FIESTA BOWL

Kansas State (11-3) vs. Ohio State (10-2), 5 p.m., Channel 7 -- No. 7 Ohio State returns to the scene of its 31-24 double-overtime victory over Miami in last season’s national championship game. No. 8 Kansas State, which fell out of the rankings after three midseason losses following a hand injury to quarterback Ell Roberson, is trying to prove its 35-7 victory over then-unbeaten Oklahoma in the Big 12 title game was no fluke. Both defenses rank among the nation’s best statistically. Ohio State’s top-ranked rushing defense will be trying to slow Kansas State’s option attack. Darren Sproles was the No. 2 rusher in the nation. Kansas State, which ranks in the top five in total defense and scoring defense, faces an offense that struggled, finishing eighth among Big Ten teams with an average of 331.8 yards a game.

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-- Robyn Norwood