Arizona State Wins 24-17 on 233 Yards and a Kickoff Return
Arizona State gained 233 yards. Kansas gained 414. The Sun Devils won by seven, which is the sort of thing that happens when you take the ball back from the other team three times and score on a 100-yard kickoff return.
It began as a field goal game. Carson Smith kicked a 39-yarder in the first quarter, and then Tate Nagy returned a punt 72 yards for a Kansas touchdown to put the Jayhawks up 7-3. Cutter Boley found Reed Harris from 25 yards out with 20 seconds left in the half for a 10-7 lead, which Arizona State never gave back. The second half opened with Jaren Hamilton taking the kickoff 100 yards to the house for a 17-7 lead. Boley added a 1-yard run early in the fourth for 24-7.
Kansas did not go quietly. Isaiah Marshall hit Nagy for a 38-yard score to make it 24-14 with just under seven minutes left, and Martin Connington's 46-yard field goal got it to 24-17 with 3:51 to go. That is the final. The reason it was not closer is in the turnover column: Kansas lost two fumbles and threw an interception, and Arizona State had none. Flip even one of those, and who knows.
Arizona State moves to 2-1, Kansas falls to 1-2.
Fantasy-wise, no one had a big night. Marshall led all scorers at 20.6 points, and Nagy had two touchdowns of different kinds, one catch and one punt return, which is a fun way to get 15.1 points.