Kansas Football: 3 takeaways from rollover win over BYU

3. Offensive takeaways for the BYU Cougars

The most glaring issue for the Cougars this afternoon was the inability to run the ball. I mean, run the ball period. They rushed 22 times for nine yards. Yes, nine yards. If you have watched BYU football over the years, they do one thing proficiently: a 50/50 offense. They rush 50 percent of the time and pass 50 percent of the time. To put it in a broader context, BYU attempted 51 passes and had 22 rushing attempts. That is not their type of game and never will be.

The other issue was the turnovers. Three turnovers on offense will never precisely result in a win every week. Two of these turnovers resulted in two touchdowns.

Slovis ended the day with 357 passing yards, two touchdowns, and two interceptions.

Offensive takeaways for Kansas football

The Jayhawks moved the ball very well, except for the stint in the second quarter, where they couldn’t come up with any points. In any game, you’re going to come into a situation where you have to adapt to the defensive or offensive schemes, and the Jayhawks did a great job of adapting their offense to the Cougars overly aggressive play style. This gave the Jayhawks, who had 49 rushing yards at halftime, an opportunity to slice and dice up a worn-down seven-man front for BYU.

The Jayhawk’s point of attack and strong suit is their running game. They have one of the better running backs in the nation in the name of Devin Neal, and they use him well, as he had 17 carries for 91 yards. They ended up with 172 rushing yards after halftime, 221 yards rushing in total on 37 rushing attempts.

Quarterback Jalon Daniels completed 14-of-19 passes for 130 yards and added 54 rushes on nine carries.