LAWRENCE - It's time for another Running Diary, this one for the Sunflower Showdown between No. 22 Kansas State and the Kansas Jayhawks.

1:18 p.m.: Derek Young has been sent up to the press box for warm ups instead of the sideline, but he was still able to provide me with some early updates. He saw true freshman Khalid Duke, Cooper Beebe, Tyrone Lewis and Jaren Lewis, as well as redshirt-eligible kicker Ty Zenter.

He also spotted Jordon Brown early in warm-ups. We'll be keeping an eye on K-State's running backs as pregame continues.

You can also read through DY's Final Walk Through HERE, which is full of late-breaking pregame updates.

1:28 p.m.: Was fortunate enough to do a couple of radio spots yesterday and today throughout the state to preview today's game. I'll share those, as well as the Sunflower Showdown preview edition of The KSO Show, below:

1:34 p.m.: Running backs James Gilbert and Jordon Brown are both dressed and look ready to go, as reported earlier this morning by DY in the walk through linked above.

1:49 p.m.: No real surprises through pregame warm-ups, at least from a surprise injury perspective. And, that's a good thing. Both Malik Knowles and Phillip Brooks, who have been limited due to injury, are fully dressed and warming up. True freshman Keenan Garber did travel at wide receiver, for the first time this season.

1:56 p.m.: Les Miles and Chris Klieman are having a lengthy conversation on the 45-yard-line, K-State's side of midfield, during warm-ups. Almost certainly the longest those two have spoken. They just wrapped it up and moved back to their own teams, as I type this.

2:07 p.m.: For what it's worth, Harry Trotter has been warming up with the ones, ahead of Gilbert and Brown, in warm ups. Certainly worth monitoring as we get into this game. Brown was actually the second, ahead of Gilbert.

2:15 p.m.: Interesting, they're using the PA system to try and urge fans to enter the stadium. There are still quite a few fans waiting outside to enter, and we're maybe 35 percent full, right now, as we near kickoff.

2:29 p.m.: About to kickoff, and there are still a ton of fans who have not gotten into this stadium.

Here's a pregame photo gallery from Grant Flanders, with many more shots to be added throughout the game:

2:40 p.m.: Kansas will have it first after a touchback at the 25, and we'll see an early third-and-medium, make it six yards, for the Jayhawk offense. Duke enters the game, officially, making in the third appearance of his true freshman year. KU runs the route short of the sticks. The completion is made, but Walter Neil makes the tackle a full yard short and forces a punt. Very, very nice series for the K-State defense to open things up.

Joshua Youngblood makes a nice punt return, but there is a block in the back called on Brock Monty that takes it from K-State starting near midfield to way back at the Wildcat 12-yard line.

2:51 p.m.: The warm-ups were a good indicator, as Trotter does start at tailback. Jax Dineen starts at fullback. Trotter burts forward on first down for five yards. Another run by Trotter gets a nice push from the line and four yards, now it's third-and-one for the Cats. Trotter makes a nice cut in the backfield to avoid a tackle for less, then he gains seven in the first down. Very nice effort on his part.

Good call there on a pass interference, as a KU defender held on to Knowles for far too long in that route. K-State is out near midfield, and Skylar Thompson carries for the first time for three yards to K-State's own 46-yard-line. Thompson then hits Nick Lenners for nine more yards and a first down on his first official pass attempt after the earlier penalty.

Joe Ervin was the second back to enter the game, not Gilbert or Brown. Trotter has replaced him again, though, and he grabs another eight yards and will create a third-and-two at KU's 37. Thompson keeps on a speed option and explodes for 34 yards all the way to the 3. Trotter blasts forward on the next carry for two more yards, a very physical run.

Absolutely dominant opening drive. Ten plays and 88 yards. Exactly what K-State wants, especially after a three-and-out.

No. 22 Kansas State 7, Kansas 0 w/7:21 left in the first quarter

3:01 p.m.: Trotter was called for a personal foul after Thompson's touchdown, forcing K-State to kick off 15 yards closer to its own end zone, and Kansas will start this time from the 38-yard-line.

First big play for KU comes on a pass from Carter Stanley to Andrew Parchment, who gains 23 yards and is all the way to K-State's 34, then Pooka Williams burts forward for 10 yards and another first down on the following play. The Wildcats do have KU facing a third-and-eight at the 17-yard-line, and this is where you need to force a field goal try. VERY nice pressure from Drew Wiley there, wow, to force a bad throw from Stanley. He's been a factor.

The field goal is good, but that's a big play from Wiley and a good finish by the K-State defense.

No. 22 K-State 7, Kansas 3 w/4:50 left in the first quarter

3:12 p.m.: Not a great return for Youngblood, but starting at the 22 is better than the 12, where K-State began its scoring drive a possession ago.

Brown has entered the game and gets his first carry, grabbing four yards. Brown carries again, gets four more, and K-State faces a third-and-two early, much like it did on possession one, and Trotter re-enters the game and gets the first down with five more yards. The run game is rolling early for K-State, and that could be the difference in this one unless. Trotter gets seven more, and K-State's backs aren't getting touched until they are a couple of yards beyond the line of scrimmage.

