Toby Hammes – sports@themercury.com
DUBLIN — Kansas State’s trip across the Atlantic ended in frustration. Costly mistakes and fourth-down failures piled up in a 24-21 loss to Iowa State on Saturday in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium.
“Bottom line: we’re disappointed,” head coach Chris Klieman said. “Came here expecting to win and didn’t win. But I’m proud of the guys, and, you know, like I told them in the locker room: regardless of what this game was, we have 11 more left. If we allow it to eat us up, if we allow the outside noise to become a factor — which these guys ain’t going to let happen — I know they’re not going to let it happen because they see what I see: a really good football team that got beat by a really good football team.”
The loss extends K-State’s skid against Iowa State to three straight and marks the Wildcats’ fifth defeat in the last six seasons against the rival Cyclones (1-0).
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