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The Hutchinson News: K-State holds off TCU

By Arne Green

MANHATTAN — It took nearly four quarters, but the Kansas State Wildcats finally found what they were looking for.

Skylar Thompson scored on a 3-yard run with 2:45 left, capping an 11-play, 95-yard drive Saturday to give the Wildcats a much-needed 24-17 Big 12 victory over TCU at Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

The winning drive, which consumed 5 minutes, 18 seconds, included a 2-yard red-zone pickup on fourth down by Thompson, who also put the Wildcats in position to score with a long run from deep in K-State territory.

“I’m so excited for the players and the coaching staff,” K-State coach Chris Klieman said after the Wildcats snapped a two-game losing streak that, thanks to a pair of bye weeks, had stretched over a month. “We put a lot of hard work in the last two weeks and we know it’s not perfect by any means, but I can’t tell you how happy I am with the resolve those guys showed."

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