Oklahoma State is getting straight dunked on by Kansas State after being favored by almost 3 TDs

Bill Snyder’s throwing down a masterclass again Mike Gundy.

No. 13 Oklahoma State is the home team against 5-5 Kansas State. The Cowboys are a 19-point favorite and with an explosive offense, they should be able to handle the lowly Wildcats. Especially given the fact that KSU is playing a freshman QB — Skylar Thompson — in only his second start, right?

Wrong. The Pokes are down, 42-20, through three quarters and the game has largely and unfortunately looked like this gif over and over again.

Allow me to introduce you to Byron Pringle. That’s him hauling in a 46-yard TD catch. It is his fourth total TD on the day. He’s caught three TDs and ran back a kick as well. He has almost 200 yards receiving all by his lonesome.

This is a game where the body snatchers mighta gotten to Oklahoma State because it’s the Wildcats who are running at a 9-plus yards-per-play clip. It’s the Wildcats who have made the game look easy through the air and have outstripped the Pokes all afternoon. There can only be one answer to how this is occurring. The wizard, Bill Snyder, is at it again.

But there was slight controversy surrounding Snyder this week. A report came out that Snyder nixed a potential coach-in-waiting situation admins were trying to put in place.

Current Oregon defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt reached a “verbal agreement” to become Kansas State’s coach-in-waiting and eventual successor to Bill Snyder, former ESPN reporter Brett McMurphy reported Thursday. McMurphy says Snyder had the deal scrapped because he wanted his son, K-State associate head coach Sean, to get the job instead.

Despite the controversy, Snyder’s boys have clearly rallied and a loss for Oklahoma State paves the way for an Oklahoma-TCU Big 12 championship game, but the Frogs still need to take care a business next week. That also sidesteps the myriad of wild tie-breaking scenarios that might have needed to come into play.