well now we welcome you to New Orleans in the era of the 12 team college football playoff a game that absolutely could have college play football playoff implications too late hosting Kansas State home of the Green Wave and the wave certainly a contender in the American Conference chis Tennant sends it deep and it will be returned by by shotti Clayton Johnson short of the 25 yd line driven out of bounds so our first opportunity to see as you said [Applause] Mr and state shows Blitz off the edge vensa with a sidearm outlet and he's gotot Hughes first down and more there's the California cool youngster can deal Johnny Clayton Johnson his first Carry and now a decision to make for Tain on fourth down and one inside the 35 yd line this be a long field goal attempt probably outside straight ahead right at the line of scrimmage getting shut down was Clayton Johnson breaking mod another stuff and the sideline for the wild cats explodes cuz he is electric third down at a long four close to five only a three-man run swing passes behind gens so it will be a three and out for Kansas State bust into the secondary there he goes drag down from behind by Jordan riy 39 y though from maai [Music] Hughes which he has done Kan of State brings a blitz eyes downfield for Mena a wobbly throw as he was hit as he released it intended for Hugh Town quarterback who comes with the resume that Avery Johnson compiled when he was in high school if you can get him in your program it's just going to have a trickle down effect on your entire recruiting operation helps when you've got DJ gens as well back to back carries for a first down who is now in Ohio State kind of saw the writing on the wall that he was the future at quarterback as DJ giddens turns the corner and picks up another Kansas State first down and what does it say leis that you have now chosen a quarterback that present problems for a lot of quarterbacks this year Johnson out of the pocket throws across his body On Target to Garrett Oakley first down that's the kind of special play that this kid is capable four starters on the offensive line for Kansas state from a year ago trying to establish themselves and establish this run game there goes Johnson we leading his way inside the 30 yd line with a spin move Avery Johnson 11 hats to the ball at all times Lewis rck es one might say ay Johnson nowhere to go wrapped up and thrown down they were hoping for a face mask call on the fobs white they've got so many guys with that kind of body type who can just make play after play 48 yds away is good for [Applause] tenant so a three- nothing lead for Kansas State our first chance today to check in with Matt Barett he is a load to bring down he was the Rookie of the Year in the American last year ensa on a roll up long throw dive and catch made it's a first down if it stands dun tap lck got a foot down terrific so that could take care of itself but say you're Kansas State and you don't win the Big 12 Championship as men goes play action he's going to take a shot down field for Fleming he's got Destro inside the 5yd line down to the three first and goal Green Wave he beat Maris single who saved the touchdown you're going to see Fleming he's in the slot and he's already got leverage on the safety Maris seagull big titan catch Darian Mena to Dante Fleming h b does his way in the zone for the greenway [Applause] touchdown that's how you give up explosive plays that's the kind of mistake vacate the middle of the field number 85 for Kansas state is now guy with that kind of speed and then here you get the combination block start of the second quarter Chris kman knew what was coming here goes Avery Johnson on what turns out to be third and long and he gets bottled up while we were away they went to the replay booth and yes indeed they did take away the catch from Garrett Oakley maybe contributed to that Aaron throw but now they're going to get the football back to Lane in very good field position that's not a great punt at all from that takes a sideways hop out of Bounds at the Kansas state 38 yd line the way they paid him just like two lanes betting on the future Dar men B out Blitz menah off his back foot fls to a wide open Balman he beats the blitz for a touchdown you see they try to get after the Young quarterback once again and go with a zero Blitz the problem is there's a second there's a bust in the secondary Keenan Garber turns loose Alex [Music] Bowman you just see the Poise in the demeanor of Daren Mena to continue to give ground he's answering every test so far up the middle gens into the open field DJ GS with an answer for Kansas State wrestled down from behind by Jonathan Edwards just what the cats needed how about that how's that for an answer how's that you're going to hit us with a big play we're going to go to our guy who we call the Silent Assassin DJ Giddings doesn't say very much as told by quarterback Avery Johnson but all he does is work and you see there you see the sweet jump cut right there as he avoids the linebacker Tyler grubs then he's off to the r let's see what Avery Johnson has here fourman Rush steps up in the pocket jump pass wide open jaas Brown H out of bounds inside the 15 yd line a late flag throw for this hit the foul is personal foul for targeting I don't think so the crown is defined as that area on the top of the helmet not the face mask not the front of the helmet that's not the crown of the helmet front of the hel exactly and it's a hard hit but by definition now you can understand why an official from distance would throw the flag to Johnson out of the pocket Eyes On The End Zone backing up touchdown will Swanson the tight end settled the ability to extend the play get your body situated and then hit the tight end will Swanson who you're going to see here working left to right on your screen you see him right there just reach back across his [Applause] body after a touchdown horns