Brooks motions into the backfield and get six more and another first down near midfield; the Wildcats are at their own 48. Ervin is in now and gets his first carry for three. The Wildcats will face a challenging third down, with six yards to go, from just beyond midfield.

Well, lots happened there.

Thompson was blown up in the backfield but somehow avoided the sack. He then found Dalton Schoen for a first down, who broke roughly 17 tackles (or, like, three) and gets K-State a first down all the way to KU's 27 for 21 yards. HUGE play in this game, and deflating for the Kansas defense, no doubt.

3:15 p.m.: Speed option, again, and another big play. This time Thompson pitches to Trotter, who dashes in from nine yards out and has the Wildcats in full control early.

No. 22 K-State 14, Kansas 3 w/14:54 left in the second quarter

3:27 p.m.: One play, and it's an interception for Jahron McPherson. And then he got a (well deserved) unsportsmanlike penalty situation for spinning the ball and taunting Kansas. Hey, it is what it is.

K-State will start from its 38 after the penalty and turnover. A swing out to Wykeen Gill gets four, then Trotter gets four. For the third straight drive K-State faces a third-and-two on the third play of the drive, and another speed option explodes open for a big gain and a first down. Key holding call on Adam Holtorf, however, forcing K-State into its first true third-and-long of the day at third-and-12.

Speaking of disheartening for the KU defense, Thompson pulls it down and picks up the first down on a rush. Wow. The Jayhawks do force third-and-eight two plays later, however, and Thompson is unable to hit Gill for the first failed third-down attempt of the day.

Very nice punt (shocking) from Devin Anctil, who pins KU inside its own 10 at the 9-yard-line.

3:34 p.m.: Williams runs physical for his size, and he fights his way forward for six yards through tacklers on first down. He carries again on second down and gets five more and a key first down on the ground for Kansas.

Two more rushes for KU bring up and third-and-two, and a quick toss from Stanley picks up another Kansas first down out to the Jayhawk 31. Elijah Sullivan makes a nice play to run Velton Gardner for just a one-yard gain and hopefully, for K-State, get KU off schedule here just a bit. Stanley is then forced to step up as Denzel Goolsby comes on a safety blitz, and Trey Dishon cleans it up for a huge sack. That made in third-and-14, and Stanley throws incomplete. Big plays from the K-State defense, there, after KU created a bit of momentum.

3:45 p.m.: This drive starts at the 31 for K-State with just more than seven minutes left in the first half, and ideally the Wildcats would bleed this first half clock while adding to their lead.

Ervin carries first for five more rushing yards, then Thompson keeps for 18. K-State is at 200 yards now and has only thrown five times.

Another key penalty for K-State, though, as a personal foul on Nick Kaltmayer forces K-State back into a first-and-20 from the Wildcat 44. Schoen can't haul in a second-down throw, and it's a third-and-20 for the Wildcats. Thompson keeps, which I kind of like to keep the clock moving, and he does get 10 yards to allow the Wildcats to punt from Kansas' side of the field.

Anctil did not hit that one well, at all, only getting 25 yards to set KU up at its own 22.

3:54 p.m.: This is a big drive for both teams. If the Wildcats go into halftime up 14-3 it will feel like K-State has totally dominated. Any type of score from KU, however - even a field goal - would make this a one-score game going into the locker room, assuming K-State doesn't answer.

K-State's defense comes up big, again, with a sack of Stanley on second down. Makes it third-and-13 from the 19, and the KU screen comes up well short of the first down. Now the Wildcats are the ones with a chance to score before the half and change the feel of this contest.

Youngblood does a nice job of fielding a bouncing ball to prevent a further KU roll on the punt, and K-State start at the 32. I think you can still run the ball, at least early, in this possession.

K-State does run on first down, but it's blown up for no real gain for Trotter. Now, if you want to try and score prior to half, the tempo has to be flipped. A swing out to Trotter looks like a positive play, but Gill is called for holding and will back K-State up further. Penalties have been an issue in the first half for K-State, and Lenners adds to it with a false start. It's now second-and-25 from K-State's own 17 with 1:41 left in the half.

Trotter carries (I agree with the call, forcing Kansas to call a timeout) and gets four to make it third-and-21. I run again, here, and hope Anctil can hammer a punt deep into Kansas territory with the Jayhawks having just one timeout left after they certainly call one following this play. K-State does run Trotter again, and Kansas does call timeout.

4:03 p.m.: Not a great punt, again, from Anctil, but he was fortunate to get a nice K-State roll. Still just a 38-yard punt even with the roll. Kansas, again, has a chance to get back in before half, starting from the 38.

Well, unless you throw a pick on the first play of the series, as Da'Quan Patton picks off Stanley. HUGE PLAY. K-State has an opportunity, now, to really step on Kansas' throat.

The drive starts at KU's 44. Thompson pulls it down and carries for 10 yards and a first down. K-State has all three timeouts and can run whatever it wants for the most part here with a minute left. Brooks then gets nine on a reception and does get out of bounds. Thompson runs again, and this time he does get out of bounds after grabbing the first down.

