Kansas QB Jalon Daniels' status uncertain after suffering shoulder injury
After suffering an injury late in the second quarter, Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels has a “50/50 chance,” to return to the Jayhawks’ Saturday morning game against TCU. Daniels suffered what appeared to be a shoulder injury on a scramble and is currently in the locker room undergoing evaluation. Jason Bean has replaced Daniels.
“I spoke to Lance Leipold at the half. He has not completely ruled out his quarterback from returning,” FOX Sports’ Allison Williams said after the halftime break. “He said he is still being evaluated in the locker room and said it’s about a 50/50 chance that Jalon Daniels can return to this ballgame. It will be Jason Bean to start the second half.”
Daniels rolled to his right before being tackled into the sideline by TCU linebacker Jamoi Hodge. Daniels remained on the ground for a brief period of time and then walked off the field under his own power, guided to the locker room by the Jayhawks’ medical team.
“The pain was evident on Jalon Daniels’ face as he made his way to the injury table there,” Williams said late in the second quarter. “Tears welling in his eyes and grimace across his face. Some signs of frustration and disappointment with that injury as well. I heard him pounding on the table there with that left hand while he was being attended to.”
Coming into this game, Daniels was one of the most popular players in all of college football. Through five games, Daniels had thrown for 983 yards and 11 touchdowns, while also adding 329 yards and five touchdowns on the ground.
Jayhawks riding Daniels to success
Behind the play of Daniels, Kansas has become one of the top stories in college football. The Jayhawks entered this weekend at 5-0 and ranked No. 19 in the country. ESPN hosted the popular show College GameDay ahead of the Saturday morning matchup between the Jayhawks and the Horned Frogs.
“I think this is the game Paul, our show try’s to cover the sport in its entirety, and this is a headline game, this is where the best story of the day is in terms of what’s been accomplished on the field this season,” ESPN’s Reece Davis explained this week. “And I don’t think Kansas and Duke earlier merited a Gameday trip, but this does because Kansas has remained undefeated, they’ve won a defensive game to show a little variety and what TCU did to Oklahoma Saturday, they just embarrassed them.”
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In the first two minutes of the second half, Bean led the Jayhawks on a game-tying drive. The score is 10-10 early in the third quarter.