TEMPE, Ariz. – Legal allegations and rumors did not keep Kansas State starting quarterback Ell Roberson out of Friday’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. He did not miss a single snap against Ohio State in the 35-28 loss.Roberson was accused of sexual assault by a Kansas State alumna Thursday morning. While the accusations are nothing more than just accusations, it was Kansas State coach Bill Snyder’s decision to allow Roberson to participate in the bowl game. The decision was not announced until moments before kickoff.”A great deal of work by our administration gave me information that led us to believe that Roberson was not guilty of what he was charged of. He hasn’t been charged,” Snyder said. “Considering that, it was my decision to allow him to play in the ball game.”Aside from the legal realm, it was assumed that Roberson broke team rules. Kansas State has a team curfew and even if the sexual acts were consensual as Roberson claimed them to be, he could still be considered out past that curfew time. Snyder was reluctant to talk about the team rules and whether or not Roberson obeyed them.”Anything that would lend itself to discipline issues or problems of any sort in our program, they will always remain in our program,” Snyder said. “I’m not going to discuss those with the media or outside the confines of our family.”The coach did say that there is some sort of discipline that may take place. This was Roberson’s final game with the Wildcats because he is a senior so the time of disciplinary action is questionable.Distractions appeared to be in the way of the quarterback’s focus during the first half of the competition. Roberson and the rest of the Wildcat offense did not complete a single first down in the first quarter against a poised OSU defense. Roberson was 5-of-20 passing and handed the ball off for one touchdown before the half ended.”We came into this game just as prepared mentally and physically as we have for any ball game,” Kansas State defensive end Thomas Houchin said. “We just didn’t get it done the way we usually have been getting it done.”Kansas State gained momentum in the second half to come within seven after being behind by 21 points. The passing game allowed Roberson to move his team down the field as he threw for a total of 294 yards.”How did (Roberson) play? Not very well,” Snyder said. “You saw in the second half, he was a very competitive young man. Collectively, over the course of the ball game, (he) probably didn’t play real well.”The distractions did not act as an excuse for the Wildcats in their loss though.”Ohio State beat Kansas State University, and they did it because they were the better football team and they played very well. They need to be proud of that,” Snyder said. “Did we play as well as we’re capable of? No, we didn’t. Would that have changed the outcome? I don’t know that for a fact either.”