A dazzling array of huge defensive plays, and the legs of Jesse Ertz, have K-State staked to a 17-point halftime lead as the Cats are up 20-3 on the baffled Jayhawks.
Ertz has 99 yards on the ground on 12 carries, and 59 in the air on only attempts. Donnie Starks had a pick-six and Elijah Lee tallied an interception after Craig Settles — fresh off a sack — batted a pass at the line. And those three facts sum up the half pretty clearly.
Alex Barnes has added 42 on 4 touches, getting his customary second-quarter entry into the fray.