The McAlary Effect

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Week 1 Update

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Media Poll

RK	LW	School (Votes)	Record	Points	Last Week	This Week
01	2	Pittsburgh (37)	1-0	1,597	W 31-10 vs 9 Notre Dame	FCS Southeast
02	1	Clemson (23)	1-0	1,472	W 20-17 vs Troy	—
03	4	Kansas (10)	1-0	1,360	—	Washington State
04	5	Michigan	1-0	1,293	W 35-16 vs FCS Northwest	—
05	6	Ohio State	1-0	1,255	W 52-21 vs Buffalo	10 Washington
06	7	Florida State	1-0	1,252	W 45-43 vs 23 Alabama	—
07	8	Cincinnati	1-0	1,199	W 28-10 at 22 Boise State	at Missouri
08	11	Nebraska	1-0	1,064	W 27-24 vs UTEP	at California
09	3	Notre Dame	0-1	985	L 31-10 at 1 Pittsburgh	Nevada
10	14	Washington	1-0	948	W 52-17 vs FCS West	at 5 Ohio State
11	15	Ole Miss	1-0	928	W 35-13 vs South Alabama	Kansas State
12	16	Auburn	1-0	889	W 27-24 vs UCLA	—
13	17	Texas Tech	1-0	840	W 30-20 vs Western Kentucky	at Mississippi State
14	9	Oregon	1-1	632	L 21-13 vs USC	Baylor
15	25	Georgia	1-0	533	W 38-10 vs FCS East	—
16	12	Colorado	0-1	523	L 26-18 vs UMass	at Florida
17	NR	Oregon State	1-0	453	W 24-23 vs FCS East	at New Mexico
18	NR	Tulane	1-0	422	W 45-23 vs FCS Midwest	20 Texas A&M
19	10	North Carolina	1-1	359	L 38-14 at South Carolina	FCS West
20	18	Texas A&M	0-1	340	L 31-23 vs Louisville	at 18 Tulane
21	13	Tennessee	0-1	295	L 17-7 vs West Virginia	22 Boise State
22	20	Boise State	0-1	295	L 28-10 vs 7 Cincinnati	at 21 Tennessee
23	22	Alabama	0-1	277	L 45-43 vs 6 Florida State	—
24	NR	Wisconsin	1-0	270	W 21-3 vs FCS East	at Northwestern
25	NR	UConn	1-0	260	W 26-14 at USF	FCS East

Others receiving votes: LSU 250, Miami 219, Florida 204, Louisville 178, Arkansas 168, USF 110, UAB 109, Penn State 76, USC 38, SMU 14
Dropped from Rankings: UAB 19, Florida 21, Penn State 23, USF 24

Heisman Watch

Player	POS	School	Last Week Stats
Ivan Carreon	WR	Oklahoma	--
Cutter Boley	QB	Kentucky	228Yds 2TD
Julian Sayin	QB	Ohio State	152Yds 2TD
Lawayne McCoy	WR	Florida State	60 Tot Yds
Joseph McVay	WR	Vanderbilt	72Yds 1TD

NCAA Players of the Week
Defensive: Miami LE Trevor Retkofsky - 7Tkl 4.0Sck
Offensive: Washington WR Audric Harris - 12Rec 105Yds 4TD


Big 12 Scores
Kansas State 28, FCS Northwest 3
BYU 30, Coastal Carolina 25
Iowa State 31, Appalachian State 24
UMass 26, Colorado 18
Colorado State 38, Arizona 22
Cincinnati 28, Boise State 10
TCU 41, FCS Southeast 10
UCF 40, FCS Southeast 20
North Texas 21, Baylor 16
West Virginia 17, Tennessee 7
Utah 35, FCS Northwest 14
Texas Tech 30, Western Kentucky 20
Air Force 22, Houston 10

Big 12 Players of the Week
Defensive: Kansas State RE Timmy Knott – 5 Tkl 3.0 Sck
Offensive: Texas Tech HB Caleb Largo – 7 Car 20 Yds, 4 Rec 45 Yds

Big 12 Conference Standings
Available Week Four

Week 2 Big 12 Schedule
Colorado @ Florida
Iowa State @ Iowa
Baylor @ Oregon
FCS Southeast @ BYU
TCU @ Duke
West Virginia @ Oklahoma State
Texas Tech @ Mississippi State
Cincinnati @ Missouri
Arizona State @ San Diego State
Arkansas State @ Utah
Kansas State @ Ole Miss
Oklahoma @ UCF
Washington State @ Kansas

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GAME PREVIEW

vs Washington State 1-0
Saturday September 9, 2028 | 8:00PM | David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium | Lawrence, Kansas
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Team Schedule
Week 1 W 33-27 vs FCS Midwest

Team Leaders
Passing | QB Trevor Sermon 24/37 245Yds 1TD
Rushing | QB Trevor Sermon 6Car 43Yds 2TD
Receiving | WR Isaiah Cobbs 7Rec 91Yds
Tackles | CB Andre Foote 8, MLB Aries Tribble 8
Sacks | RE Donte Johns 1.0
Interceptions | CB Kenny Worthy III 1

Injuries
Kansas – None
Washington State - None

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[Soapy]

good luck against washington state

[djp73]

Alright folks, we have revamped basically all of the layouts here going back to the season schedule. Please have a look and let me know what you think. Special thanks to Soapy for the assistance and feedback.

I think I will get rid of the tables for Top 25 and the Heisman Watch after this update and just go to purely text.

