Bean Throws for 6 TDs, Kansas Overcomes Flags to Beat UNLV 49–36 in Guaranteed Rate Bowl

UNLV wide receiver Jacob De Jesus is tackled by Kansas safety O.J. Burroughs (5) and linebacker Taiwan Berryhill Jr. during the first half of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl NCAA college football game in Phoenix on Dec. 26, 2023. Rick Scuteri/AP Photo

PHOENIX—Kansas was one of Power Five football’s worst teams not that long ago, going through two full seasons with one combined win.

The Jayhawks began rebuilding in coach Lance Leipold’s first season, went to a bowl game a year ago and now have a large trophy to take back home with them to Lawrence.