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Kansas State hands FAU largest loss in program history, 63-7

Florida Atlantic running back Gregory Howell Jr. (9) is tackled by Kansas State linebacker Charmeachealle Moore (52) and Kansas State defensive tackle Will Geary (60) during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Sept. 17, 2016, in Manhattan, Kan.

(Charlie Riedel / AP)

The ball fluttered behind Jason Driskel, its flight disguising the Florida Atlantic quarterback's last name on his jersey. Driskel spun to locate the ball, its location and destination unknown.

Driskel's grasp simply vanished, the root of the fumble traced not to a tackle or a strip, but to his own fingers.