LAWRENCE, Kan. — Todd Reesing threw for 356 yards and two touchdowns, and ran for another score to lead No. 19 Kansas to a 38-14 victory over Sam Houston State on Saturday night.

Kansas (3-1) figured to breeze through its final nonconference game, particularly after the chaos Hurricane Ike had caused Sam Houston State (1-1).

The Bearkats had last week’s game against Prairie View A&M postponed and couldn’t practice until Tuesday because of power outages and cleanup from the storm. Despite the hardships, Sam Houston State didn’t make it easy on Kansas, stifling its running game, repeatedly finding seams in its defensive secondary.

Kansas survived for its 12th straight home win — 17th straight in nonconference — though has to be concerned about its struggling ground game.

The Jayhawks ran on eight of their first 10 plays and 48 times overall, hoping to improve on a 105-yard per-game average that ranks 101st in the nation.

Clearly, there’s still some work to be done before the Big 12 season starts in two weeks.

The Jayhawks had 161 yards — a 3.4-yard average — and got pushed back trying to get an inch in the second quarter, turning it over on downs when Reesing lost a yard on fourth down at the Kansas 37. That set up an 8-yard touchdown run by Rhett Bomar, cutting the Jayhawks’ lead to 14-7.

Good thing Kansas still has Reesing’s arm — and feet.

The junior was at his scrambling best on his second touchdown pass, sidestepping one defender, running around another, then rolling right before hitting Dezmon Briscoe in stride for a 57-yard touchdown.

He earlier hit Kerry Meier in stride for a 68-yard touchdown and marched Kansas down the field on its first drive of the second half, setting up a 2-yard touchdown run by Jocques Crawford that put the Jayhawks up 28-7.

Reesing also came away unscathed after defensive lineman John Goree ripped off his helmet on a tackle in the fourth quarter, finishing 23-for-38.

Bomar wasn’t quite as good.

The former Oklahoma quarterback had his moments, finishing 26-for-46 for 340 yards, including a 46-yard touchdown to Justin Wells in the third quarter to get the Bearkats within 28-14.

Bomar doesn’t have the same supporting cast as Reesing, though, and tried to do too much at times. He threw three interceptions and nearly had three others by forcing balls into coverage.

The first interception came on an underthrow from the end zone in the second quarter. Kansas safety Darrell Stuckey returned it to the 1, setting up Reesing’s dive for a touchdown on the next play.

Bomar had another interception on the next drive when the ball bounced off Catron Houston’s hands to Kansas cornerback Isiah Barfield. Meier scored three plays later on a deep post route to put Kansas up 14-0.