Mack scores 4 TDs, Arizona State shakes off QB injury to beat Kansas State 28-17

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Thompson, J. (2026, October 24). Mack scores 4 TDs, Arizona State shakes off QB injury to beat Kansas State 28-17. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/mack-scores-4-tds-arizona-state-shakes-off-qb-injury-to-beat-kansas-state-28-17/article_581ccd39-0324-5d72-a0a2-b2568d0ded6b.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-25 · by Jack Thompson

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Cardae Mack rushed for 159 yards and four touchdowns, leading Arizona State to a 28-17 victory over Kansas State in Tempe, Arizona. Jake Fette, a freshman quarterback, guided the Sun Devils on scoring drives late in the game after injuries sidelined Mikey Keene and Cutter Boley. Julian Hugo’s crucial fourth-down sack helped seal the win for Arizona State as they improved to 4-3 overall and 2-2 in Big 12 play.
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Cardae Mack ran for 159 yards and four touchdowns to lead Arizona State to a 28-17 victory over Kansas State on Saturday. Mack's scores were critical, including an 11-yard run from a direct snap that sealed the win with 6:23 remaining in the game. Arizona State’s quarterback situation was uncertain due to injuries; freshman Jake Fette stepped up late in the game after Mikey Keene and Cutter Boley were unavailable. Kansas State's Jacob Knuth, making his first career start due to Avery Johnson's injury, threw a touchdown pass and ran for another but couldn't overcome Arizona State’s fourth-quarter surge.

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Arizona State Big 12 Kansas State Wildcats the Sun Devils

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Arizona State ORG · 5× Kansas State ORG · 5× Keene PERSON · 4× the Sun Devils ORG · 4× Fette PERSON · 3× Knuth PERSON · 3× Big 12 ORG · 2× Mack PERSON · 2× Wildcats ORG · 2× the Sun Devils’ ORG · 2×

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Mack, who carried 26 times, scored on a 12-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter to put the Sun Devils ahead to stay, then scored from 11 yards on a direct snap to make it 28-17 with 6:23 remaining.
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TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Cardae Mack ran for 159 yards and four touchdowns to lead Arizona State to a 28-17 victory over Kansas State on Saturday. asserted
Mack → run → Saturday
Mack, who carried 26 times, scored on a 12-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter to put the Sun Devils ahead to stay, then scored from 11 yards on a direct snap to make it 28-17 with 6:23 remaining. asserted
6:23 → carry → snap
Jake Fette guided the Sun Devils (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) on the two scoring drives late in the game. asserted
Fette → guide → game
Fette, a freshman seeing his first significant game action, was Arizona State’s third quarterback of the game, replacing an injured Mikey Keene and an ineffective Cutter Boley. asserted
Fette → see → Keene
Julian Hugo’s fourth-down sack of Jacob Knuth helped Arizona State run the clock down under two minutes. asserted
State → help → clock
Knuth threw a touchdown pass and ran for another for Kansas State (4-3, 1-3). asserted
Knuth → throw → State
Knuth, a fifth-year senior, was making his first career start for the Wildcats with Avery Johnson sidelined with an upper-body injury. asserted
Johnson → make → injury
He was 26 of 41 for 194 yards passing. asserted
He → pass → yards
Keene also got the nod for the first time for Arizona State, and connected with Reed Harris for 51 yards on its first play. asserted
Keene → get → play
Harris finished with six catches for 147 yards. asserted
Harris → finish → yards
Keene threw for 160 yards in the first half before leaving with an apparent leg injury. asserted
Keene → throw → injury
Keene was hurt in the final minute of the first half when Kansas State’s Darien Whitaker Jr. rolled into him after a completed pass, and the senior was helped off the field. asserted
senior → hurt → field
Boley, who had started the Sun Devils’ previous six games before being benched last week at Texas Tech, replaced Keene, but was just 1 of 5 for seven yards and was booed by the home crowd. asserted
who → start → crowd
Fette had attempted just two passes this season before Saturday, but helped the Sun Devils rally. asserted
Devils → attempt → Saturday
The takeaway Kansas State: The Wildcats missed Johnson’s versatility and experience though Knuth performed creditably and didn’t turn the ball over. asserted
Knuth → miss → ball
Arizona State: After allowing 50-plus points in the last two Big 12 games, the Sun Devils’ defense held Kansas State to just 4 of 14 on third down. asserted
defense → allow → down
QB quandary Fette made some key throws while Mack carried the load late in the game for the Sun Devils, and he likely earned a chance to start next week. asserted
he → make → chance
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