[The JZA]

Looking clean G', and GL against Washington St

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Kansas Dominates Washington State 52-17 Behind Senior QB Isaiah Marshall’s Four-Touchdown Day
Saturday September 9, 2028
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Lawrence, Kansas - Isaiah Marshall looked every bit the senior leader Kansas needs in its pursuit of a Big 12 title and more.

Behind a stellar performance from their veteran quarterback, No. 7 Kansas overwhelmed Washington State 52-17 on Saturday afternoon at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, improving to 2-0 on the young season.

Marshall accounted for four total touchdowns—two through the air and two more on the ground—guiding a red-hot Kansas offense that scored 28 points in the first quarter and never looked back.

“We came out with energy and purpose,” Marshall said. “It’s my last year, and I want to make every one of these count.”

Kansas struck early, and surprisingly, it was the defense that ignited the scoring. Greydon Grimes stripped the ball loose on Washington State’s first possession, and safety Nico Brewer scooped it up and returned it 45 yards to the end zone.

From there, Marshall took over. He connected with Morgan Cooke for a 10-yard touchdown, then hit Damien Keo from 18 yards out later in the quarter. Between those throws, running back Glen Jue powered in a 5-yard score to help Kansas put up a 28-spot in the opening 15 minutes.

Washington State’s lone highlights came on two 77-yard touchdown bombs from quarterback Trevor Sermon to Isaiah Cobbs—one in the first and another just before halftime—but it did little to shake Kansas.

Marshall added a 4-yard touchdown run in the second quarter and a 5-yard scoring scamper in the third, capping a masterful performance by the senior, who looked in total command of the offense.

Running back Harry Stewart III led a deep ground game with 108 rushing yards, while Tyree LaBelle punched in a 1-yard touchdown late in the third to make it 52-14. Tight end Trey’dez Green was a key target in the passing game, catching four passes for 66 yards and creating mismatches all afternoon.

“We’ve got a lot of guys who can hurt you,” head coach Jordan McAlary said. “But Isaiah—he’s our heartbeat. He was locked in.”

The Jayhawk defense was equally dominant. Grimes led the way with 2.5 sacks and a forced fumble, while Terrance Yates and Immanuel Jones both intercepted Sermon. Washington State managed just three points after halftime and struggled to protect the pocket all game long.

Shaq Durham added a 32-yard field goal and was perfect on all seven PATs.

Kansas now turns its attention to a road test next week at Louisiana Tech, but through two weeks, the Jayhawks are showing the polish and explosiveness of a team looking to repeat as national champions.

“I’ve been here long enough to know you can’t take any week for granted,” Marshall said. “But we’ve got something special. And we’re not done.”

Scoring Summary
First Quarter
KU – Nico Brewer 45-yd fumble return (Shaq Durham kick), 9:17
KU – Morgan Cooke 10-yd pass from Isaiah Marshall (Shaq Durham kick), 6:39
WSU – Isaiah Cobbs 77-yd pass from Trevor Sermon (Johnny Toone kick), 6:10
KU – Glen Jue 5-yd run (Shaq Durham kick), 2:25
KU – Damien Keo 18-yd pass from Isaiah Marshall (Shaq Durham kick), 0:56
Second Quarter
KU – Isaiah Marshall 4-yd run (Shaq Durham kick), 4:15
KU – Shaq Durham 32-yd FG, 1:50
WSU – Isaiah Cobbs 77-yd pass from Trevor Sermon (Johnny Toone kick), 0:59
Third Quarter
KU – Isaiah Marshall 5-yd run (Shaq Durham kick), 2:08
KU – Tyree LaBelle 1-yd run (Shaq Durham kick), 0:36
Fourth Quarter
WSU – Johnny Toone 27-yd FG, 4:27

Key Statistics

Passing – I. Marshall 16/29 168Yds 2TD
Rushing – H. Stewart III 19Car 108Yds, I. Marshall 17Car 106Yds 2TD, G. Jue 3Car 22Yds 1TD, T. LaBelle 2Car 6Yds 1TD
Receiving – T. Green 4Rec 66ds, D. Keo 4Rec 26Yds 1TD, R. Slay 2Rec 23Yds, M. Cooke 2Rec 15Yds 1TD
Tackles – G. Grimes 9, S. Sahara 5, R. Capers 5
Sacks – G. Grimes 2.5, H. Busby 1.0, T. Harbor 0.5, S. Sahara 0.5, T. Warren 0.5
Takeaways – T. Yates 1Int, I. Jones 1Int, T. Warren 1FF, G. Grimes 1FF, N. Brewer 1FR 1TD
Special Teams - S. Durham 1/1FG 7/7XP


Passing – T. Sermon 12/26 253Yds 2TD 2Int, G. Newson 7/11 52Yds
Rushing – G. Newson 2Car 12Yds, J. Tonyan 4Car 7Yds
Receiving – I. Cobbs 4Rec 162Yds 2TD, N. Johnson-Barnes 4Rec 61Yds
Tackles – A. Tribble 12, M. Wrice 9
Sacks – J. Cowgill 1.5, P. Joslin 1.0, M. Wrice 1.0, K. Battles 0.5, R. Carlos 0.5, A. Tribble 0.5
Takeaways – N/A
Special Teams – J. Toone 1/1FG 2/2XP

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GAME MEDIA

vs Washington State
Saturday September 9, 2028

[Agent]

Cool presentation with all of the media

[djp73]

Thanks man, trying to up the game.