Kansas State horns in on Texas

AUSTIN, Texas -- The Kansas State Wildcats charged toward their purple-clad fans behind the end zone to celebrate, then turned around and left the field flashing downward “Hook ‘em Horns!” signs.

“Texas who?” shouted Wildcats wide receiver Deon Murphy.

No longer undefeated Texas, that’s who.

Kansas State scored three touchdowns on special teams and an interception Saturday and the Wildcats stunned the No. 7 Longhorns, 41-21, in a Big 12 Conference game, handing Texas Coach Mack Brown his worst home defeat in 10 years.

“We’re not the biggest and strongest team in the country,” Kansas State Coach Ron Prince said. “We had to create some havoc.”

The Wildcats’ (3-1, 1-0) defense pounded Longhorns quarterback Colt McCoy into his worst game with a relentless pass rush and four interceptions. Ian Campbell returned the first pick 41 yards for a touchdown.

A jarring hit just before halftime left McCoy woozy and sent him to the locker room early. He returned to start the third quarter but was taken out by team doctors in the final minutes of the game. McCoy was 19 for 39 for 200 yards and a touchdown.

By the time the Wildcats were done, they had scored the most points on Texas (4-1, 0-1) in Austin since 1997, when UCLA handed the Longhorns the infamous “Rout 66” loss, 66-3.