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Because this is a critical game, the SBNation.com college football staff will provide updates throughout, because you shouldn’t miss a thing. You can also watch on Fox Sports Regional (or MSG Plus in New York market), or perhaps on YouTube TV or another streaming platform. The game kicked off at 12 p.m. and will only grow more intense from here.

Second quarter

KU 24, RU 7

Rutgers’ defense did get a stop. The Scarlet Knights will try hard not to commit their fifth turnover of the half on this possession.

KU 24, RU 7

Kansas has its second pick six of the game. Mike Lee intercepted Artur Sitkowski and ran 31 yards for a touchdown. Rutgers is NSFW.

End first quarter: Kansas 17, Rutgers 7

Here is your first quarter recap:

KU 17, RU 7

Rutgers has just blocked another Kansas field goal.

KU 17, RU 7

Rutgers lost a fumble, its third turnover of the quarter, and Kansas is probably about to score again.

KU 17, RU 7

Touchdown, Jayhawks. Miles Kendrick tossed a leisurely 6-yarder to Jeremiah Booker. KU’s averaging 6.6 yards per play to Rutgers’ 0.6.

KU 10, RU 7

RUTGERS BLOCK SIX. RUTGERS BLOCK SIX.

Gabriel Rui’s 36-yard field goal attempt after a Jayhawk fumble recovery got swatted backward by Deonte Roberts, who picked it up and ran 64 yards for a touchdown.

The count of non-offensive touchdowns in this game: two.

The count of offensive touchdowns in this game: zero.

KU 10, RU 0

KANSAS FUMBLE RECOVERY at the Rutgers 22.

KU 10, RU 0

KANSAS PICK SIX. KANSAS PICK SIX.

Rutgers quarterback Artur Sitkowski threw the ball to wide-open Kansas DB Bryce Torneden, who made a house call from 39 yards away.

It might be the Jayhawks’ day.

KU 3, RU 0

Field goal, Jayhawks! A crafty 49-yarder by Gabriel Rui was pure.

RU 0, KU O

Rutgers went three-and-out and punted.

RU 0, KU O

Rutgers fair-caught the kickoff and starts at Kansas’ 25.

Rutgers and Kansas are bona-fide national powers:

Kansas is a five-time national champion*, and Rutgers quite literally invented the game of football.

(in basketball)*

The buzz surrounding this matchup is not so much the game itself as it is these two teams’ individual accomplishments in recent years. Let’s roll through some highlights, shall we?

First off, they have combined records of 32-86 over the last five seasons. That’s like, only 27 games away from .500, so not too far off, people. A baseball team could make up that difference in like a month, so it’ll be interesting to see if the Scarlet Knights and Jayhawks can get it done by mid-October. Give ‘em time.

Their average S&P+ rankings for the past five years are 111th for five-time national champion Kansas and 99th for former 2006 No. 7 Rutgers, who invented football. There are roughly a thousand college football teams that we know of in the universe, and these are two of the 111 best.

If you were wondering why this live blog exists, that’s why.