Mack Brown wanted to give freshman QB David Ash some easy throws early to settle him down, but Ash misfired on three of his first five and saw the fifth tipped and intercepted in Texas territory.
The return gave Collin Klein and the Wildcats the ball at the Longhorns 16. After converting a 4th-and-short on a Klein QB sneak, Kansas State was held inside the five and had to settle for a 20-yard Anthony Cantele field goal.
Score: Kansas State 3, Texas 0, 7:10 remaining in the first quarter