MANHATTAN — Five plays into the second half of last Saturday's game at Colorado, Kansas State football faced what could have been a nightmare scenario. Instead, it came with a silver lining.

How Kansas State football found a capable backup quarterback in Ta'Quan Roberson at Colorado K-State has not won back-to-back conference road games since 2022, after failing to do so last season.

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Kansas State football came up big when it counted most ... pass to Jayce Brown with 12:59 left in the third quarter. Ta'Quan Roberson came on and directed the Wildcats to inside the 1-yard ...

The toughest part of Kansas State’s football schedule might be ... season touchdown passes with the Wildcats. Will Howard and Ell Roberson currently share the record with 24.