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The defending FCS champions took out the defending Massive 12 champions. No, that is not reversed.
North Dakota State, the FCS preseason No. 1, punished Kansas State for an 18 play, eighty yard drive that took over eight minutes within the fourth quarter to upset the Wildcats in Manhattan 24-21 after quarterback Brock Jensen tumbled into the end zone with 28 seconds remaining.
“That is the biggest win in our program history,” quarterback Brock Jensen said. “I’m completely honored to be aside of it. Completely honored… That is the hardest sport of my life.”
That landing run was because of some nifty playcalling. After taking the snap, Jensen retreated like he was going handy the ball off to the tailback. Nevertheless, the tailback sprinted out to the right and the suitable guard pulled to the left after the left facet of the line pushed Kansas State to the precise, opening up a tunnel for Jensen to sneak through and score.
On that drive, North Dakota State converted all 4 third down alternatives it had and even with the clock ticking in direction of zeros, was affected person sufficient to stay with the operating recreation. Of the seven performs the Bison ran contained in the KSU 35, six were running performs and 4 netted both six or seven yards. In the event you didn’t know which team was by which division, you wouldn’t have been able to tell the distinction.
After North Dakota State took a 7-zero lead early, Ok-State appeared to grab control with 21 unanswered factors. However instantly after Daniel Sams scored the Wildcats’ closing touchdown of the night time, NDSU answered with a touchdown drive of their very own.
It’s not the first time that North Dakota State has overwhelmed a BCS group from Kansas either. In 2010, the again-to-again FCS nationwide champs beat Kansas and have additionally taken down Minnesota and Colorado State in the earlier three seasons.
North Dakota State beats Kansas State 24-21, the second FCS upset in two nights of the 2013 season
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