KU football gets off to hot start, can’t maintain tempo in Border Showdown loss

COLUMBIA, MO (KSNT)- The Border Showdown lived up to expectations. 

After a 14-year pause, the Rivalry game between Kansas and Missouri ended with the Tigers getting a 42-31 win. 

Tigers running back Jamal Roberts would seal the game with a 63-yard dash to the endzone with 1:49 in the fourth.

Jalon Daniels finished the afternoon 18-31 for 223 yards, two touchdowns, and a lone interception. He also used his legs to rush for a score.

He found Topeka native and Hayden graduate DeShawn Hanika for two scores.

Hanika fled the Jayhawks with 74 receiving yards.

Kansas had 226 yards of total offense, including just three rushing yards. Mizzou had 334 yards passing and 254 yards on the ground.

Mizzou’s Ahmad Hardy opened the scoring with a 32-yard rushing touchdown in the first, but KU and Jalon Daniels immediately responded, finding Topeka native and Hayden graduate DeShawn Hanika for a 15-yard score. 

Penn State transfer quarterback Beau Pribula, on the following drive for the Tigers, would fumble, and Austin Alexander would recover for a scoop and score a touchdown to put the Jayhawks in front. 

The Jayhawks would get the ball back, and Daniels would use his legs for a one-yard touchdown as Kansas led 21-6 after a quarter.

Mizzou would respond by scoring 15 straight points in the second quarter to tie the game at 21.

The Tigers would then outscore Kansas 21-10 in the second half to pull away for the win.