In the postgame press conference following K-State’s 39-33 triple overtime victory over Louisiana Tech it was too soon for Bill Snyder to assess whether his Wildcat football team had taken a step forward.

On multiple occasions in regulation Kansas State had opportunities to put the game away or open up leads, but a fumble or a quarterback rushing play that came up just two or three yards short prevented that from occurring.

Snyder did say he was proud of his team, noting this group of young players have not been in that situation before. “They managed to carve their way through it. I’m not sure exactly how but they did. At least we’re 3-0.”

The K-State coach noted the Wildcats third down conversions “were horrendous. We were one out of in the first half and didn’t get much better in the second half. ”

This was the third overtime game in program history for Kansas State. The last one was a four-overtime contest on Nov. 12, 2011 at Bill Snyder Family Stadium when the Wildcats defeated Texas A & M 53-50.