Kansas opens against FCS-level Long Island before rival Missouri comes knocking next weekend

Long Island at Kansas, Friday, 8 p.m. ET How to watch: ESPNU Key stats Long Island (2025) Overall offense: 294.3 yards per game (110th in FCS) Passing: 124.2 yards per game (123rd) Rushing: 170.2 yards per game (40th) Scoring: 16.4 points per game (114th) Overall defense: 295.2 yards allowed per game (7th in FCS) Passing: 161.6 yards allowed per game (7th) Rushing: 133.6 yards allowed per game (33rd) Scoring: 18.8 points allowed per game (13th) Kansas (2025): Overall offense: 376.9 yards per game (68th in FBS) Passing: 206.4 yards per game (79th) Rushing: 170.5 yards per game (55th) Scoring: 28.1 points per game (63rd) Overall defense: 375.7 yards allowed per game (84th in FBS) Passing: 202.5 yards allowed per game (59th) Rushing: 173.2 yards allowed per game (97th) Scoring: 26.8 points allowed per game (79th) Team leaders Long Island (2025) Passing: Ethan Greenwood, 645 yards, 3 TDs, 3 INTs, 56.6% completion percentage Rushing: Ethan Greenwood, 416 yards on 102 carries, 4 TDs Receiving: Jayden Simpson, 291 yards on 25 catches, 1 TD Kansas (2025) Passing: Cole Ballard, 108 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT, 45.5% completion percentage Rushing: Dylan Edwards, 205 yards on 34 carries, 2 TDs (at Kansas State) Receiving: Nik McMillan, 981 yards on 62 catches, 3 TDs (at Buffalo) Last game Long Island finished a 6-6 season with a 24-17 win over Wagner. Kansas finished a 5-7 season with a 31-21 loss to Utah. Next game Long Island plays Albany on Sept. 12. Kansas plays Missouri on Sept. 11. ------ Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here. Visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full college football coverage here.