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Wildcats Win Cactus Bowl! Bill Snyder's Cardiac Cats Cap 2017 Season with Victory

By Greg Echlin
Published December 27, 2017 at 2:34 PM CST
The Kansas State Wildcats came from behind to defeat the UCLA Bruins, 35-17, in the Cactus Bowl Tuesday night in Phoenix. (Photo from K-State Athletics)
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K-State trailed at halftime but came back in the second half to defeat UCLA in the Cactus Bowl Tuesday night. Go Cats! (Photo from K-State Athletics)
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In the Cactus Bowl last (TUE) night, the Kansas State Wildcats capped their 2017 football season by coming from behind to beat UCLA, 35-17.  For Kansas Public Radio, Greg Echlin reports.

 

Check out this gallery of photos from the 2017 Cactus Bowl, courtesy of K-State Athletics.

 
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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