The Wildcats are at the 24 with 36 seconds and two timeouts. Thompson is sacked, and K-State is forced to call a timeout with 25 seconds remaining in the half. A screen to Trotter misses, and on third-and-14, but he hits Knowles to make it an easier field goal try with just four seconds remaining.

Blake Lynch tries from 39 yards out on the final play of the half, and it's good. He's been fantastic.

4:33 p.m.: K-State gets it first to open the third quarter at the 25 after a touchback. The first play is a run, as it should be, and Trotter carries for four yards.

Thompson had Lenners WIDE OPEN off play action on second down but instead took a much more daring, challenging throw to Schoen. And Schoen makes it the right play, as he hauls it in through coverage and picks up 46 yards with some physical running after the catch. Wow. Schoen has been very good in limited opportunities today, and really overall this season.

The Wildcats are facing a third-and-three two snaps later, and the speed option works, again, and Thompson cuts it up inside for six yards and a first down. Thompson goes incomplete on first down, rushes for five on second and makes it third-and-five here. This isn't four down territory, as is, but a touchdown would feel huge here for K-State. The Wildcats run the same play Gill was called for holding on late in the first half, and this time Knowles is called for holding after Trotter gets into the end zone on the swing pass. That flag felt late.

Now it's third-and-10 from the 12, and Thompson makes it look about as easy as you can from 12 yards out. Easy touchdown.

No. 22 Kansas State 24, Kansas 3 w/10:52 left in the third quarter

4:43 p.m..: Kansas certainly needs to get moving on this drive, and a pass interference on Neil pushes KU up to its own 41. On the next play Stanley completes a pass for 11 yards to K-State's 48. K-State is giving some cushion in the secondary, and another Stanley short throw is a first down inside the Wildcats' 35.

A big penalty on Kansas, now, an offensive pass interference call that moves KU back from K-State's 27 to the 42 and makes it second-and-18. Stanley tries to throw another interception, but A.J. Parker, the only man with a play on the ball, cannot come up with it. Stanley then forces it into tons of coverage on third down, and Kansas has to punt.

The offensive pass interference (a good call, to be fair, Kansas' also held on the same play and wasn't called for it) was big, but either way a ton of credit to K-State's defense for stopping that drive after Kansas found a little bit of rhythm.

4:51 p.m.: Sorry, was slow to catch up on this drive! We've got a third-and-eight, and Thompson finds Lenners for a catch-and-run first down. This drive started back at the K-State 7-yard-line with 7:42 left to play.

Joe Ervin then rushes for 13 yards, we've got ANOTHER Kansas injury - we've seen a lot of Jayhawks on the turf today - and K-State is all the way to KU's 44 at the injury timeout.

4:57 p.m.: Okay, we're back, and K-State sees a second-and-14 after a holding call. Wildcats give to Brooks and, hey, holding is called again. Kansas declines that one, and Thompson's throw is broken up on third-and-long.

Anctil does get it to bounce inside the five, but it rolls into the end zone for a touchback.

5:06 p.m.: Hey, a penalty on Kansas! The Jayhawks had bee called for just two through nearly three quarters prior to that. Williams ripped off his best run of the day, but it came back due to the flag. Parker was shaken up for K-State on that play, though, and needs helped off the field.

That made it first and 20, but the Jayhawks do pick up 14 yards on back to back rushes before yet another Jayhawk goes down due to injury.

5:14 p.m.: K-State takes over at KU's 26 after, well, awful situational football from the Jayhawks.

Hey, guess what K-State ran on third down (hint: It worked), the speed option for another first down.

Oh, hey, Thompson just walked in for an even easier touchdown than the Wildcats had seen so far. This is waaaaaay more ridiculous than I ever would have guessed.

No. 22 Kansas State 31, Kansas 3 w/12:18 left in the fourth quarter

5:21 p.m.: Okay, so, I'm not going to chronicle this play-by-play or drive-by-drive anymore. It's over.

So, what I'll write about is how wrong I was about this game. I had K-State winning, but just 34-27, and felt like it would be a four-quarter football game, sincerely. Chris Klieman did, too, I believe, and that's likely why his staff spent so much time in Vanier this week.

Whatever they did with that time, well, it worked.

Kansas State has absolutely demolished Kansas today. No, it's not going to be 64-0 like it was in 2002, but in some ways this has to feel worse for Jayhawk fans. Kansas believed it was getting better, K-State (finally, for Jayhawks fans) had a different coach, and this rivalry was about to change.

It, uh, it has not.

K-State leads 31-3 right now with 10:18 left to play, the Kansas "sellout" crowd has emptied to what you typically expect in Lawrence for a football game, and the gap between the two programs feels as wide as ever.

Oh, and K-State has it deep in KU territory, again, at the 32-yard-line. At least the Wildcat reserves are starting to filter in. Tyler Burns, K-State's fifth tailback, just ran for 18 yards. Then he scored from 14 yards out. It's 38-3.

Geeze louise.

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