Barnes runs for 4 TDs as K-State routs Oklahoma State, 31-12

MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Kansas State broke huddle against Oklahoma State at one point Saturday with three running backs joining quarterback Skyler Thompson in the backfield, the quartet making a unique diamond-like formation that coach Bill Snyder said has been part of the playbook for 30 years. True or not, the claim was fitting given the Wildcats' entire game plan looked about that old. Almost entirely abandoning the passing game, Kansas State bludgeoned the Cowboys with an old-school, ground-based attack. Alex Barnes rumbled for 181 yards and four touchdowns, the Wildcats piled up 291 yards rushing and they dominated the time of possession in a 31-12 rout. "Our running game, we've addressed this week-in and week-out, it's gotten better, gotten better, gotten better," Snyder said. "Alex got a lot of yards but you get a lot of yards because someone up front is knocking someone else back.