The Arizona Wildcats face off with the Kansas State Wildcats tonight to start their respective Big 12 conference schedules.

The Kansas State Wildcats take on the Arizona Wildcats in Week 3 of the college football season on Friday night

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.

It got tense down the stretch, but Arizona is sitting at 3-0 for the first time in 10 years after holding off Kansas State on Friday night. The good Wildcats came out on top thanks to a strong rushing performance and several big defensive stops,

The Sun Devils host Texas State in the "Maroon Monsoon" game at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at Mountain America Stadium. ASU is favored by 16.5 points.

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.

Kansas State drops its second game in a row, falling to Arizona on the road 23-17. K-State struck first in the first quarter as kicker Luis Rodriguez drilled a 51-yarder. Arizona responded with a 15-yard touchdown rush from Noah Fifita in the quarter.

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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