MANHATTAN, Kan. — Wide receiver Cody Cook led Kansas State to a pair of touchdowns as the emergency quarterback, Morgan Burns returned a kickoff 97 yards for the go-ahead score and the Wildcats beat West Virginia 24-23 tonight to become bowl-eligible.
Taking over for the injured Joe Hubener, Cook ran for a touchdown and hit Deante Burton with a 77-yard scoring strike to help the Wildcats (6-6, 3-5 Big 12) win their third straight game.
Most importantly, it gave Kansas State six wins and its sixth straight bowl berth.
Wendell Smallwood ran for 141 yards and a touchdown for West Virginia (7-5, 4-5), but he didn’t have the ball in his hands with the game on the line.