Kansas State has upset Oklahoma two years in a row. Can the Wildcats pull off the hat trick?

“I don’t know if we have anybody’s number,” said KSU coach Chris Klieman. “I have so much respect for Lincoln and his staff and his team, and they are a great, great team, and they deserve to be on top because of their body of work. It’s not a one-game season; it’s a body of work, and Lincoln and Oklahoma have proven that year-in and year-out that they are the elite team in our conference.

“The biggest thing we try to do that game, as well as other ones, but that game, in particular, is don’t worry about the name on the front of the jersey or what the pundits or experts say. Let’s just play our game and keep finding a way to make a play. We were down 35-14 in the third quarter and really nobody batted an eye, and then we were able to make a play with Skylar (Thompson) to Deuce (Vaughn), and then we were able to get a big turnover with Jahron McPherson and block a punt, and next thing you know it’s 35-35.

“So, it’s a belief and a mindset that we have the opportunity to be successful if we play to our capabilities. In the same respect, we could get run out of the gym by them, as well. It’s just the fact that our kids have risen to the occasion.”