Overview
- Kickoff is 9 p.m. ET at Arizona Stadium in Tucson on FOX, with streaming on services that carry FOX such as Fubo; Jason Benetti, Robert Griffin III and Alexa Landestoy are on the call.
- The outcome will not affect Big 12 standings or tiebreakers, a designation Kansas State AD Gene Taylor confirmed when the pre-realignment agreement was kept in place.
- Sportsbooks posted Kansas State as a slight favorite around -1.5 with an over/under near 54–54.5 points heading into the game.
- Arizona entered 2-0 following blowout wins over Hawai'i and Weber State, highlighted by quarterback Noah Fifita’s 373 yards and five touchdowns against Weber State.
- Kansas State arrived 1-2 after a 24-21 loss to Army; running back Dylan Edwards was cleared to play after missing the previous two games.