No. 7 Kansas State wins Big 12 title, beats Texas
Quarterback Collin Klein #7 of the Kansas State Wildcats passes during the game against the Texas Longhorns at Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium on December 1, 2012 in Manhattan, Kansas. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
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Posted: 12/02/2012
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By: Associated Press - By: DOUG TUCKER
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) - Collin Klein threw a touchdown pass and ran for two scores and No. 7 Kansas State beat No. 23 Texas 42-24 on Saturday night for its third conference title in 117 years and a trip to the Fiesta Bowl.
The Wildcats had never played for a conference championship in their last game at home, and had never had a player end the regular season in such close contention for the Heisman Trophy as Klein.
Neither of his main competitors, Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel nor Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o, played this weekend. So Klein, a multitalented senior, had the stage all to himself, one last chance to burnish his credentials for what would be Kansas State's first Heisman.
In front of their sixth sellout in seven home games, the Wildcats (11-1, 8-1 Big 12) tied their team record for victories in a season and matched Oklahoma's Big 12 record.
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