As far as season openers go, this is the best one we’ve seen out of KU since... 2016 Rhode Island? (Although that URI team still put up 170 rushing yards that night.) And sure KU beat SE Missouri a year later in 2017, dominating the stat lines but only winning by two scores.
Since 2017, however, KU has: lost to Nicholls State (2018), squeaked past Indiana State (2019), been pounded by Coastal Carolina (2020), squeaked past South Dakota (2021), and stomped Tennessee Tech (2022).
So, Year Three of Lance Leipold begins much the same way as Year Two did - with a huge win over an FCS school.