Jan. 03--REPORTING FROM SAN ANTONIO -- UCLA 31, Kansas State 6 (19 seconds left in the second quarter)
Kansas State will start at its own 25-yard line.
What a lackluster series by the Wildcats, who go three and out after two rushes and a complete pass short of a first down.
Kansas State punts and Ishmael Adams is leveled by Tyler Lockett.
UCLA will start at its own 19-yard line.
The Bruins' series rivaled Kansas States for effort. UCLA goes three and out.
Lockett almost broke free on an earlier punt return, this time he does and returns it 72 yards for a touchdown -- but there is a flag on the field. The Wildcats are called for holding, so the touchdown will come back.
Kansas State will start on its own 16 yard line.
Anthony Jefferson make a nice pass breakup on second down.
Jake Waters completes a 11-yard pass to Kody Cook in front of Fabian Moreau and Kenny Young on the next play.
Waters proves he can run, too. He rushes for three yards before Myles Jack takes him down.
Waters completes a 24-yard pass to Lockett. What an impressive catch by Lockett to track the ball over his shoulder and make the catch inbounds.
Deon Hollins sacks Waters on the next play.
The rhythm of Kansas State's offense thus far is simple enough: Big play by Lockett or Waters is sacked.
On cue, Marcus Rio sacks Waters and forces a fumble, recovered by Eddie Vanderdoes.
UCLA takes over at its own 49-yard line and Hundley takes off for seven yards.
Jordan Payton catches a 37-yard pass and drags a Kansas State defender a few yards before escaping for a few more to the seven-yard line.
Hundley finds a wide-open Devin Lucien in teh back of the end zone for a touchdown.
The extra point is good.
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UCLA 24, Kansas State 6 (7:29 left in the second quarter)
UCLA will start at its own 24-yard line.
Paul Perkins is shut down after rushing a yard.
Quarterback Brett Hundley throws behind Eldridge Massington and quickly the Bruins are in another third-down situation.
Hundley is sacked by Marquel Bryant.
After an impressive start in the first quarter, the Bruins have lost their rhythm in the second.
Kansas State will start at its own 42-yard line.
Quarterback Jake Waters completes an easy 23-yard pass over the middle to Curry Sexton, in front of Jaleel Wadood.
Waters finds a big target -- but it's UCLA linebacker Myles Jack. Jack intercepts the Waters pass and returns it 41 yards. The Bruins needed that.
UCLA will start at Kansas State's 44-yard line.
The Wildcats have made some adjustments, but can't figure out how to slow down Hundley -- who rushed for 12 yards.
Hundley hands off to Perkins on the next play and Perkins rushes for 32 yards before he dives for the pylon.
The extra point is good.
After two slow offensive series, the Bruins are back on track.
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UCLA 17, Kansas State (10:05 left in the second quarter)
I've watched a lot of Pac-12 football this season. No one hits as hard as Myles Jack.
UCLA will start at its own 28-yard line.
Quarterback Brett Hundley hands off to Paul Perkins, who rushes for four yards.
Hundley tries to go deep to Thomas Duarte on the next play, Duarte almost held on for what would have been a very impressive catch, but the Kansas State defender was able to break it up.
Hundley's third down pass is incomplete and the Bruins are hurried off the field as Kansas State players -- and fans -- come alive.
Impressive punt return by Tyler Lockett, who dodges multiple UCLA players on the 41-yard return.
Kansas State will start on UCLA's 15-yard line. The momentum in the Alamodome is shifting.
Quarterback Jake Waters third-down pass sails through Lockett's hands. Despite starting with great field position, the Wildcats settle for a field goal. That calms the momentum that had clearly shifted.
UCLA may have gotten a bit lucky there. It should have been an easy seven points for Kansas State.
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UCLA 17, Kansas State 3 (12:06 left in the second quarter)
UCLA has to be happy with its start. The Bruins have 218 yards of offense to Kansas State's four.
Kansas State will start at its own 22-yard line.
The Wildcats finally catch a break. It looked like they would be called for holding as quarterback Jake Waters rushed for 25 yards, but a personal foul was called on Deon Hollins.
The Bruins have four penalties for 45 yards. The Wildcats, one for five.
That's the end of the first quarter.
Third and one for Kansas State at UCLA's 29-yard line. The Wildcats reach a first down running into the heart of the Bruins defensive line.
Myles Jack levels DeMarcus Robinson for a loss of eight yards on the next play. That's Jack's second tackle for a loss -- both looked equally impressive.
