Kansas defeats Oklahoma State behind productive rushing attack

Field Level Media|published: Sat 1st November, 19:27 2025

Nov 1, 2025; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels (6) runs the ball during the first half against the Oklahoma State Cowboys at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-Imagn Images

Daniel Hishaw Jr. rushed for 65 yards and two touchdowns as a stout Kansas rushing attack rolled to a 38-21 Big 12 win against Oklahoma State on Saturday afternoon in Lawrence, Kan.

Leshon Williams rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown as the Jayhawks held a 232-72 edge in rushing yards.

Jalon Daniels completed 13 of 19 passes for 110 yards and two touchdowns. Boden Groen and Bryson Canty each had a touchdown catch. Laith Marjan drilled a 39-yard field goal for the Jayhawks (5-4, 3-3 Big 12).

After he missed the previous three games with a shoulder injury, Cowboys' quarterback Zane Flores completed 22 of 28 passes for 235 yards and two touchdowns.

Gavin Freeman had seven receptions for 78 yards and a touchdown catch. Terrill Davis contributed 78 receiving yards, and Shamar Rigby had a touchdown catch for the Cowboys (1-8, 0-6)

After being shutout last week, the Cowboys opened the game with a 10 play, 75-yard touchdown drive. In his first action since Oct. 4, Flores found Rigby for a 12-yard touchdown grab and a 7-0 lead.

Late in the second quarter, Hishaw bounced off a pair of OSU defenders for a 3-yard touchdown run that put Kansas up 10-7. Jon Jon Kamara blocked Logan Ward's 19-yard chip shot field goal to send the Jayhawks into the locker room with the lead.

A play-action fake set up Daniels 3-yard touchdown pass to Groen, and Kansas took a 17-7 lead on its first second-half drive. The Jayhawks' defense forced a three-and-out and Daniels hit Canty with a 5-yard pass in the back of the end zone for a 24-7 lead.

However, the Cowboys answered with a score on their next drive when Freeman turned a short pass into a 10-yard touchdown as OSU pulled within 24-14 with 1:55 left in the third quarter.

Hishaw rumbled in from 3-yards out for his second rushing touchdown of the game, and Kansas opened up a 31-14 lead at the start of the fourth quarter. Williams' 5-yard touchdown put the Jayhawks up 38-14 with 6:04 left to play. Sesi Vailahi scored a late touchdown for the Cowboys on a 2-yard plunge.

--Field Level Media

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