Austin American-Statesman

It’s high time for Texas to change K-State narrative

Horns should play to win with a let-it-allhang-out mentality.

- Golden Cedric Golden Commentary

Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium has the welcoming feel of a firing squad when it comes to the Texas Longhorns. Time and time again, they have ventured north with an arsenal of athletic weaponry only to come up a few rounds short in the Little Apple.

Kansas State always has seemed to have the answers against Texas at home, even when Texas held a sizable advantage in talent and playmaking. The Horns have played in Manhattan seven times since 2002 and have won just once, and if history means anything, the enigmatic 2016 team will have a real tough time handing the Wildcats a loss in Saturday’s matinee.

It’s been a consistent trend: death, taxes and Texas losing at K-State.

It’s time to change that narrative.

The oddsmakers are predicting a Kansas State win by a hair, but the Horns should be emboldened, especially the defense, which should be able to keep the Wildcats’ skill people in front of them for most of the afternoon. They should also go in with a let-it-all-hang-

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