Avery Johnson Runs for 152 and Kansas State Stays Unbeaten
Avery Johnson did not throw a touchdown pass and still scored 36.3 fantasy points. That tells you how Kansas State won this one: the quarterback just ran the ball in himself, twice, and let six sacks on defense handle the rest.
Tulane struck first, with Kadin Semonza running in from 9 yards out in the first quarter. That was the last time the Green Wave led. Luis Rodriguez kicked a 23-yard field goal early in the second, Jay Harris scored from a yard out, and Johnson ran in from 7 yards to make it 17-7. Cooper Helmke hit a 58-yard field goal right before the half, which kept it interesting. Harris scored again from a yard out in the third, Helmke added a 53-yarder, and Johnson sealed it with a 12-yard run early in the fourth for a 31-13 lead. Maurice Turner's 25-yard touchdown catch from Semonza with 2:48 left cut the final margin to 31-20.
The yardage backs it up. Kansas State had 434 total yards to Tulane's 260, and 207 of them came on the ground. Neither team threw an interception or lost a fumble, so the game was decided by who could move the ball, and one side could and the other had to settle for field goals, two of them from 50 or more yards.
Kansas State is 3-0. Tulane drops to 1-2.
For your lineup, Johnson and Jaron Tibbs (9 catches, 114 yards) were the Wildcats' best plays, and Turner was a small, welcome surprise on the other side.