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Wildcats win first overtime game in 44-year history of stadium
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Mack McClure
Updated: Nov 13, 2011, 4:09 AM
Published: Nov 13, 2011, 4:10 AM

MANHATTAN — Saturday’s Kansas State-Texas A&M quadruple overtime heart-stopper, a 53-50 Wildcats win at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, was the first overtime game in the 44-year history of the stadium.
It was only the second overtime game in Kansas State history, the first coming in the 1998 Big 12 championship game in St. Louis. Texas A&M beat Kansas State 36-33 in double overtime, denying the Wildcats a shot at playing for the national championship.
Kansas State would ultimately accept a berth in the Alamo Bowl, losing 37-34 on a last-minute, nearly length-of-the-field scoring drive by Purdue quarterback Drew Brees.

Another big game
for Harper
Kansas State’s leading receiver, junior Chris Harper had a big game with four catches for 134 yards and a touchdown. He caught a 53-yarder in stride from quarterback Collin Klein with 5:49 remaining in the fourth quarter to pull the Cats within 31-28.
Kansas State kicker Anthony Cantele’s 44-yard field goal with 2:12 left in regulation tied the game at 31 and sent it into overtime.

Klein sets K-State
rushing TD mark
Besides passing for a career-high 281 yards, Klein rushed for five touchdowns — including 2-, 3-, 2-, 25- and 1-yard runs — and a school single-season record for rushing touchdowns in the process. Klein passed Mack Herron, who had 20 rushing TDs during the 1969 season, and now has 24 for the season.
He finished with 104 net yards in 35 carries.

Lockett lost for season
Kansas State wide receiver/return specialist Tyler Lockett is out for the season with an injury, it was announced prior to the No. 17 Wildcats’ game with A&M.
Emerging as one of the dangerous playmakers in the country and a freshman All-America candidate, Lockett had an all-star performance during a 52-45 loss to No. 2-ranked Oklahoma State in Stillwater, Okla., last Saturday night. He had 315 all-purpose yards and a touchdown.
Lockett ranked second in the country for kick return average with 16 returns for 564 yards for a 35.2 yards-per-game clip and two TDs. He became the first player in school history to return kickoffs for scores in consecutive games.
Appearing in nine games, Lockett, the son of Kansas State career receiving leader Kevin Lockett, had 18 receptions for 246 yards and a 13.7 yards-per-catch average. He had three scoring catches.
Have You Seen This? The mic is always hot
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Hayes looked over at his teammates and mentioned that one of the reporters in the crowd was gorgeous. The reporters started laughing and Hayes quickly realized that his mic was on and his face turns about as red as his shirt. - photo by John Clyde
John Clyde
Published: Mar 29, 2015, 2:39 PM


HOT MICINGTON All through journalism school there was one thing that was pounded into our brains day after day: The mic is always hot.

What this basically means is that even when you dont think the microphone is on, always assume it is, because you may say something youll regret. I am not joking when I say for four years in college I was taught this time and time again. If youve ever seen any news bloopers on YouTube, youll notice that a lot of journalists either went to some really bad journalism schools or maybe they were bad students.

Wisconsin basketball player Nigel Hayes learned the hot-mic lesson the hard way this week, but in his defense I dont think hes journalism major.

During a press conference, Hayes and fellow teammates Sam Dekker and Frank Kaminsky were prepping for questions when the moderator asked Hayes to say something for the stenographer. Hayes tried to make a joke, but it wasnt until his following comment that he got the crowd laughing.

Hayes looked over at his teammates and mentioned that one of the reporters in the crowd was gorgeous. The reporters started laughing and Hayes quickly realized that his mic was on and his face turns about as red as his shirt.

The 20-year-old Hayes looked like an embarrassed 13-year-old when he put his face in his hands and awkwardly smiled.

Besides the awkward hilarity there are two things I love about this video. The first thing is the fact that what Hayes said was actually very flattering and respectful. He didnt use derogatory or sexist terms to describe the woman he saw. He said one of the classiest compliments you can give, that someone is beautiful. Refreshing to hear a young man use these terms, even if it did cause him extreme embarrassment. The other thing thats great about this is how embarrassed he gets. Its adorable to see this humble player get embarrassed by his comment.

While we all love buzzer-beaters and Cinderella stories, this may be one of the best moments to come out of the 2015 NCAA Tournament.