For several years, the Kansas Jayhawks were widely considered the laughingstock of the college football world. But that is no longer the case as the Jayhawks beat the previously unbeaten Duke Blue Devils by a score of 35-27 to remain undefeated on the season and improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2009.
The play of the game for Kansas came early in the second quarter when the Jayhawks’ star running back Daniel Hishaw broke off a 73-yard run, throwing off multiple defenders on his way to the end zone to give Kansas a 14-7 lead.
OH MY, DANIEL HISHAW RUNS 73 YARDS FOR THE TD 🤯🔥@KU_Football takes the lead! 👏 pic.twitter.com/eO7YxmvDrO
— FOX College Football (@CFBONFOX) September 24, 2022
After taking the lead on that play, Kansas never relinquished the lead. Duke made a push and attempted to make a comeback, scoring 14 points in the fourth quarter to pull within one score of the Jayhawks. But ultimately, the lead was just insurmountable and Kansas pulled off a 35-27 win.
College football fans are not used to seeing Kansas unbeaten this far into the college football season, and they had plenty to say about it on Saturday.
tired: West Virginia is dead because they lost to Kansas
wired: West Virginia almost beat Kansas
— The Smoking Musket (@smokingmusket) September 24, 2022
The real reason Texas and Oklahoma are leaving for the SEC is because they fear the growing Kansas superpower.
— Rodger Sherman (@rodger) September 24, 2022
https://twitter.com/NicoleAuerbach/status/1573753467918770176?s=20&t=N-2y-PzBab_I-trSSQiYUQ
Rank Kansas, you cowards.
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) September 24, 2022
Did you guys hear? They already built a Lance Leipold statue because kansas won 4 games.
— Garry Frank (@GFrankTV) September 24, 2022
RANK KANSAS. DO IT. https://t.co/se27EoR8sn
— Brandon Pope TV (@BpopeTV) September 24, 2022
For Kansas, this marks the best start since the Jayhawks began the 2009 season 5-0 under then-head coach Mark Mangino. However, Kansas won’t be looking to repeat that season as the team lost its next seven games and finished the season with a losing record.
