KU football vs. Oklahoma State recap: Jayhawks top Cowboys 37-16 in victory

LAWRENCE — Kansas football’s 2022 season is continued Saturday with a Big 12 Conference matchup against No. 18 Oklahoma State.

The Jayhawks came in off of a bye week, with their last contest a 35-23 loss on the road against Baylor. The Cowboys came in after a 48-0 loss on the road against Kansas State. Last season, Oklahoma State topped Kansas for a 55-3 win.

Did coach Lance Leipold’s Jayhawks squad end its three-game losing streak? Did coach Mike Gundy’s Cowboys squad continue its dominance of the team it faced? A win would give Kansas that pivotal win No. 6 this season.

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Here's what happened at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium:

FINAL: Kansas 37, Oklahoma State 16

Kansas was able to take enough time off the clock late, and Oklahoma State ran out the clock. The Jayhawks win.

The Jayhawks intercept another pass

This time linebacker Rich Miller was on the receiving end of an errant Oklahoma State pass. The Kansas talent returned it 36 yards to the Cowboys' 49 yard line. There is now 3:41 remaining in a game the Jayhawks lead 37-16.

Kansas adds yet another field goal

Jacob Borcila keeps coming through, this time with a 31-yard field goal. That capped off a seven-play, 64-yard drive that took 4:16 off of the clock. Kansas leads 37-16 with 5:00 left in the fourth quarter.

Oklahoma State cuts into Kansas' lead

Garret Rangel found running back Jaden Nixon for a 35-yard touchdown pass to give Oklahoma State some life. The drive went 75 yards in 10 plays and took 3:31 off of the clock. However, the two-point conversion attempt failed so Kansas' lead is at 34-16 with 9:21 left in the fourth quarter.

Kansas connects on another field goal

Jacob Borcila delivered again for the Jayhawks, this time from 20 yards out on a field goal to put Kansas up 34-10 with 12:52 left in the fourth quarter. Kansas went 72 yards in 10 plays and took 5:35 off of the clock. Time is ticking for Oklahoma State.

END 3Q: Kansas 31, Oklahoma State 10

Oklahoma State drives for a field goal

The Cowboys have cut into the Jayhawks' lead, but not by much. It's now a 31-10 lead for Kansas with 3:27 left in the third quarter. Oklahoma State drove 54 yards in 11 plays and took 3:41 off of the clock.

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Kansas adds to its lead

The Jayhawks opened the third quarter with a 15-play, 75-yard drive that took 7:52 off of the clock and ended with a touchdown pass from Jason Bean to tight end Jared Casey from two yards out. After the extra point, Kansas leads 31-7 with 7:08 left in the third quarter. With how important this game might end up being for the Leipold era with the Jayhawks, it only makes sense that Casey has a highlight-play as a part of it.

END 2Q: Kansas 24, Oklahoma State 7

The Jayhawks drove 87 yards in seven plays in a drive that took 3:04 off of the clock to score with 0:22 left in the second quarter. Quarterback Jason Bean hit wide receiver Lawrence Arnold for an eight yard touchdown pass to cap off the drive, before the ensuing extra point. And that made it a 24-7 score.

Oklahoma State elected to attempt to move the ball down the field with the time it had left on the following drive. The Cowboys reached their own 38 yard line before kneeling down once to end the half.

Kansas' defense comes up with huge stop

Oklahoma State faced 4th and short just inside the Kansas 15 yard line and elected to go for it. However, the Cowboys' quarterback fumbled the snap and it was recovered by Kansas linebacker Lorenzo McCaskill. The Jayhawks took over with 3:26 remaining in the second quarter at their own 13 yard line, up 17-7 still.

Kansas answers with a touchdown

The Jayhawks are back up 10 points, after a quick scoring drive that saw quarterback Jason Bean take a run 73 yards for a touchdown. After the ensuing extra point, Kansas is up 17-7 with 9:10 left in the second quarter. The drive went 75 yards in two plays and took 0:49 off of the clock.

Oklahoma State scores for the first time

The Jayhawks have defensive end Lonnie Phelps Jr. back from an injury earlier in the game, but the Cowboys were still able to drive for a touchdown and their first points. Oklahoma State scored on an eight-yard pass from Garret Rangel to wide receiver Stephon Johnson Jr and then hit the ensuing extra point. The drive went 75 yards in 15 plays and took 5:10 off of the clock, with Kansas' lead now cut to 10-7 with 9:59 left in the second quarter.

END 1Q: Kansas 10, Oklahoma State 0

Kansas adds a field goal

After forcing a punt, Kansas drove down and added to its point total. The Jayhawks capped off a 16-play and 76-yard drive that took 6:09 off of the clock with a 21 yard field goal by kicker Jacob Borcila. That gave Kansas a 10-0 lead with 0:09 left before the end of the first quarter.

The Jayhawks very well could have earned a touchdown on that drive, but at the goal line weren't able to punch it into the end zone. Still, though, they're up two possessions on the Cowboys. Oklahoma State is certainly struggling to start this game.

Oklahoma State throws another interception

Garret Rangel, a backup, is in at quarterback for Oklahoma State. He's now thrown his second interception in as many drives, this time to Kansas cornerback Mello Dotson. The Jayhawks will take over, up 7-0, with 10:07 left in the first quarter at their own 45 yard line.

However, this drive wasn't all positives for Kansas. Defensive end Lonnie Phelps Jr. appeared to suffer a knee injury, and was helped off the field with assistance. Phelps is the Jayhawks' best pass rusher.

Also, Kansas' offense didn't turn the turnover into points.

Kansas takes the lead

The Jayhawks didn't waste much time, and put together a scoring drive in 1:32. Running back Devin Neal scampered 31 yards for the score, capping off a drive that went 73 yards in four plays. After the extra point, Kansas is up 7-0 with 11:21 left in the first quarter.

Kansas' defense comes up with an interception on its first drive

Oklahoma State started with the ball, but didn't score any points on the opening drive. Kansas cornerback Cobee Bryant, back from injury for the first time in almost a month, came up with the interception. It stopped the Cowboys' drive and gave the Jayhawks the ball at their own 27 yard line with a little less than 13 minutes left in the first quarter and the score tied 0-0.

The coin toss

It doesn't look like Jalon Daniels will start for Kansas

Daniels, the Jayhawks' initial starting QB this season, has continued to work his way back from injury. He participated in warmups for the second-straight game. But it doesn't look like he'll start, as Jason Bean took the reps with the 1s, Ethan Vasko went with the 2s and Daniels came in after.

Kansas' top two QBs are going through warmups

Things are looking good for a couple key Kansas defensive talents

Kansas will be without one of the wide receivers on its two-deep depth chart

There are going to be some notable absences for Oklahoma State

Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.

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