Live Score Updates for Kansas Football vs. West Virginia

Here at Kansas On SI, we will be providing periodic updates of the Jayhawk game tonight against West Virginia. Check back in whenever you need to check the score or status of this Big 12 opener.

First Quarter

15:00 - Kansas wins the coin toss and elects to defer the ball. Jayhawks will open the second half with the ball as WVU fair catches the opening kickoff from Laith Marjan.

14:10 - Dean Miller comes up with his first sack of the season to force a WVU three-and-out. Tate Nagy capitalizes with a massive 30-yard punt return to midfield.

11:57 - Jim Zebrowski goes for it on fourth-and-short on the opening drive and it pays off. Jalon Daniels fakes the handoff and finds Levi Wentz in the middle of the field for a monster 41-yard touchdown, his first as a Jayhawk. Kansas leads 7-0.

10:06 - Another quick drive for the Mountaineers. Rich Rodriguez decides to punt it away again after a near-interception by Syeed Gibbs on third down.

6:44 - The Jayhawks punt it on fourth-and-2 to WVU's own 8-yard line. Emmanuel Henderson Jr. nearly coughed the ball up on a second-down catch.

5:19 - WVU punts it away to Kansas yet again. The team has 28 total yards from scrimmage is struggling badly at the line of scrimmage.

4:21 - Jalon Daniels makes an elusive move to avoid a sack on third down but overthrows Levi Wentz. Daniels is missing a lot of throws he typically makes, forcing KU to punt it away.

3:22 - Another incompletion results in the third three-and-out for Marchiol and the Mountaineers so far. The Jayhawks respond with a three-and-out of their own, yet Bryce Foster nearly turned it over with a bad snap that Leshon Williams thankfully fell on.

0:00 - It feels like a never-ending cycle of three-and-outs. West Virginia is forced to boot it away again as time expires in the first, so KU will open the second quarter with solid field position at its own 39-yard line.

Second Quarter

11:32 - Jalon Daniels makes an incredible play on third-and-long to evade pressure and runs for a first down. As he goes down to slide, WVU safety Fred Perry makes egregious helmet-to-helmet contact with Daniels and picks up a targeting penalty. He is disqualified from the remainder of the game.

10:25 - Laith Marjan extends the Jayhawks' lead to double digits with a 42-yard kick on the left hash. Jalon Daniels tried to hit Levi Wentz on the sidelines for his second touchdown of the day on third down, but he was well out of bounds. Kansas leads 10-0.

8:39 - Dean Miller comes up the middle undetected and forces a Nicco Marchiol incompletion on third down. WVU offense picked up its biggest gain of the day with a 23-yard pass to Cyncir Bowers, but it failed to get into the scoring column. Jayhawks will begin with the ball inside the 10 to start the next drive.

7:03 - Concerns about KU's run game will persist until it proves the doubters wrong. The running backs have a mediocre 37 yards on 12 carries so far. Finn Lappin punts it away to the WVU 43-yard line for the Mountaineers' best starting field position of the game.

3:43 - Nicco Marchiol hits a few quick passes and gets into field goal range, allowing Kade Hensley to convert a 26-yarder to get WVU on the board. Rich Rodriguez finally made some adjustments and figured a few things out on this drive. The Kansas defense is starting to look gassed from West Virginia's fast tempo. Kansas still leads, 10-3.

2:11 - A creative Jim Zebrowski play-call with several pre-snap motions leaves the WVU defense disoriented and allows Leshon Williams to break free for a 39-yard touchdown catch. Emmanuel Henderson Jr. nearly took it to the house on the kickoff return. Easily the best drive of the day for the Jayhawks. Kansas extends its lead, 17-3.

0:40 - West Virginia was driving down the field but committed a turnover on downs after an incompletion on fourth-and-short. Kansas now has less than a minute to extend its lead to three possessions before halftime.

0:00 - A couple of nice Jalon Daniels scrambles put KU in a position to kick another field goal. Laith Marjan has yet to miss a kick as a Jayhawk and drills it from 43 yards as the first half timer expires. Kansas leads 20-3 at halftime.

Third Quarter

14:48 - Emmanuel Henderson Jr. has absolutely electric speed out there. He nearly broke free on a return in the second quarter, and now he was able to get out into the open field and return the second half kickoff for 94 yards and a score. Kansas leads 27-3.

13:51 - Lyrik Rawls delivers the hammer to force an incompletion on third down. WVU opens the quarter with yet another three-and-out, and it seems to be out of reach at this point for the Mountaineers.

6:43 - A solid drive by Jalon Daniels and the running backs leads to a seven-yard touchdown catch by Boden Groen in the red zone. Backups may be entering the game soon. Kansas leads 34-3.

6:23 - Kansas safety Devin Dye has been ejected from the game for targeting. It didn't seem like a malicious hit, but it was certainly targeting nonetheless. He will miss the remainder of tonight's contest and the first half of the Cincinnati game.

5:43 - Linebacker Trey Lathan comes up with a huge interception off Nicco Marchiol against his former team. The Jayhawks are starting their next drive inside the 15.

0:29 - Jaylen Henderson is in the game at quarterback and has given the Mountaineers some life with a few big runs (four carries for 59 yards). West Virginia is in the red zone and threatening to cut the deficit at the end of the third quarter.

Fourth Quarter

14:31 - Jaylen Henderson just did more in one drive than Nicco Marchiol did in a little under three quarters. He rushed for 77 yards on that drive alone and found paydirt for the first time today. Kansas still leads 34-10.

12:52 - Kansas continues to pour it on its opponent. Leshon Williams breaks free for a 62-yard touchdown run to put the icing on the cake. He now has 129 rushing yards and two offensive scores in his breakout game as a Jayhawk. Kansas leads 41-10.

8:05 - Cole Ballard is in the game at quarterback for Jalon Daniels. The Jayhawks are putting in their backups and just punted the ball away to WVU.

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Kansas vs. West Virginia Preview

There is plenty to look forward to in today's matchup. KU aims to kick off conference play with a win as it looks to bounce back from a rivalry loss to Missouri in the Border Showdown.

West Virginia saw its season revitalized last Saturday with a victory over Pittsburgh in the Backyard Brawl. That came just a week after a disappointing loss to Ohio that left doubts about Rich Rodriguez's squad.

Now, with running back Tye Edwards emerging as a bright spot, the Mountaineers enter league play with renewed confidence.

Tonight marks the first Big 12 home game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this season. The Jayhawks opened the year with home wins over Fresno State and Wagner, but it has been three weeks since the home crowd last saw them in action.

KU will return in front of a near-sold-out crowd as it begins a pivotal stretch of conference play. The Jayhawks open against West Virginia, Cincinnati, and UCF, three opponents they will likely be favored against.

That makes it imperative to start strong and stack early wins before tougher matchups with Texas Tech and Iowa State appear on the schedule. But first, Kansas must take care of business tonight.

Kickoff is scheduled for 5 p.m. CT with cloudy weather. It should be an exciting atmosphere tonight. Let's see if the Jayhawks can cover the 13.5-point spread and win outright.

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