The Aporia · Kansas shakes off a sluggish start, crushes LIU 51-6 in its opener ahead of Border War with Missouri

Dave Skretta

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🔮 The Kansas City Chiefs spent a good chunk of their week off working on short-yardage situations, which they had been relatively good at this season, given how mightily they struggled in converting those same situations last season.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Chiefs savor a 22-6 win but stew over short-yardage failures as the Seahawks and Broncos loom

🔮 Harbaugh refused to use injuries as an excuse, though nobody would think any less of him if he did.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Harbaugh says Chargers will evaluate everything after 22-6 loss to Chiefs drops them to 0-6

🔮 ... CB Nohl Williams missed a few plays early with a shoulder injury, but finished the game.

2026-10-19 · assertive framing · Chiefs move to 5-0 as Kenneth Walker runs for two TDs in a 22-6 win over Chargers

🔮 On the offensive line, the Chiefs will continue with undrafted rookie Kahlil Benson at left tackle and Jaylon Moore at right tackle, while Kingsley Suamataia will be back at left guard after missing the game against the Raiders due to a coaching decision.

2026-10-16 · assertive framing · Chiefs rule out WR Rashee Rice and LT Josh Simmons for Sunday's game against the Chargers

🔮 On Saturday, the two will face off in Oxford, Mississippi, in one of college football’s marquee matchups.

2026-10-13 · assertive framing · Now stars for No. 13 Mizzou, QB Simmons and WR Lee ready to face former teammates at No. 9 Ole Miss

🔮 Yet the way things transpired in the Chiefs’ 30-27 win in Las Vegas on Sunday, the bye may have come at an opportune time.

2026-10-05 · assertive framing · Chiefs’ early bye timely after Rashee Rice and Tyquan Thornton hurt. Could Tyreek Hill be an answer?

🔮 “Nobody in our locker room could care less about that.

2026-10-04 · assertive framing · No. 25 Missouri trounces No. 8 Florida 45-17 to snap 9-game skid against Top 25 opponents

🔮 “Nobody in our locker room could care less about that.

2026-10-04 · assertive framing · No. 25 Missouri crushes No. 8 Florida 45-17 as Drinkwitz shrugs off 'noise' about Top 25 record

🔮 The two tangled in the closing laps, the contact sending Blaney into the wall and ending his race — and maybe his title hopes.

2026-09-29 · assertive framing · NASCAR shrugs off fisticuffs and swearing, heads back to old tracks as it embraces its rugged past

🔮 Christian Lundgaard will be replacing six-time IndyCar champion Scott Dixon in the famed No. 9 car for Chip Ganassi Racing.

2026-09-29 · assertive framing · Chip Ganassi Racing signs Christian Lundgaard to replace Scott Dixon in the famed No. 9 car

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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Isaiah Marshall threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, Yasin Willis ran for 72 yards and two scores in his Kansas debut, and the Jayhawks rolled after a sluggish start to a 51-6 victory over Long Island University in their season-opener on Friday night.

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🔮 LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Isaiah Marshall threw for 246 yards and two touchdowns, Yasin Willis ran for 72 yards and two scores in his Kansas debut, and the Jayhawks rolled after a sluggish start to a 51-6 victory over Long Island University in their season-opener on Friday night.

2026-09-05 · Toronto Star

Kansas shakes off a sluggish start, crushes LIU 51-6 in its opener ahead of Border War with Missouri · assertive framing

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Jayhawks → throw → night

Buffalo transfer Nik McMillan had six catches for 130 yards and a touchdown, and Tate Nagy added a second-half scoring catch off a deflected pass, as the Jayhawks warmed up for the latest edition of the Border War against bitter rival Missouri next week. asserted

Jayhawks → have → Missouri

Kansas piled up 613 yards of total offense in the return of Andy Kotelnicki, their former offensive coordinator. asserted

Kansas → pile → Kotelnicki

He departed a couple of years ago for the same job at Penn State, but returned to the Jayhawks as the associate head coach earlier this year. asserted

He → depart → coach

Luca Stanzani threw for 111 yards for LIU (0-2). asserted

Stanzani → throw → LIU

He also was the Sharks’ leading rusher with 20 yards. asserted

He → lead → yards

Marshall won the starting job over Cole Ballard as the successor to Jalon Daniels, who’d played quarterback for most of the past six seasons at Kansas. asserted

who → win → Kansas

Daniels was back in Memorial Stadium on a sweltering Friday night — the heat index was 102 degrees Fahrenheit (39 degrees Celsius) at kickoff — after having won the backup job to Baker Mayfield with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. asserted

index → win → Buccaneers

The first few series for Marshall were a little shaky, and Kansas led just 6-0 early in the second quarter. asserted

Kansas → lead → quarter

But eventually, the sophomore QB began to find his athletic fleet of wide receivers downfield, and that opened up the rest of coach Lance Leipold’s offense. asserted

that → begin → offense

The first big strike was a 46-yard pass to McMillan that set up Willis, a Syracuse transfer, whose second TD run made it 16-0. asserted

it → set → Willis

Then came a 47-yard throw to Nahzae Cox, setting up Jalen Dupree’s scoring plunge, and a 19-yard touchdown toss to McMillan that sent the Jayhawks into halftime with a 30-0 lead. asserted

that → come → lead

LIU had managed just 43 yards by that point. asserted

LIU → manage → point

The Sharks finished with 146 for the game. asserted

Sharks → finish → game

The Jayhawks soaked up most of the third quarter with another touchdown drive, and Ballard and the backups took care of the rest, much to the delight of PGA Tour star and Kansas alum Gary Woodland, who watched the game from the sideline. asserted

who → soak → sideline

The takeaway Kansas did exactly what was expected against LIU, which was routed by fellow FCS-level school North Dakota last weekend. asserted

which → do → school

But the road will get much more difficult when the Tigers roll into town fresh off a 54-14 win over Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Thursday night. asserted

Tigers → get → night

Up next Long Island returns home to play Albany on Sept. 12. asserted

Island → play → Sept.

Kansas hosts the Tigers next Friday night for the first time since Oct. 29, 2005. asserted

Kansas → host → Oct.

Kansas shakes off a sluggish start, crushes LIU 51-6 in its opener ahead of Border War with Missouri

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