Kansas got a pair of touchdowns from its opportunistic defense, and the Jayhawks rallied to beat BYU 38-27 on Saturday in the Cougars' Big 12 debut.
Cobee Bryant returned a fumble for the game's opening touchdown, and Kenny Logan Jr. brought back an interception early in the third quarter for another score, helping the Jayhawks overcome a 17-14 halftime deficit and improve to 4-0 in back-to-back years for the first time since the 1914 and '15 seasons.
Kedon Slovis was 30 of 51 for 357 yards with two TDs and two interceptions for BYU. But the Cougars were imbalanced on offense, running 22 times for nine yards, and settling for two field goals in the red zone proved costly. The other score? That came on Bryant's bone-jarring hit on BYU's second play from scrimmage. The ball popped out, Bryant was there to scoop it, and he ran untouched 22 yards for the game's opening score.
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