This game started out drunk, devolved into two teams winging wild punches in the pouring rain, and ended in a beat down.
Kansas won the toss and deferred possession until the second half. The Wildcats went 3 and out on their initial drive, but that worked out well. Ty Zentner crushed a punt into the upper atmosphere, and the Kansas punt returner, for reasons only known to an omnipotent God, decided to try and field it. He slipped, dropped the punt, and he always ready special teams unit was in perfect position to pounce. One play later, Malik Knowles sauntered into the end zone untouched on a jet sweep off left tackle, to take a 7-0 lead.