Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman updates the status of tight end Brayden Loftin, who was injured in the BYU game.

The Kansas State football team has suffered through a few humbling losses under head coach Chris Klieman, but most of them have come with an asterisk. Until now.

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman isn't crazy about playing Arizona on a Friday night, but it does come with a silver lining.

The Wildcats were still far from perfect, and the Green Wave had a chance to win the game late, but K-State fought back to tie the score in the fourth quarter and then take the lead on a scoop-and-score touchdown return of 60 yards from Jack Fabris.

Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman talks about the challenges of playing Arizona on a Friday night with a short week of preparation.

Kansas State football's Chris Klieman, Avery Johnson and Dylan Edwards all claim weekly awards after victory over Arizona.

Not only do visiting teams have to prepare for the Cougars and their talented roster whenever they make the trek to Provo, Utah, they also have to ready themselves for altitude. Cool weather and an unusually late kickoff time (9:30 p.m. Central) will also be waiting for Kansas State when the Wildcats arrive on Saturday.

Kansas State football comes perilously close to dropping out of the US LBM Coaches Poll after Saturday's lopsided loss at BYU.

BYU is ranked for the first time as a Big 12 member after an upset win over Kansas State. The AP Poll released week 5 rankings Sunday and BYU entered the poll ranked #22. BYU is also ranked #22 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.