Kansas QB Jalon Daniels denies report he's out for season with shoulder injury
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels is disputing a report that he's out for the season.
A reporter who has freelanced for the Lawrence Journal-World tweeted Tuesday that Daniels had suffered a separated right throwing shoulder on Saturday against TCU and would be out for the rest of the season. Daniels disputed the tweet later that afternoon.
Sheeesh…That’s News to Me🤔 https://t.co/qLfVAxxLZy
— 𝕁𝔻𝟞💫 (@JalonDaniels6) October 11, 2022
Even the Lawrence Journal-World disputed the reporter's tweet.
A note about #KUfball QB Jalon Daniels. Zac Boyer, a former employee of @KUSports who has done freelance work for us recently, tweeted Daniels is out for the year. That info wasn’t submitted to us & didn't go thru our reporting process. We haven’t been able to confirm any details
— Matt Tait (@mctait) October 11, 2022
Daniels was injured late in the second quarter when he was tackled while scrambling to the right sideline. His right shoulder hit the ground first and directly absorbed not only his own weight but the weight of the defender.
Daniels has been one of the breakout stars of the first half of the college football season as Kansas started the season 5-0 before losing to the Horned Frogs in Week 6. Daniels led an exciting Kansas offense that’s averaging nearly 40 points per game and KU's early-season success helped bring ESPN's "College GameDay" pregame show to Lawrence for the first time for a football game ahead of the matchup with TCU.
He finishes the season 78-of-117 passing for 1,072 yards, 11 touchdowns and an interception. Daniels is also the team’s second-leading rusher with 53 carries for 341 yards and five scores.
Daniels was replaced by Jason Bean in the second half of the 38-31 loss to TCU and Bean would take over as the starter in Daniels’ absence if he's out for a while. Coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday that Daniels would be doubtful to play against Oklahoma in Week 6.
Bean threw four second-half TDs in the loss and was the team’s starting quarterback in nine games in 2021 before an injury opened the door for Daniels to start late in the season.
Kansas visits Oklahoma before heading to Baylor in Week 7 and then hosting currently undefeated Oklahoma State at home the first weekend of November. The Jayhawks need just one win over the final six games of the season to ensure a bowl berth for the first time since going 8-5 and winning the Insight Bowl in 2008. Leipold is the sixth Jayhawks coach since that bowl appearance.
