Pinstripe Bowl, Syracuse Vs. Kansas State: Cuse Wins 36-34 After Celebration Penalty Spoils Comeback

Referees flagged him for excessive celebration for the salute, which may be as unpatriotic as it is unchill. The penalty was assessed on the extra point try. Since Kansas State needed two to tie, this meant forcing them into a virtual fourth-and-goal from 18 yards out. Coffman’s pass was just a bit too high, essentially ending the game after a failed onside kick.

This was a wild, back-and-forth game full of big plays, star performances, gadgedtry, and bold coaching moves. (And terrible playing conditions.) To see it come down to a celebration penalty, especially on such a harmless celebration, is very disappointing.

Syracuse RB Delone Carter broke free for 61 yards, putting him over 200 on the day. K-State’s defense limited the drive to a field goal, but the three-pointer still means the Wildcats need a touchdown and a two-point conversion.

The Cats have driven into Cuse territory after a nice kick return, converting a first down with under two left.

Syracuse has outgained Kansas State by almost 160 yards. In a turnover-free game, I have no idea how the Wildcats are one decent drive from potentially taking a three-point lead, but here we are.

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Carter has 128 yards, and joins K-State RB Daniel Thomas in rushing for multiple touchdowns.

On the responding drive, the Wildcats converted two fourth downs before Thomas ran in from the goal line on an option pitch, and Cuse has 11 minutes left to make up for that special teams misfire.

Each of Syracuse’s seven runs gained yardage, with the shortest still good for four yards. RB Antwon Bailey also pitched in a 13-yard carry, putting him up to 44 on only five carries.

If K-State’s offense remains in character, this game could really start to pick up the pace. The Wildcats don’t have a very good rushing defense anyway. Cats RB Daniel Thomas must absolutely run wild every day in practice. Thomas is still sitting at 78 yards on the ground today.

The slick field continues to be a problem. Players had been sliding all over the place throughout the first half, with Nassib falling on a dropback during this two-minute drive, thus sacking himself. Thomas even slipped a little while kneeling to celebrate his second touchdown.

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A round of three-and-outs followed, then a lengthy Cuse drive that took forever and went not much of anywhere. The thing took five minutes and 12 plays, but went only 28 yards. I’m still trying to figure out what I just watched.

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The 2010 college football postseason rattles on toward Glendale, and it’s time to place all your money set aside for Christmas shopping on ridiculous, half-assed bowl games played by largely inept football teams. Degenerate gamblers, start your engines. Now playing: Syracuse and Kansas State in the New Era Pinstripe Bowl.

The line: Vegas is iffy on this game, favoring K-State by as much as 2.5 and Syracuse by as much as a point.

Notable Syracuse units: Try notably bad, brah: The Orange rank 106th nationally in total offense, relying largely on their 13th-ranked scoring defense to put up points and their 5th-ranked pass defense to keep opponents’ scoreboard aspirations in check.

Notable Kansas State units: The Wildcats manage to field a top-20 offense that never, ever passes the ball, which should keep them well off the Orange secondary’s radar.

The pick: This is senior Wildcat RB Daniel Thomas’ swan song in purple, and we’re betting he’s raring to put on a show for the scouts. K-State by a touchdown or two.

The 2010 Pinstripe Bowl kicks off at 3:20 p.m. EST. The game will be televised on ESPN. Browse our 2010 college football postseason schedule for a complete list of bowls.

When Kansas State running back Daniel Thomas takes the field at Yankee Stadium in Thursday afternoon’s Pinstripe Bowl, it will be the senior’s last chance to showcase his abilities for NFL scouts against live competition. The 6’2” 228 lb native of Florida is highly regarded among many draft predictors, CBS Sports has Thomas going in the second round and among the best players available at running back, while SB Nation’s Mocking the Draft predicts he will be a fifth round pickup at 140th overall. The former junior college standout ran for over 1200 yards in both seasons for the Wildcats, and should go over 1500 yards today if he has a productive game. In just two years at Kansas State, Thomas has risen to third on the career rushing list there, and has the second most yards in a single season for the Wildcats.

The Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium kicks off Thursday afternoon at 3:20 p.m. EST. Follow along in this StoryStream and visit Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician and Bring on the Cats for team-centric coverage.

The Pinstripe Bowl in Yankee Stadium will kick off Thursday afternoon at 3:20 ET. Follow along in this StoryStream, and visit Troy Nunes is an Absolute Magician and Bring on the Cats for team-centric coverage.

To help prime you for Thursday’s college football quadrupleheader, we’ve compiled this handy list of fun factoids concerning the 2010 Pinstripe Bowl.

Proper name: The New Era Pinstripe Bowl, reminding us that what’s new isn’t always what’s good.

Setting: This will be the second college football game played at the new Yankee Stadium, which you may have heard a little bit about.

Traditional conference pairing: This is the inaugural Pinstripe Bowl, but tie-ins going forward will include the Big East, Big 12, and Notre Dame (for maximum hatefulness).

Announcers: For the second consecutive day, bowl viewers will be under the wing of a Griese (this time the younger), along with Bob Wischusen and Eamon McAnaney.

When you think of rivalries through the years, Syracuse vs. Kansas State doesn’t exactly come to mind. And yet, you could argue that these two teams have become something of bowl rivals over the course of the last thirteen years.

The 2010 Pinstripe Bowl will be the third bowl game battle between these two teams since 1997. The Orange will have played the Wildcats in three of their last six bowls, the Wildcats will have seen the Orange in three of their last nine.

Snyder led the Cats to 11 straight bowls and four straight 11-win seasons before a couple of down years led to Ron Prince’s illustrious campaign. After Prince had righted the program with a pair of near-winning seasons, it took Snyder just two years in his second tenure to reach the Pinstripe. And here we are, Snyder’s first bowl since the 2003 Fiesta.

Kansas State’s explosive ground game features RB Daniel Thomas, eighth in the nation in yards from scrimmage. And the Cats will be likely to lean on Thomas even more than usual, as Syracuse’s strength is its secondary, fifth in the nation in yards allowed per pass.