The Kansas State Wildcats could not find the luck of the Irish on Saturday, dropping a close contest to Iowa State 24-21 in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

 

Avery Johnson finished with 294 yards of total offense and three touchdowns, but the Wildcats never led on the day, including trailing by 10 points late in the fourth quarter.

 

Kansas State was able to pressure Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht for most of the game, finishing with four team sacks and six tackles for loss.

 

The Cyclones only committed one team penalty, compared to the Wildcats' six, and also held the football for nearly eight minutes longer than the Wildcats.

 

KSU will have to bounce back from an early blemish, and host the North Dakota Fighting Hawks on Saturday night in Manhattan.