Jayhawks Fall to Kansas State in Dillons Sunflower Showdown

Jalon Daniels was 17-for-35 passing, throwing for 129 yards whereas speeding for 44 yards and a landing. Daniel Hishaw Jr. led the Jayhawks with 67 yards and a landing on 19 carries. Seven completely different receivers caught a go for KU, led by Cam Pickett, who had six receptions for 40 yards. Blake Herold had a team-high seven tackles and a go breakup, whereas Bangally Kamara and Trey Lathan added 5 tackles apiece.

With the defeat, Kansas is now 4-4 on the yr and 2-3 in Big 12 play, whereas KSU improves to 4-4 (3-2 Big 12) this season.

Kansas gained the toss and deferred, however the Jayhawks nonetheless obtained the primary possession of the sport after Jalen Dye pressured a fumble on the opening kickoff that KU recovered. The Jayhawks wanted simply 5 performs to transform, as Daniels scored on a six-yard landing run to place KU 7-0 on the 12:50 mark of the primary quarter. 

Kansas State scored the subsequent 21 factors, answering KU’s scoring drive with a seven-play, 82-yard landing drive earlier than recovering a fumbled punt snap and returning it 20 yards for a rating to go up 14-7 with 9:16 to play within the opening quarter. After the crew’s traded punts, KSU added to its benefit with a 27-yard landing go that capped a five-play scoring drive and put the Wildcats on prime 21-7 on the finish of the primary quarter. 

The crew’s once more traded punts on their first possessions of the second quarter, and Kansas obtained the ball again with 9:04 to play within the half. Daniels proceeded to guide the Jayhawks on their longest drive of the season, masking 85 yards in 18 performs and capping it off with a two-yard landing run from Hishaw, which made it 21-14 at halftime.

Kansas State added to its benefit within the third quarter, changing an interception into factors with a one-yard landing run that put KSU up 28-14 with 7:23 to play within the third. Kansas responded with one other lengthy scoring drive, this time a 12-play effort that ended with a 47-yard subject aim by Laith Marjan, which minimize the deficit to 28-17 late within the third. KU’s momentum was quick lived, nonetheless, because the Wildcats responded with a 78-yard landing go on the primary go of their subsequent drive to guide 35-17 on the finish of three durations.

Kansas State transformed a turnover on downs into their remaining rating of the sport, a three-yard landing run with 4:17 to play, which supplied the ultimate margin of 42-17.

The Jayhawks are again residence for Homecoming in opposition to Oklahoma State subsequent Saturday, Nov. 1, at 3 p.m. CT. The matchup shall be Kansas’ sixth of seven residence video games through the season and can function KU’s 113th Homecoming. Tickets can be found for purchase here.