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Kansas State forced Mississippi State into third and 17 ... then this went wrong

Kansas State football fans were on their feet and the Mississippi State Bulldogs were on their heels.

The Wildcats had just followed a MSU holding penalty with a pair of tackles from linebackers DaQuan Patton and Elijah Sullivan, which forced the Bulldogs into third and 17 from the K-State 39. Another stop meant Mississippi State was likely to punt.

This was late in the first quarter and the score was tied at 3-3. Stuffing the Bulldogs and getting the ball back with an opportunity to take the lead, or even surrendering a modest gain followed by a field-goal attempt, would have been a big momentum booster for the Wildcats.