wildcats bowl-eligible
By KELLIS ROBINETT
The Kansas City Star
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Before Saturday, Jack Cantele had never attempted a game-winning kick.
He grew up playing golf, sinking pressure putts at high school tournaments. But none of that compared to what he faced in the final moments of Kansas State’s 33-31 victory over TCU at Snyder Family Stadium.
With seconds remaining in a wild, back-and-forth game, a sellout crowd focused solely on him. If Cantele, who switched to football midway through high school, connected on a 41-yard field goal, the Wildcats would win their fourth straight and become bowl eligible. If he missed, K-State would go down in a hard defeat.
TCU led by one, thanks to a clutch 56-yard field goal of its own from Jaden Oberkrom with 2:13 to go. Now it was Cantele’s turn to answer. ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/16/4626811/halftime-report-k-state-17-tcu.html
By KELLIS ROBINETT
The Kansas City Star
MANHATTAN, Kan. — Before Saturday, Jack Cantele had never attempted a game-winning kick.
He grew up playing golf, sinking pressure putts at high school tournaments. But none of that compared to what he faced in the final moments of Kansas State’s 33-31 victory over TCU at Snyder Family Stadium.
With seconds remaining in a wild, back-and-forth game, a sellout crowd focused solely on him. If Cantele, who switched to football midway through high school, connected on a 41-yard field goal, the Wildcats would win their fourth straight and become bowl eligible. If he missed, K-State would go down in a hard defeat.
TCU led by one, thanks to a clutch 56-yard field goal of its own from Jaden Oberkrom with 2:13 to go. Now it was Cantele’s turn to answer. ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/11/16/4626811/halftime-report-k-state-17-tcu.html
