Fresno State outmatched, falls 31-7 to Kansas in season opener

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Fresno State mislaid 31-7 to Kansas successful beforehand of a sellout assemblage of 41,525 successful the Jayhawks' archetypal crippled successful the recently renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

It was besides the archetypal FBS crippled for caput manager Matt Entz astatine the helm. He antecedently won 60 games, including 2 FCS nationalist championships with North Dakota State, aft moving past play arsenic the linebackers manager astatine USC.

The crippled was won successful the trenches, with Kansas rushing for 207 yards compared to conscionable 37 for the Bulldogs. Sophomore moving backmost Bryson Donelson led the mode for Fresno State with 34 yards connected 11 carries.

The Jayhawks piled up astir 400 yards of full discourtesy compared to the Bulldogs' 216 yards of full offense.

EJ Warner, starting for his 3rd schoolhouse aft transferring from Rice and Temple, was 18/29 passing for 179 and 2 interceptions successful his Bulldog debut. 11 antithetic Bulldogs caught a pass, with Josiah Freeman starring the mode with 43 yards connected 3 catches.

Warner would besides beryllium stripped sacked by Kansas's Bangally Kamara successful the 3rd quarter.

Six-year backmost Jalon Daniels was astir cleanable for the Jayhawks, going 18/20 passing for 176 yards and 3 touchdowns portion scrambling for 47 yards.

Elijah Gilliam scored the lone touchdown of the crippled for Fresno State, rushing successful a 3-yard touchdown connected the 'Dogs opening drive.

Jadon Pearson, a elder linebacker, led the mode connected defence with 12 full tackles aft transferring successful from Utah State.

Next up for Fresno State is its location opener against Georgia Southern. Kickoff from Valley Children's Stadium is acceptable for Saturday, August 30 astatine 6:30 PM.

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