The Kansas State Wildcats ended their relatively underwhelming season with a loss to the Iowa State Cyclones (10-2). Coach Chris Klieman put it simply: the turn

The Kansas State football team shouldn’t have to apologize to anyone for winning eight games, especially at the end of a regular season that featured feel-good victories over Tulane, Colorado and Kansas. But if the Wildcats want to eventually supplant Oklahoma and Texas as a perennial Big 12 power, they need to aim higher.

Kansas State football played Iowa State on even terms for most of the game, but two costly turnovers were too much for the Wildcats to overcome in a disappointing 29-21 loss at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames,