A cold realization became apparent in the desert heat on Friday night as Kansas State played mostly listless football and suffered a 23-17 road loss to Arizona. Head coach Chris Klieman’s team is in trouble.

Ismail Mahdi ran for 189 yards, Noah Fifita had two touchdown runs and Arizona overcame a shaky start to the second half for a 23-17 win over over Kansas State.

Kansas State heads into an open week and head coach Chris Klieman says there will be change after the Wildcats' loss to Arizona.

It's also worth pointing out that Arizona will benefit from a rest advantage on Friday. K-State was in Ireland three weeks ago. Last Saturday, its defense got beat up against Army. Now the Wildcats must travel west on a short week for a road game.

Kansas State Football will have to play the second half without their starting running back as Dylan Edwards is ruled out against Arizona.

Kansas State freshman Logan Bartley was ejected for targeting during the first half of the Wildcats' Week 3 game at Arizona on Friday, Sept. 12, in Tucson, Arizona. Bartley was disqualified with 7:12 remaining in the first half with Kansas State trailing 10-3. Arizona scored later in the drive, extending its lead to 17-3.

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