KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) – Kansas State coach Bill Snyder has been on the sidelines for enough spring games to know the difference between a crisp showing and a sloppy one.

The Wildcat’s game Saturday, which was moved to Sporting Park in suburban Kansas City due to renovations at Bill Snyder Family Stadium, fell into the latter category.

“When the fans leave early,” Snyder said, “that tells you that we were not very good.”

The first-team purple squad came away with a 55-24 win, but the Wildcats collectively turned the ball over four times and had several miscues on special teams that led to easy scores.

“We’ll somehow, someway become as good as we can,” Snyder said. “We just didn’t play well.”