submarines depends on the spot they say without measurement he's got the first down now here again you hear it talked about on broadcast all the time top play action and so looking downfield he's going to float one to a wide open Mario Williams another coverage Buster you have to think and Williams takes advantage he may have had his face fast sced to the 31 yd line he's going to put up some big time numbers on your defense like he has already wide receiver screen Williams gets a block finds a crease into the Red Zone another two-lane first [Applause] half inside the 10yd line close to another two-lane first down it is a first down first and goal for the Green Wave just running that just Kansas State Defense Barnes again slips and goes down so it'll be second down and goal you me mentioned the Mena offers what did he tell us Lynwood and still has a package of plays given to him by the coaching staff and he's in there in the red zone now runs the Zone read and maai Hughes is down to about the seven yd line where it will be third down and goal your pass are back on the field here third and goal Blitz off the edge Mah spins out spins again and throws it away was he sacked flag down on the near side of the field Damen ILO was all over both in the offense illegal motion number two that penalty is declined intentional grounding number 10 that's a loss of down at the spot of the foul fourth down so this will be a field goal try now for Tain to see if he can make this a seven-point game you see Darion just trying to buy some time buy some time if you're the Kansas State player that's going to get credit for a sack yeah of course you want you're pretty happy they stopped it I'll take that win that's right so I'll take that yeah Damen El Leo's kind of happy and that 40 Y is on the way right down the middle so to Lane that's a great guy to pattern your game after and your habits after third down out of the pocket and run out of bounds well shy of the first down line to game Kevin Adams chased him to the sideline and with lots of I mean where are they ranked yeah right when you're in the 15 to 18 range You Are by definition a bubble team they put an emphasis on that as menah with a terrific pass to you brown I he just continues to deal here and they just this year not just purely your one loss record head off play action again fires one in boy we wondered when they talked about the difference between TI now you're going for 220 against one of the better defenses in the third down and four the screen to Hughes read well beautifully done by Kansas State Jacob Parish read it first but that whole defensive line was flowing 41 yds this time for Jacob bares made his last from 40 yards out and this one just like the last one right down the middle so now it's a 10-point lead for the Green Wave with 101 on the clock but still a timeout get him down to inside the 35 yd line fourman Rush stepping up again as Johnson coming back to make the catch is Spivey right about at the line to gain they will say without measurement it is a first down so that stops the clock and preserves the timeout play you got to take then you got to be able to hit on and capitalize on that could have changed the whole tenor of this first half for Kansas State another fourman Rush Johnson to the sideline toe tap for Keegan Johnson and they will give him the catch all the timeouts have now been CAU so this from 53 for [Applause] tenant will it reach it will not well short didn't hit that one well and that will take us to the halftime break with Tain doubling up Kansas state by 10 field position to begin the third quarter it'll be Jace Brown letting this one float into the end zone for a Touchback down to Chris Buton some big plays you get on the same page with their quarterback swing pass Kens Scoops it up breaks it tackle nearly lost his footing oh he got pounded Tyler [Music] grubs cool men are off and see if their coverage is more sound than it was in the first half they bring a blitz a little flip screen Hughes and there's the rally once again the tackle made by Riley and they get the third down stop Johnson back to [Applause] work in motion goes Jace Brown play action Johnson wants the Home Run ball a double coverage incomplete he overthrew Keegan Johnson flagged down Johnson thought he was held up and it looks like the officials agree Lane this offense is explosive enough to make you [Music] pay Avery Johnson hands it off to his childhood buddy Dylan Edwards and he Bobs and weaves those two alongside one another in the back field again another hand off to Edwards Edwards streaking down the sideline all the way down inside the Red Zone and boy Chris Avery Johnson told us he's so happy ends and gens behind Johnson he spins out of a tackle spins out of another now the green wi swallows him up at the 10 yd line Tyler grubs was there first [Applause] so it's a Red Zone defensive stop for the Green Wave three on the board for Kansas State and we've got a one possession game [Applause] again GRE man Rush bensa forced to check it down and here come the wild cats to Rally as maai Hughes has nowhere to go Jacob Parish was there first couple of those down the field best starting field position of the day for Kansas State floats one to GS lowers his shoulder and Shucks a Defender going to send some pressure they drop out a delayed Blitz middle screen Bren Lofton very close to a first down a yard and a half shot will there be any hesitation from Johnson to throw for it lobs one down the sideline to get it on the wheel route [Applause] [Music] touchdown Lewis Kansas State didn't have a play longer than 17 yards all day andand the defensive end Matthew fobs white you're going to see in there when that running back drops off into that pressure situation ation when the running back turns it up the field and he has got to turn and wheel and run with him and you see him just staring at the quarterback