Somewhere in the fight-filled, money-chasing hustle that the college bowl season has become, a national champion will emerge. Too bad that so far, hardly any of the games on the road to that national championship…

PHOENIX — The Kansas State football team ended its season in style. Avery Johnson and Dylan Edwards led the Wildcats to a thrilling 44-41 victory over Rutgers at the Rate Bowl on Thursday inside Chase…

PHOENIX — The Rate Bowl will feature the Kansas State Wildcats and the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Thursday. KEY MATCHUP The Wildcats rank fourth with 5.9 yards per carry, compared to the 4.9 per rush the…

Illinois assistant coach Dana Dimel, who was an All-American offensive tackle for Kansas State and later became the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday. He was 62. Dimel’s wife, Julie, and children…

ATLANTA — On a busy day, flags were planted Saturday in Columbus, Ohio, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Tallahassee, Fla. A trident was driven into the earth in Tucson, Ariz. Tempers flared, umbrage was taken, and…

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Rocco Becht threw for two touchdowns and ran for another and No. 17 Iowa State’s defense came up with big stops in the second half to help the Cyclones beat Kansas…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 116 yards and two scores and became Kansas’ all-time leader in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns in a 45-36 win over No. 17 Iowa State at…

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Oklahoma State and Kansas State have long considered themselves similar Big 12 programs. They are both land-grant schools, and their football teams have been built upon well-earned reputations for blue-collar toughness…

TCU plays Kansas on Saturday in a Big 12 matchup of teams desperately in need of a win. The Horned Frogs lost by a point to UCF before getting clobbered last week by SMU. The…

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — No. 1 Texas will start Arch Manning at quarterback Saturday against Louisiana-Monroe while regular starter Quinn Ewers continues to recover from a strained muscle in his abdomen, coach Steve Sarkisian said…