Nebraska runs Kansas State into the ground

Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez rushed for 242 yards and four touchdowns Thursday night and the seventh-ranked Cornhuskers ended a 99-year rivalry with Kansas State in the same lopsided fashion it began, thrashing the slower, outmanned Wildcats, 48-13, in Manhattan, Kan.

Martinez, the redshirt freshman who has rushed for 737 yards in his first five games for the Cornhuskers (5-0), also threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Kyler Reed for a 38-6 lead in the third quarter. His rushing total broke Jammal Lord’s Nebraska record for a quarterback and his four rushing touchdowns tied the team quarterback mark. He was replaced by Cody Green with almost 10 minutes left in the game.

Martinez completed five of seven passes for 128 yards as the Cornhuskers piled up 587 yards in the Big 12 Conference opener for both teams.

Daniel Thomas, a senior running back who was averaging 157 yards a game for the Wildcats (4-1), was held to 63 yards on 22 carries.

Headed next year to the Big Ten Conference, the Cornhuskers said goodbye to Kansas State with a six-game winning streak that raised their overall record against the Wildcats to 78-15-2, a series they began in 1911 with a 59-0 blowout and dominated almost start-to-finish.

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