In the Pop-Tarts Bowl, Kansas State's interim offensive coordinator, Conor Riley, received praise from coach Chris Klieman for his performance. Freshman quarterback, Avery Johnson, impressed with his leadership and performance, amassing 178 pass yards, 71 rush yards, and 3 TDs in his first collegiate start. Lincoln Riley, head coach, expressed pride in his team's performance. Miller Moss, USC quarterback, delivered a remarkable performance with six touchdown passes, drawing praise from various sources. K-State's future looks promising with the impressive performances of Johnson and Jayce Brown, both freshmen. Klieman is excited about Johnson's potential and looks forward to discussing the team's next steps with a full-time play-caller after celebrating the win.
Chris Klieman says “We’re really excited about the future” with Avery Johnson at quarterback. Very impressed with how he protected the football, made checks at the line and also moved the chains today.
Chris Klieman says Conor Riley did a “phenomenal” job as Kansas State’s interim OC. Avery Johnson said he looks forward to growing with Riley. Plan is for the Wildcats to celebrate this win for a few days and then discuss what comes next with a full-time play-caller.
The K-State offensive line was very happy for interim coordinator Conor Riley tonight. https://t.co/1Z1MLklqYX
Avery Johnson dominated in Kansas State's win in the Pop-Tarts Bowl 🔥 ◽️ 178 pass yards ◽️ 71 rush yards ◽️ 3 TDs This was his first collegiate start. 📸: @KStateFB https://t.co/QAnd4fxbhv
Avery Johnson dominated in Kansas State's win in the Pop-Tarts Bowl 🔥 ◽️ 178 pass yards ◽️ 63 rush yards ◽️ 3 TDs This was his first collegiate start. 📸: @KStateFB https://t.co/h2YEskguSr
Love the Avery Johnson/Jayce Brown connection. Both freshmen. K-State football fans are going to see a lot of touchdowns from them over the next few years.
Avery Johnson is legit. Kansas State is going to be fun for the next few years.
Cool thing about Miller Moss’s 6 TDs from last night, the first one was a catch and run and the next five were all passes into the end zone or directly going into the end zone.
There’s been a lot of discussion about #USC’s quarterback situation for 2024. No statement has been more resounding than what Miller Moss did on the field last night. On Moss’ record-breaking performance and what it means moving forward ⬇️ https://t.co/w6SYkXfttm
Did Miller Moss win the USC QB job last night? Only time will tell. If Will Howard ends up at Ohio State, there aren’t a ton of places to turn for a QB right now anyway. My question is whether Moss can be the guy who took a blowtorch to Louisville, week in and week out https://t.co/KOmKTmOPBL
Lincoln Riley on Miller Moss’ performance: “He was really dialed in, he trusted his guys, he got the ball out on time, it was just — it was a tremendous quarterbacking performance.” https://t.co/UHsO1bxZuW
“I’m incredibly proud of this football team. This was as fun of a game as I’d had as a head coach,” Lincoln Riley says.
Miller Moss will rightly be the story coming off today in Bowl Season, but man… Marcel Reed got thrown into the fire after an injury on the FIRST PLAY and has over 250 yards of total offense and a rushing TD through 3 quarters for Texas A&M! So impressed by this dude
Miller Moss dealing tonight. Poised. Accurate. Sees the field. Really impressed. Throwing dimes to true freshman.
Six touchdown passes! It’s the DirecTV Miller Moss Bowl.
What a catch from Ja’Kobi Lane, who slides to reel in a 16-yard pass from Miller Moss. The freshman has made an impression tonight.
Chris Klieman says Kansas State freshman quarterback Avery Johnson has shown tremendous leadership during bowl prep. No permanent QB coach to help him in practice, but that hasn't bothered him in the slightest.
Kansas State coach Chris Klieman says Conor Riley has done a nice job as interim offensive coordinator. Clearly has respect from players based on the entire offensive lineman choosing to play for him in the Pop-Tarts Bowl.