Kansas Jayhawks

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Kansas Jayhawks beat the Fresno State Bulldogs

0-1 7 – 31

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Final · Sat, Aug 23

Game Details

David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium (Lawrence) · 41,525 fans · FOX

Highlights

Jalon Daniels stars as Kansas opens rebuilt $450M stadium with 31-7 win over Fresno State

Sixth-year senior Jalon Daniels threw for 176 yards and three touchdowns, two of them to newcomer Cam Pickett, and Kansas opened its rebuilt, $450 million on-campus stadium with a 31-7 rout of Fresno State on Saturday.

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1:19 Kansas opens season with win vs. Fresno State

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David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium · Lawrence

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
FRES	7	0	0	0	7
KU	14	10	7	0	31

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Game Leaders

Fresno State Bulldogs

E.J. Warner · 18/29, 179 YDS, 2 INTPassing Yards
Bryson Donelson · 11 CAR, 34 YDSRushing Yards
Josiah Freeman · 3 REC, 43 YDSReceiving Yards
Finn Claypool · 1Sacks
Jadon Pearson · 12Tackles

Kansas Jayhawks

Jalon Daniels · 18/20, 176 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Daniel Hishaw Jr. · 13 CAR, 69 YDSRushing Yards
Cam Pickett · 6 REC, 77 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Bangally Kamara · 1Sacks
Trey Lathan · 8Tackles

2026 Pac-12 Conference Standings

Team
Boise State
Fresno State
Oregon State
San Diego State
Colorado State
Texas State
Utah State
Washington State

2026 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team
Texas Tech
BYU
Baylor
Utah
Oklahoma State
Arizona
Houston
Cincinnati
Iowa State
UCF
Arizona State
Kansas State
Kansas
West Virginia
Colorado
TCU

Scoring

Q3 7:51

TD Keaton Kubecka 12 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Laith Marjan Kick)7–31

Q2 1:00

FG Laith Marjan 47 Yd Field Goal 7–24

Q2 7:31

TD Cam Pickett 13 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Laith Marjan Kick)7–21

Q1 2:16

TD Leshon Williams 19 Yd Run (Laith Marjan Kick)7–14

Q1 7:25

TD Elijah Gilliam 3 Yd Run (Dylan Lynch Kick)7–7

Q1 11:06

TD Cam Pickett 21 Yd pass from Jalon Daniels (Laith Marjan Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Fresno State BulldogsKansas Jayhawks

Offense

216 Total Yards 383

179 Passing Yards 176

37 Rushing Yards 207

13 First Downs 22

Efficiency

7-15 3rd Down 2-10

1-2 4th Down 2-3

18/29 Completions 18/20

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 0

4-50 Penalties 9-72

26:52 Possession 33:08

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
E.J. Warner	18/29	179	6.2	0	2	61.9
Team	18/29	179	6.2	0	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Bryson Donelson	11	34	3.1	0	12
Brandon Ramirez	3	11	3.7	0	8
Rayshon Luke	7	11	1.6	0	9
Elijah Gilliam	2	3	1.5	1	3
Johnathan Arceneaux	1	2	2.0	0	2
Jayon Farrar	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
E.J. Warner	4	-23	-5.8	0	8
Team	29	37	1.3	1	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Josiah Freeman	3	43	14.3	21
Bryson Donelson	1	39	39.0	39
Ezekiel Avit	2	30	15.0	17
Kamron Beachem	2	14	7.0	8
Richie Anderson III	2	13	6.5	11
Brandon Ramirez	2	11	5.5	13
Brock Lium	1	8	8.0	8
Jordan Brown	1	7	7.0	7
Jordan Malau'ulu	1	7	7.0	7
Rayshon Luke	2	4	2.0	10
Elijah Gilliam	1	3	3.0	3
Team	18	179	9.9	39

