The Texas Tech football team and its Kansas State counterpart both have high stakes going into their Big 12 game Saturday, Nov. 1, in Manhattan, Kansas.

No. 13 Tech (7-1, 4-1 in the Big 12) needs to win to stay in the race for the Big 12 championship game and a berth in the College Football Playoff . Kansas State (4-4, 3-2) needs two triumphs to become bowl eligible and hasn't finished below .500 since the COVID-disrupted 2020 season, Chris Klieman 's second year as the Wildcats' head coach.

Tech bounced back from its only loss two weeks ago at Arizona State , dispatching Oklahoma State 42-0 last week. Kansas State, top 20 in both major polls to start the season, has rebounded from a disappointing first half with resounding victories over TCU and Kansas its past two times

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