Third down, Hollins makes up for his personal foul and sacks Waters for a loss of six yards.
Kansas State attempts a 47-yard field goal and it has just enough to make it through the upright.
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UCLA 17, Kansas State 0 (1:25 left in the first quarter)
UCLA players look loose on the field, special teams dancing around with Kansas State players in a long huddle on the sideline.
The Wildcats fumble the kickoff, Cameron Judge recovers and UCLA will take over at Kansas State's 17-yard line. But, not so fast. The play is under review.
The call is reversed and the Kansas State returner was ruled down before the ball came out.
Kansas State will start at its own five-yard line.
Ishmael Adams misses a tackle, quarterback Jake Waters completes a 11-yard pass to Tyler Lockett.
Myles Jack levels Curry Sexton for a loss on the next play. The entire dome cringed at the sound of the hit.
Third and 13, Kansas State unable to find any rhythm as Waters' pass falls incomplete. The Wildcats will punt again.
The Bruins came to play.
UCLA will start at its own 29-yard line.
Quarterback Brett Hundley completes a 15-yard pass to Jordan Payton, who stiff-arms a Kansas State defender to pick up a couple extra steps.
After an illegal block, Hundley goes back to work and completes a seven-yard pass to Devin Fuller.
Kansas State's defense doesn't appear as though it can keep up with the athletic and shifty UCLA offense.
Another illegal block slows down the Bruins, they have first and 20 from Kansas State's 41-yard line.
Third and five, Hundley hands off to Perkins who is tackled short of the first down.
It's a bowl game, so why not? UCLA Coach Jim Mora says go for it on fourth and three... And Hundley rushes 28 yards for a UCLA touchdown. He wasn't even touched.
That's Hundley's 30th career-rushing touchdown.
The extra point is good.
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UCLA 10, Kansas State 0 (8:03 left in the first quarter)
Kansas State will start at its own 25-yard line.
Quarterback Jake Waters meet linebacker Eric Kendricks. Kendricks sacks Waters on the first play.
Linebacker Deon Hollins gets in the face of Waters on the second play and Waters hurried pass falls incomplete.
It's a quick three and out for the Wildcats. They punt.
UCLA will start at its own 41-yard line.
Paul Perkins rushes for four yards on consecutive carries before breaking loose and avoiding a couple of tackles to rush for 30 yards.
Hundley is feeding Jordan Payton now, who has consecutive catches for eight yards.
Third and six, Hundley's pass falls incomplete.
Ka'imi Fairbairn kicks a 27-yard field goal. That's his 29th consecutive field goal from 35 yards or closer.
This is a track meet for the Bruins.
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UCLA 7, Kansas State 0 (12:47 left in the first quarter)
UCLA will start at its own 23-yard line.
Quarterback Brett Hundley, under pressure, completes a 19-yard pass to Thomas Duarte to start the game.
The Bruins are starting fast. Hundley hands off to Devin Lucien, who rushes for 34 yards to the Kansas State 24-yard line.
Third and five, Hundley completes a nine-yard pass to Devin Lucien.
And then Hundley keeps it, scrambles and dives into the end zone for a touchdown.
The extra point is good.
That was a strong start for the Bruins, who are bouncing around on the sideline.
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Kansas State won the toss and deferred to the second half.
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The Alamodome sounds closer to a home game atmosphere for Kansas State than UCLA. Wildcats fans traveled well.
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UCLA receiver Kenneth Walker III is not on the field warming up with the team and will not participate because of an academic issue.
Walker was a big-play threat. He has three receptions for 127 yards and two touchdowns.
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UCLA is the home team, but opted to wear road-white jerseys. Kansas State will wear home purple.
In the pressbox there is a candy dispenser that doesn't pop out just plain old M -- Kansas State Coach Bill Snyder and UCLA Coach Jim Mora's faces are printed on the candy.
Celebrity spotting on the sideline, Eric Stonestreet -- who plays Cameron on Modern Family -- is a Kansas State alumni.
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UCLA quarterback Brett Hundley was on the minds of Kansas State players -- and understandably so -- as the two teams prepared for today's Valero Alamo Bowl.
"We have to affect the quarterback," Wildcats defensive end Ryan Mueller said. "We have to get after him, either knock down his passes, tip balls, gets those sacks and tackles for loss."
Hundley has thrown for 3,019 yards and 21 touchdowns as well as rushed for 548 yards and eight touchdowns this season. He also has been sacked 35 times.
His plan for the game was simple.
"Running and throwing," Hundley said. "You know, that's basically what it comes down to, just running and throwing."
