Delton, K-State dust UCLA in Phoenix
Alex Delton ran for 158 yards and accounted for four scores, leading Kansas State to a 35-17 Cactus Bowl victory over UCLA in Phoenix on Tuesday night in what could be the final game of head coach Bill Snyder’s career.
Delton replaced Skylar Thompson late in the first quarter and scored on runs of 68 yards, 3 yards and 1 yard. Alex Barnes added 117 yards and a TD for the Wildcats, who ran for 345 yards.
Kansas State (8-5) gave Snyder his 210th — and possibly final — win with the Wildcats.
UCLA (6-7) played without quarterback Josh Rosen, who’s recovering from a concussion.
The Bruins couldn’t contain Delton, saddling interim head coach Jedd Fisch with a loss in his last game before Chip Kelly takes over the program.
Snyder, 78, turned around one of the nation’s worst programs after taking the job in the Little Apple (Manhattan, Kan.) in 1989. He returned from a three-year retirement in 2008 and led the Wildcats to eight straight bowl games. He hasn’t decided whether he’ll return for a 27th season. Heart of Dallas Bowl: Zach Moss rushed for 150 yards, including a careerlong 58-yard run for a touchdown, as Utah rolled to a 30-14 win over West Virginia. The Utes (7-6) are 11-1 in postseason games under Kyle Whittingham, who matched Alabama’s Nick Saban for the most bowl wins by an active head coach. The Mountaineers (7-6) had only 153 total yards without junior quarterback Will Grier, who broke a finger Nov. 18, and 1,000-yard rusher Justin Crawford, a senior who bypassed the bowl game in advance of the NFL draft. Quick for two Lane touchdowns Bowl: Daniel and ran Jones for another threw as Duke beat Northern Illinois 36-14 in Detroit. Jones finished with 338 yards of offense for the Blue Devils (7-6). Marcus Childers threw for 234 yards and a score for the Huskies (8-5).