Social Media Takes Off After BYU Upsets No. 13 Kansas State
Sep 22, 2024, 1:32 AM | Updated: Sep 25, 2024, 9:52 pm
Brigham Young Cougars quarterback Jake Retzlaff (12) sings the fight song with teammates in Provo on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. BYU won 38-9. (Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News)
(Jeffrey D. Allred/Deseret News)
PROVO, Utah – BYU football improves to 4-0 this season after knocking off No. 13 Kansas State, 38-9.
The upset victory had social media buzzing. From the wild momentum swing at the end of the first half, Parker Kingston’s 90-yard punt return, to some Taco Bell burritos, the reactions were next level.
BYU was down 6-3, then at the end of the first half, the game turned. Linebacker Jack Kelly jarred the ball away from K-State QB Avery Johnson, causing a fumble.
True freshman safety Tommy Prassas scooped up the fumble and ran it in for the score.
Then Tyler Batty picked off Johnson to set up Jake Retzlaff on a quick score to Chase Roberts.
The win was BYU’s first victory over a Top 25 team since 2022 (Baylor).
BYU held Kansas State out of the endzone, ending K-State’s streak of scoring 28 points or more in 11 consecutive games.
Social media reacts to BYU football taking down No. 13 Kansas State
This has to be the most complete performance a Kalani Sitake coached BYU team has had.
All phases.
Exceptional….
Special teams TD.
Defensive TD.
No turnovers and no costly penalties.
Simply put.
Complete!— Hans Olsen (@975Hans) September 22, 2024
#BYU is 4-0!
Cougs take down No. 13 Kansas State 38-9. pic.twitter.com/B7nliVlWn7
— KSL Sports (@kslsports) September 22, 2024
PLAY OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE FROM BYU’S PARKER KINGSTON 😮 pic.twitter.com/VqvaJPR6ef
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 22, 2024
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!! Cougar Nation, the environment and energy was unreal!! Thanks for making it a true competitive advantage and bringing it. On to the next! #Go Cougs 🤙🏽
— Fesi Sitake (@fsitake) September 22, 2024
#BYU fans… did you see enough from Jake Retzlaff tonight to believe he has taken another step forward in his progression?#BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/1Qa1cit5lr
— Sam Farnsworth (@Samsworth_TV) September 22, 2024
#BYU’s first win over a Top 25 team since 2022.
Time to celebrate.#BYUFootball pic.twitter.com/Ya7kJ4PTuN
— Mitch Harper (@Mitch_Harper) September 22, 2024
The LaVell Leap. #BYU players are enjoying the beatdown over Kansas State. #BYU #BYUFootball @kslsports pic.twitter.com/fNxgQLu6zL
— Matthew Baiamonte (@baiamontematt) September 22, 2024
This was a play call on the Kansas State sideline just before Avery Johnson threw an interception: pic.twitter.com/g7rONTrrmY
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanDFischer) September 22, 2024
BYU dominates No. 13 Kansas State and improves to 4-0 💪@BYUfootball | @byu_cosmo pic.twitter.com/XpxT9yRqu9
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 22, 2024
BYU 31, K-State 9 in the 3rd & I feel sorry for the burrito https://t.co/eLdaBHRFrr
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) September 22, 2024
We will always remember the 21st night of September 👊 #GoCougs pic.twitter.com/lWpRl1F4Fk
— BYU (@BYU) September 22, 2024
soon pic.twitter.com/gwyekuKneh
— jayhawk lasso (@jaylassoku) September 22, 2024
BYU blows out #13 K-State in Provo, 38-9!
The 29-point win is easily the largest victory by an unranked team over a ranked team this season, topping BC’s 15-point win over FSU pic.twitter.com/6weMLNJxpM
— RedditCFB (@RedditCFB) September 22, 2024
— Shehan Jeyarajah (@ShehanJeyarajah) September 22, 2024
BYU WHAATTTTT
— Sickos Committee (@SickosCommittee) September 22, 2024
IT FEELS LIKE ‘96! THE DEFENSE IS ELITE. JAKE RETZLAFF IS KENOUGH. COUGS HUNT AT NIGHT. GET THE BEEFY 5 LAYER BURRITOS. BYU IS 4-0!! TURN IT UP!! pic.twitter.com/bzIRlPtUga
— Hunter Miller (@MillerHHunter) September 22, 2024
omg BYU is crushing K-State
— Nicole Auerbach (@NicoleAuerbach) September 22, 2024
Slapping this on a Christmas ornament pic.twitter.com/wayoxKAcmV
— Josh Pate (@JoshPateCFB) September 22, 2024
Kick returns where the ball hits the turf unexpectedly before being recovered by the return man can create the potential for big plays as the punt coverage players abandon their lanes, chase the fumble, run past the returner, etc – the famous DeSean Jackson TD is a good example https://t.co/uaSNbzOHp3
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) September 22, 2024
Please no. https://t.co/iZczhY7PFr
— Pat Forde (@ByPatForde) September 22, 2024
Kalani Sitake might low-key be on the Whittingham or Ferentz track. (Ignore this mid-game thought in a year when things have gotten bleak.) This looked like a non-bowl year and they’re about to be ranked with a path to 8-9 wins
— Alex Kirshner (@alex_kirshner) September 22, 2024
An all-time 6-minute stretch for BYU here.
Down 6-0 to up 31-6.
Never seen anything like it…maybe you old timers in the 1974 Notre Dame/USC game.
— Brad Powers (@BradPowers7) September 22, 2024
What a crazy, crazy, crazy turn of events at BYU.. Cougars have gone from down 6-0 to up 31-6 on No. 13 K-State with all sorts of wild plays, especially like that punt return that went from fumbled potential disaster to like 140 yards for a TD.
— Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) September 22, 2024
Mitch Harper is a BYU Insider for sports.ksl.com and hosts the Cougar Tracks Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and Cougar Sports Saturday (12–3 p.m.) on KSL Newsradio. Follow Mitch’s coverage of BYU in the Big 12 Conference on X: @Mitch_Harper.
