Missouri Pulls Away from Kansas for a 38-21 Win
Austin Simmons threw for 292 yards and three touchdowns, and Missouri's receivers did the rest of the talking: Donovan Olugbode went for 121 yards and Cayden Lee for 120, each on six catches and each with a touchdown. Missouri beat Kansas 38-21 and moved to 2-0.
It did not start that way. Nobody scored in the first quarter, and then Kansas got the first points when Austin Alexander returned a blocked field goal 88 yards for a touchdown at 7:16 of the second. Missouri answered right away, with Jamal Roberts running 64 yards at 5:22 to tie it 7-7. Nik McMillan caught a 20-yard touchdown from Isaiah Marshall to put Kansas back in front, 14-7, and Simmons threw a 27-yard score to Lee with 0:30 left in the half to level it again at 14-14.
The third quarter belonged to Missouri. Olugbode caught an 8-yard touchdown at 11:40, and Xai'Shaun Edwards ran in from 10 yards just 48 seconds later, which made it 28-14. Nahzae Cox cut it to 28-21 with a 10-yard catch at 2:07, and that was as close as Kansas got. Blake Craig kicked a 32-yard field goal in the fourth, and Simmons found Brett Norfleet from 13 yards with 2:02 left for the last score.
The totals are lopsided. Missouri had 470 yards to Kansas' 255, four sacks to none, and two interceptions, while Marshall threw for 168 yards and two touchdowns on 13 of 30. Missouri lost a fumble. Kansas lost one too, and threw those two picks.
For fantasy, Simmons had 30.5 points and two wide receivers both reached 24, which is the kind of week you want from a quarterback and his two best targets.