Kansas Rolls to 2-0 with 46-7 Victory Over Wagner

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Jalon Daniels threw for 280 yards and 4 touchdowns because the Kansas Jayhawks rolled up 631 yards of whole offense in a decisive 46-7 win over Wagner Friday night time at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

With the victory, Kansas improved to 2-0 for the third time prior to now 4 seasons, whereas Wagner opened the season 0-1.

Daniels accomplished 18-of-25 passes and tossed touchdowns to a few completely different receivers, together with two to Emmanuel Henderson Jr., who completed with six receptions for 130 yards. Daniel Hishaw Jr. ran for a team-high 89 yards and a landing on 14 carries, and Harry Stewart III scored his first profession dashing landing within the fourth quarter. 

KU rolled up 631 yards of whole offense, which ranks fourth at school historical past for a single recreation. The Jayhawks had 346 passing yards and 285 on the bottom. Defensively, Kansas restricted Wagner to 143 yards whole offense and simply six first downs.

“We hoped it could be this type of game for us, and I thought we controlled some things really well,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold mentioned after the sport. “Defensively, I thought we had another outstanding effort, other than one big play that we gave up. Offensively, other than the two turnovers in the end zone, I thought we had a fine day and were very productive.”

The Kansas protection held Wagner to 18 yards of offense within the first quarter and constructed a 14-0 lead on the energy of two Daniels landing passes. Daniels discovered DeShawn Hanika uncovered for a four-yard scoring strike to cap off KU’s first drive, which lined 50 yards in six performs. Two drives later, Daniels hit Henderson on a nine-yard slant route to place the Jayhawks up 14-0 with 3:12 to play within the first quarter. 

Daniels threw his third landing cross of the competition on KU’s subsequent drive, discovering Cam Pickett broad open throughout the center for a 20-yard rating to go up 22-0 early within the second quarter after Carson Bruhn ran within the two-point conversion. Hishaw scored his first landing of the season with a 20-yard run that put the Jayhawks up 29-0 with 5:19 to play within the half.

Wagner bought on the board with a 45-yard landing cross on the following drive, chopping KU’s result in 29-7 at halftime. 

The Jayhawks struck once more early within the third quarter, needing simply two performs to cowl 75 yards as Daniels linked on a deep ball to Henderson for a 62-yard rating to go up 36-7 lower than a minute into the half. Laith Marjan added a 27-yard subject objective later within the third to offer Kansas a 39-7 benefit on the finish of three.

Kansas added one other rating within the fourth quarter as Stewart scored his first profession landing from one yard out, pushing the result in its remaining margin of 46-7 with 3:40 to play within the recreation. 

Kansas returns to motion on Saturday, Sept. 6, because the Jayhawks journey to Columbia, Missouri, to tackle the Missouri Tigers at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN2. The recreation reignites one of many oldest rivalries in faculty soccer, courting again to 1891, and was final performed in 2011.