Alex Barnes took a shotgun handoff from Jesse Ertz.
He darted to his right, weaved through the first line of defense and sprung into the open field untouched, with the purple end zone a mere 15 yards away.
A Kansas defender came speeding at Barnes’ legs when he reached 5-yard line, so he launched himself into the air and landed headfirst atop the orange pylon for a touchdown.
Bill Snyder Family Stadium entered delirium, and royal purple uniforms mobbed the redshirt freshman.
It was Barnes’ lone touchdown Saturday afternoon in K-State’s 34-19 win over KU, and the 31-yard rush helped give the freshman his second-straight 100-yard outing.