Kansas football: Grades, game balls from Jayhawks win over Missouri State

Sep 1, 2023; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks safety Marvin Grant (4) reacts after making a play during the first half against the Missouri State Bears at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2023; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; Kansas Jayhawks safety Marvin Grant (4) reacts after making a play during the first half against the Missouri State Bears at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jay Biggerstaff-USA TODAY Sports
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With Kansas football set to kick off against Illinois this Friday, we gave our final looks at the win over Missouri State in Week 1.

The Kansas Jayhawks easily took down the Missouri State Bears 48-17 in the first full week of college football. It was a successful beginning to the most highly anticipated KU football season since the late 2000s.

A big game awaits this Friday against Illinois, so this is our final post about last week’s game. We will be installing a new weekly post after each game to assess the team’s performance.

These are the game balls and position group grades we gave out for Kansas football against Missouri State.