Sept. 23 was the first game in the BIG 12, and it was at Kansas. It was going to be a good game. For BYU to win, they must keep the ball and have no fumbles or turnovers in general. Will it be that way today?
The Lassiter brothers have something in common today: They play against each other. One plays Offense, and the other defense—one plays for BYU, and the other plays for Kansas. Mother and brother are wearing a shirt that shows support for both teams.
Darius Lassiter plays for BYU
Kwinton Lassiter
First Half
BYU started defense again, and they held Kansas on a 4th down. Then, two plays later, BYU fumbled the ball with a great hit on number 82 (name). Kansas scooped it up and ran it in for a TD. Kansas up
| BYU | 0 |
| Kansas | 7 |
BYU came down the field after the kick-off and scored a TD, with a great catch by number 5.
| BYU | 7 |
| Kanasas | 7 |
BYU intercepted the ball, but it was called holding on BYU. So Jayhawks got a first down and 10 yards.
Kanas scored, so that makes it
| BYU | 7 |
| Kanasas | 14 |
BYU came downfield and scored and made the score
| BYU | 14 |
| Kanasas | 14 |
BYU was going down to score, and they were only to kick a field goal to make it 17-14, and BYU lead going into halftime.
| BYU | 17 |
| Kanasas | 14 |
What does the 2nd half have in store for us?
2nd Half
BYU got the ball for the second half, but a pick-six was thrown, and that put the Jayhawks up
| BYU | 17 |
| Kanasas | 21 |
That is not how we wanted to start the 2nd half of the game. We never want to throw a pick 6. Well, BYU’s answer?
BYU came down the field, and they could only get a field goal 20 -21, still behind.
Kansas came down the field and scored, making it 20-28
| BYU | 20 |
| Kanasas | 28 |
So far, it hasn’t been a high-scoring 2nd half.
Kansas came down and scored a touchdown, making it 20 – 35,
| BYU | 20 |
| Kanasas | 35 |
BYU came down the field and scored a touchdown, making it 28-35
| BYU | 28 |
| Kanasas | 35 |
Kansas came down and kicked a field goal to go 28-35
| BYU | 28 |
| Kanasas | 38 |
BYU came down the field but fell short.
Final score of the game
| BYU | 28 |
| Kanasas | 38 |
BYU failed to convert, and they are now 3-1.
Here are the stats for the game
| BYU | Stats | Kanasas |
| 23 | 1st downs | 23 |
| 6-14 | 3rd down | 4-8 |
| 366 | Total Yards | 351 |
| 357 | Passing | 130 |
| 9 | Rushing | 221 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 0 |
My Thoughts
The game didn’t start too well for BYU. They weren’t predicted to win this game but weren’t last week.
They did well for their Big 12 debut but lost their first one.
If you look at the yardage, BYU had more total yards, but Kanas had more takeaways, which led to points on the board.
