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Kansas State Wildcats vs Texas Longhorns Recap - Longhorns Win 40-34

Sam Ehlinger sliced and diced the Wildcats defense for 380 yards as Texas handed Kansas State a 40-34 defeat on Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium.

Texas won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -5.5-point spread as favorites. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 47.5.

Sam Ehlinger completed 30 of 50 pass attempts for 380 yards for the Longhorns in the win.

Alex Delton rushed for 79 yards for Kansas State, while Alex Barnes added 57 yards. Jesse Ertz threw for 224 yards for the Wildcats, while receivers Dalton Schoen and Dominique Heath had 128 and 55 yards respectively.

Texas outgained Kansas State 546-394 yards in the game, while the battle of first downs was won 32-16 by the Longhorns.

The time of possession battle favored Texas as their offense was on the field for 31:47, longer than the 28:13 of their opponents.

Next game, Texas takes its act on the road to face Oklahoma looking for another win. For Kansas State, they head home to face TCU.