staring at Avery Johnson number 17 for Kansas state is5 number5 if you don't know what you're doing especially in Blitz situations call the play clock at two down to one they do get the snap off and Men up third down in a mile he's going to he One Drops it in Mariel Williams at third 21 split the safeties he picks up 47 they're on the brink of disaster men is thinking he's looking over the sideline saying you want to call timeout what should we do here and he just drifts to his left and hits one of his big Playmakers Mario Advantage up here to the top of your screen and so looks that way he's going to look for that back right P touchdown Alex Bowman the tight end two lane retakes the [Applause] you just see Alex Bowman you see they really just run it's it's kind of a form of a pick route Defenders call it a pick route offensive players call it's just a little rub route just run a little bit of traffic right there so Bowman can go ahead as a number three in that 3 by one just loop on outside Kanas state with a drive and a response from Avery Johnson can he do it again play action one-on-one perfectly delivered to Keegan Johnson oh these two one of the heroes from last week with the pick six he's got another first down this time to will Swanson and now you see Avery Johnson is starting to get comfortable as comp 20 they've flown right through that Mark and that's why right now they're knocking on the door again third down and two and he's got the first down and then some right back into the red zone for Kansas State looking over there to his left instead it's Dylan Edwards a crease Freeway to the end zone and Kansas State answers right back and we're a point after away again from a [Applause] tie you just see the misdirection [Applause] in terms of the ball handling you got the tight end coming across the formation which kind of holds the second level in the part of Kansas State a great [Applause] answer well we've got the same a tie here in the fourth quarter AR and Mena back to work over the middle finds Mari Williams out to [Applause] Midfield straight ahead again what sucess again Hughes dragging tacklers inside the Red Zone another first down for tulan 32 more yards for maai Hughes L's coming back pedaling losing the football as spensa and it's scooped up Jack fabis to the house touchdown it looked like Austin Roma knocked it free it's a scoop and score for Kansas State and that's what they do best you're going to see Austin Romain on the blitz and here's the thing he doesn't just try and secure the sack watch him swat at the football that's a critical critical error on the part of Dari and Mena last week Lewis a blocked punt by Ty Bowman Kobe mallister recovered it for a [Applause] touchdown long throw to the sideline it is a conversion to Dante Flem big thr kind of help him through this because the pressure is relentless fourman Rush this time Mena hit as he throws incomplete he was pressured by OS Sami Balman the intended receiver and Avery Johnson sets up the screen two lane was ready for it gens nowhere to go as Patrick Jenkins part of the group that rally to the football over again they've got nothing but big Playmakers on the outside can they Shake one of them loose again and they keep on blitzing flipping one off to Hughes perfectly executed by menah and that freed up maai Hughes does he have one more answer in him another Blitz over the middle incomplete diving was Mario Williams and he got the flag DJ pain and coverage a couple of flags thrown looks like pass interference pass rush please get there Mena please make a good decision menah out of the pocket he's going to tuck it under gets brought down at the 17 yd line that'll set up fourth down rests on this down for too late here comes the Kansas State Blitz Mena on his horse flag down he spins inside the Five Flags everywhere [Applause] holding number 10 defense at the distance to the goal line oh that'll put the ball inside the two yd line and goal at the one Manson he'll throw for it Enzo at the front left pylot call it touchdown Yi Brown snuck inside the pon too late a point after away from a [Applause] tie take it away they call offensive pass interference on dun day Fleming and the tane sideline is stunned yeah that that's that's a big call right there where it looks like Dante Fleming's just try percentage so it is not easy to get in the end zone against this group menah lobs one incomplete now the crowd hoping for a flag the other way Jacob Parish in coverage on Alex Balman as far as playing the ball at the catch Point second down Blitz off the edge and into the end zone and it's intercepted he tried to find the Crosser and Y Keith Brown and it's picked off by VJ pay ruling the field is an interception by the defense in the end zone for a Touchback a heartbreaking way for this game to end for Tain and celebration on the Kansas State sideline as it looks like the cats Will Survive here he is the safety VJ PT you're going to see he's just going to try and hit this over route and really it just to me looks like he panics he wants to get rid of the ball on Sportsman like conduct number 10 on the defense at the distance to the goal line first down Kansas State this is number 10's first foul for on Sportsman like conduct really it's just a critical error on the part of Darian Mena the safety's just sitting right there the receivers getting getting trailed by the DB across the field you can see it there safety Maris seagull and they basically in essence have him bracketed down the field that's the one guy who really was double [Applause] covered and as many great plays as there were in this game it will end with some controversy as T Lane had an apparent game tying touchdown that was taken away with an offensive pass interference call on Dante Fleming and that call gave new life to to Kansas State and their defense backed up to Lane they capitalized they get the takeaway