Power 4
Group of 5
Other FBS
12/27 2:30 pm ABC
Georgia Tech
22 GT
9-3
BYU
12 BYU
11-2
12/27 4:45 pm ESPN
North Texas
25 UNT
11-2
San Diego State
SDSU
9-3
12/27 6:30 pm ABC
Virginia
19 UVA
10-3
Missouri
MIZ
8-4
12/27 8:15 pm ESPN
LSU
LSU
7-5
Houston
21 HOU
9-3
12/30 8:00 pm ESPN
USC
16 USC
9-3
TCU
TCU
8-4
12/31 11:00 am ESPN
Iowa
23 IOWA
8-4
Vanderbilt
14 VAN
10-2
12/31 2:00 pm ABC
Michigan
18 MICH
9-3
Texas
13 TEX
9-3
12/31 2:30 pm ESPN
Nebraska
NEB
7-5
Utah
15 UTAH
10-2
12/31 6:30 pm ESPN
Miami
10 MIA
11-2
Ohio State
2 OSU
12-1
1/1 11:00 am ESPN
Oregon
5 ORE
12-1
Texas Tech
4 TTU
12-1
1/1 3:00 pm ESPN
Alabama
9 ALA
11-3
Indiana
1 IU
13-0
1/1 7:00 pm ESPN
Ole Miss
6 MISS
12-1
Georgia
3 UGA
12-1
1/2 7:00 pm FOX
Arizona
17 ARIZ
9-3
SMU
SMU
8-4
Final
Alabama
9 ALA
34
Oklahoma
8 OU
24
Final
Miami
10 MIA
10
Texas A&M
7 TA&M
3
Final
Tulane
20 TULN
10
Ole Miss
6 MISS
41
Final
James Madison
24 JMU
34
Oregon
5 ORE
51
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Desmond Purnell
Linebacker
Kansas State
Kansas State
  • Eligibility
    Senior
  • HT/WT
    6'0 / 232
  • Birthplace
    Topeka, KS
Defensive
Team
Season
TOT
SOLO
TFL
SACKS
QB HUR
PD
2025
Kansas State
72 51 8 3 6 4
2024
Kansas State
46 33 9 4 6 1
2023
Kansas State
51 34 4 0 4 2
2022
Kansas State
17 6 1 0 2 2

Game Log

2025 SEASON DEFENSIVE
DATE OPP RESULT TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD INT
Sat 8/23
vs Iowa State ISU
L 21-24 1 0 0 0 1 0
Sat 8/30
vs North Dakota UND
W 38-35 6 5 0 0 0 0
Sat 9/6
vs Army ARMY
L 21-24 10 10 0 1 0 0
Sat 9/13
@ Arizona ARIZ
L 17-23 11 5 0 0 0 0
Sat 9/27
vs UCF UCF
W 34-20 1 1 0 0 0 0
Sat 10/4
@ Baylor BAY
L 34-35 3 2 0 0 0 0
Sat 10/11
vs TCU TCU
W 41-28 5 4 1 2 2 0
Sat 10/25
@ Kansas KU
W 42-17 9 5 1 1 1 0
Sat 11/1
vs Texas Tech TTU
L 20-43 4 3 0 1 0 0
Sat 11/15
@ Oklahoma State OKST
W 14-6 8 6 0 0 0 0
Sat 11/22
@ Utah UTAH
L 47-51 5 2 0 0 0 0
Sat 11/29
vs Colorado COLO
W 24-14 9 8 1 2 0 0
TOTAL 72 51 3 7 4 0
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