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
E.J. Warner	1	1
Jordan Malau'ulu	1	0
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	QB HUR
Jadon Pearson	12	10	0	1	0
Logan Studt	4	3	0	0	0
Simeon Harris	4	2	0	0.5	0
Jomarion Briggs	4	2	0	0	0
K'vion Thunderbird	4	2	0	1	1
Ethan Tierney	4	2	0	0	0
Finn Claypool	3	3	1	1	0
Martin Owusu	3	2	0	1	0
Jayden Davis	3	2	0	0	1
Camryn Bracha	3	1	0	0.5	0
Al'zillion Hamilton	2	2	0	0	0
Korey Foreman	2	1	0	0	0
Tim Thomas	2	1	0	0	0
RL Miller	2	1	0	0	0
Deijon Laffitte	2	1	0	0	0
Jahzon Jacks	1	1	0	0	0
Andre Cobb	1	1	0	0	0
Jakari Embry	1	1	0	0	0
Sione Noa	1	0	0	0	0
Richie Anderson III	1	0	0	0	0
Wesley Brown	1	0	0	0	0
Team	60	38	1	5	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jordan Malau'ulu	2	1	0.5	1	0
Team	2	1	0.5	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dylan Lynch	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1
Team	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nick Verdugo	4	161	40.3	0	1	44
Team	4	161	40.3	0	1	44

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Jalon Daniels	18/20	176	8.8	3	0	93.6
Team	18/20	176	8.8	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Daniel Hishaw Jr.	13	69	5.3	0	21
Leshon Williams	6	57	9.5	1	21
Jalon Daniels	8	47	5.9	0	23
Isaiah Marshall	1	13	13.0	0	13
Johnny Thompson Jr.	4	12	3.0	0	7
Cole Ballard	2	10	5.0	0	6
Doug Emilien	0	2	0.0	0	2
Team	4	-3	-0.8	0	0
Team	38	207	5.4	1	23

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Cam Pickett	6	77	12.8	2	21
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.	3	24	8.0	0	13
DeShawn Hanika	2	17	8.5	0	9
Leshon Williams	1	16	16.0	0	16
Levi Wentz	1	15	15.0	0	15
Keaton Kubecka	1	12	12.0	1	12
Daniel Hishaw Jr.	1	5	5.0	0	5
Harry Stewart III	1	4	4.0	0	4
Boden Groen	1	3	3.0	0	3
Carson Bruhn	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	18	176	9.8	3	21

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Team	1	0
Kenean Caldwell	0	1
Team	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Trey Lathan	8	4	0	0.5	1	1
Lyrik Rawls	5	5	0	0	1	0
Dakyus Brinkley	5	0	0	0.5	0	0
Bangally Kamara	4	4	1	2	0	0
Austin Alexander	4	3	0	1.5	0	0
Taylor Davis	3	3	0	0	0	0
Jalen Todd	3	3	0	0	0	0
Alex Bray	3	1	0	1.5	0	0
Mason Ellis	2	2	0	1	0	0
Syeed Gibbs	2	2	0	0	0	0
Leroy Harris III	2	1	1	1	0	0
Kenean Caldwell	2	1	0	1	0	0
Logan Brantley	2	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Devin Dye	2	1	0.5	0.5	1	0
Marcus Calvin	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ezra Vedral	2	0	0	0	0	0
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tommy Dunn Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Blake Herold	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jon Jon Kamara	1	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Withers	0	0	0	0	0	1
Justice Finkley	0	0	0	0	0	1
Jahlil Hurley	0	0	0	0	1	1
Team	55	35	3	10	4	4

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Lyrik Rawls	1	0	0
Devin Dye	1	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Emmanuel Henderson Jr.	1	14	14.0	14	0
Team	1	14	14.0	14	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tate Nagy	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Laith Marjan	1/1	100.0	47	4/4	7
Team	1/1	100.0	47	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Finn Lappin	3	161	53.7	0	2	61
Team	3	161	53.7	0	2	61

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