LUBBOCK, Texas – The Kansas Jayhawks fell 42-17 to No. 9 Texas Tech on Saturday evening at Jones AT&T Stadium.
Kansas is now 4-3 on the season, together with a 2-2 mark in Big 12 play. Texas Tech improved to 6-0 general and 3-0 in convention motion.
Kansas trailed 21-0 within the first half after which scored 17 unanswered factors to make it a 21-17 sport at halftime, however that was as shut because the Jayhawks would get.
Jalon Daniels completed the evening 27-of-33 for 228 yards and two touchdowns.
Boden Groen had a career-high 13 receptions for 76 yards and
Daniel Hishaw Jr. led the way in which on the bottom with eight carries for 53 yards.
Kansas acquired the opening kickoff and picked up two first downs earlier than being pressured to punt. On its first offensive play of the sport, Texas Tech’s Cameron Dickey ran the ball up the center for a 71-yard landing and a 7-0 lead.
A fumble on the following offensive play for Kansas arrange Texas Tech on the Kansas 36-yard line. Five performs later, Behren Morton discovered Terrance Carter Jr. for a 21-yard landing catch. A two-point conversion stretched the Red Raiders result in 15-0. Two discipline objectives for Texas Tech made it a 21-0 sport with 11:02 remaining within the first half.
The Jayhawks had been in a position to put collectively their greatest drive of the evening on the following possession. Kansas drove 75 yards in eight performs that ended with a 10-yard landing reception to
Leshon Williams. That made it a 21-7 sport with 6:40 remaining within the second quarter.
Following an damage, Will Hammond got here in at quarterback for Texas Tech. The Kansas protection pressured a three-and-out on his first possession. Kansas was unable to do something offensively after the three-and-out, however the protection was in a position to get the ball proper again.
Taylor Davis made a play for his first profession interception and gave Kansas the ball on the Texas Tech 49-yard line.
Kansas took benefit of the takeaway and took the ball down the sector in six performs that culminated in a 24-yard landing catch from Daniels to Groen.
Cam Pickett had three catches for 38 yards on the drive. The landing reduce the sport to 21-14 with 1:17 to go earlier than halftime.
The Jayhawks protection continued to carry sturdy as they pressured a punt by Texas Tech earlier than the tip of the half. After a 16-yard return by
Tate Nagy, Kansas had the ball at its personal 34-yard line with 0:28 left within the quarter. KU bought the ball to the Texas Tech 37-yard line to arrange
Laith Marjan for a 55-yard discipline objective try. Marjan nailed the sector objective as time expired to set a brand new profession excessive and convey the rating to 21-17.
After a primary half that featured numerous offense, the defenses had been on show within the third quarter. There had been solely seven factors scored within the quarter and people got here for Texas Tech on a Hammond 20-yard dashing landing. The Red Raiders led 28-17 on the finish of the third quarter.
Texas Tech opened the fourth quarter with one other landing on a 55-yard run by Dickey for his second landing of the evening. Hammond scored once more along with his legs late within the fourth quarter on a 10-yard landing run. That introduced the rating to 42-17 in favor of the Red Raiders.
The Jayhawks can have its second open week earlier than internet hosting the Kansas State Wildcats for the Dillons Sunflower Showdown on Saturday, Oct. 25. Kickoff time and tv designation can be introduced subsequent week. Tickets can be found for
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