Not surprisingly, my column in the wake of Nebraska's 17-3 win over Kansas State - " which clinched the Big 12's North division - caused a little dust-up among Cornhusker fans, who were feeling good and not willing - " for one second - " to even think about that name.

As the last seconds of the game ticked away against the Wildcats, I looked at the field and counted the Seniors that had impacted the game with their skill and determination on Senior Day.

Roy Helu Jr. ran 26 times for 95 yards and a touchdown, and Nebraska defeated Kansas State 17-3 to win the Big 12 North on Saturday night.

Bill Snyder excels at winning the hidden details. Will Nebraska's coaching staff measure up? So tell me what you want, what you really, really want.

Sean Weatherspoon was fed up with the second-half collapses. That's why Missouri's senior linebacker and captain gathered teammates around at halftime at Kansas State last week and made it clear: It wasn't going to happen again.

From here, the Kansas State football team can go in two directions.Beat Nebraska on the road in their season-finale and the Wildcats will travel to Arlington, Texas, to play for the Big 12 championship, and then to some exotic locale to partake in a bowl game.Lose to the Cornhuskers and their season is finished.

Missouri running back Derrick Washington, right, dives into the end zone to score a touchdown as he is pulled down by Kansas State linebacker Ulla Pomele and defensive end Brandon Harold during the fourth quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov.

Bill Snyder returned to Kansas State to calm the waters. Now, the K-State coach will look to part the Red Sea as the Wildcats travel to Nebraska Saturday facing a must-win. Everything is on the line for K-State. A Wildcat victory ensures K-State wins the North and advances to the Big 12 Championship game, while also securing a bowl bid.

By now every fan knows that the winner of the NU-KSU matchup this week is the Big 12 North champion and will likely face the Texas Longhorns who need a win in just one of their two remaining games to win the Big 12 South.

MANHATTAN, Kan . On senior day, all Brandon Banks wanted to do was make a play. The wide receiver wanted so badly to make a play because that's what he does.

The music is soft. Like it's coming from a distance. It's the Kansas State fight song, maybe, or one of those songs the band plays that everyone knows but could never name.

MANHATTAN, Kan. Just one play by Kansas State wide receiver Brandon Banks got the Missouri Tigers' attention.

The Kansas State football is yet to figure out how to stop Blaine Gabbert or efficiently run against Missouri's defense.

Grant Gregory has experienced the worst of senior day. That shouldn't be the case Saturday, when he joins 23 other Kansas State seniors at Snyder Family Stadium for a farewell appearance against Missouri.

They are a dynamic team, especially in the first half. If you look at the tape, regardless of which half it is, you can tell that they are a pretty good team.

In light of Baylor scrub Nick Florence looking like freaking Dan Marino in Columbia on Saturday , I can only cringe when I think about lightning fast Brandon Banks going up against the sieve that is Mizzou's secondary on Saturday in Manhattan.

Todd Reesing kept giving, and Kansas State finally took advantage. Reesing's third turnover of the first half set up a 31-touchdown pass to Lamark Brown to give K-State a 10-7 halftime lead that the Wildcats eventually turned into a 17-10 victory over Kansas in Saturday's Sunflower Showdown.

It wasnt that long ago that the Governors Cup lived in a Kansas State trophy case on a year-round basis.Like he is now, Bill Snyder was the Kansas State football coach back then, and he recalls winning the hardware so many times that the award presentations following all those victories against cross-state rival Kansas became matter of fact for his ...

Key play: Emmanuel Lamur intercepted a Todd Reesing pass on Kansas' second possession near the end zone and helped keep the first quarter scoreless.

Kansas kicker Jacob Branstetter is not known for backing down from collisions. It has gone well past the point of KU coach Mark Mangino trying to get his kicker to stop flying in for tackles on kickoffs.