Wayshawn Parker runs for 171 yards and 2 TDs to lead No. 12 Utah past Kansas

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-11 · by John Coon The Associated Press

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Wayshawn Parker scored 171 yards and two touchdowns as No. 12 Utah defeated Kansas 41-24 in a college football game on Saturday night. Devon Dampier contributed with 238 passing yards, three touchdowns, and another rushing touchdown for Utah, who remain undefeated at 5-0. Isaiah Marshall threw for 333 yards and two scores but couldn’t lead the Jayhawks to victory; Kansas now stands at 2-3.
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On Saturday night in SALT LAKE CITY, Wayshawn Parker ran for 171 yards and scored 2 touchdowns, leading No. 12 Utah to a 41-24 victory over Kansas. This was the second straight game Parker eclipsed 170 rushing yards, after finishing with a career-high 174 against Iowa State two weeks prior. Devon Dampier contributed significantly for Utah, throwing for 238 yards and 3 touchdowns while also running for 68 yards and another score. Ricky Johnson added a season-high 104 receiving yards on five catches. Despite trailing throughout most of the game, Kansas managed to narrow Utah's lead to 27-24 late in the third quarter, but could not overcome the Utes' strong offensive performance.

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John Coon The Associated Press
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Topics

Jayhawks Kansas SALT LAKE CITY Utah Utes

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Utah ORG · 9× Dampier PERSON · 6× Kansas ORG · 6× Jayhawks ORG · 4× Utes ORG · 4× Parker PERSON · 3× Marshall ORG · 2× Iowa State ORG · 1× SALT LAKE CITY GPE · 1× Wayshawn Parker PERSON · 1×

Narrative

The Utes averaged 10.9 yards per play on those drives and jumped out to a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter behind a 5-yard run from Parker and a 12-yard run from Dampier.
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Wayshawn Parker ran for 171 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 12 Utah to a 41-24 victory over Kansas on Saturday night. asserted
Parker → run → night
Parker eclipsed 170 rushing yards for the second straight game after finishing with a career-high 174 yards against Iowa State two weeks ago. asserted
Parker → eclipse → State
Devon Dampier threw for 238 yards and three touchdowns to help the Utes (5-0, 2-0 Big 12) stay undefeated. asserted
Utes → throw → yards
Dampier also ran for 68 yards and another score. asserted
Dampier → run → yards
Ricky Johnson had a season-high 104 yards and a touchdown on five catches for Utah. asserted
Johnson → have → Utah
Isaiah Marshall threw for 333 yards and two touchdowns to lead Kansas. asserted
Marshall → throw → Kansas
Cam Pickett had a season-high 134 yards on eight catches for the Jayhawks (2-3, 0-2), who surrendered 541 total yards to the Utes. asserted
who → have → Utes
The Jayhawks never led but cut Utah’s lead to 27-24 on Marshall’s 29-yard pass to Nik McMillan with 27 seconds left in the third quarter. asserted
Jayhawks → lead → quarter
Dampier capped a nine-play drive covering 75 yards with a 1-yard toss to Semi Taulanga to give Utah breathing room. asserted
Dampier → cap → room
Then, after the Utes got a fourth-down stop at their own 1, Parker raced 90 yards untouched to cap the scoring with 7:13 left. asserted
Parker → get → 7:13
Utah played nearly flawless offense on its first two drives. asserted
Utah → play → drives
The Utes averaged 10.9 yards per play on those drives and jumped out to a 14-0 lead midway through the first quarter behind a 5-yard run from Parker and a 12-yard run from Dampier. asserted
Utes → average → Dampier
Kansas forced a pair of turnovers to dramatically shift momentum. asserted
Kansas → force → momentum
David Santiago forced and recovered a fumble from Dampier at the Utah 14 to set up the Jayhawks’ first touchdown — a 3-yard catch by Dylan Edwards. asserted
Santiago → force → Edwards
Then, after Marshall scored on a 6-yard run, Jalen Todd then snagged an interception from Dampier at the Kansas 36. asserted
Todd → score → 36
Martin Connington made a 34-yard field goal on the final play before halftime to cut Utah’s lead to 21-17. asserted
Connington → make → 21
The takeaway Kansas totaled only 40 yards over its first six drives before the defense forced turnovers and got a fourth-down stop to breathe life into the Jayhawks’ offense. asserted
defense → total → offense
Dampier struggled with accuracy and ball security in the second quarter, forcing Utah into a rare close battle it hadn’t experienced so far this season. asserted
it → struggle → battle
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