Overview
- Kickoff is Saturday at 11 a.m. CT in Lawrence at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium with national TV coverage on TNT, and KU has announced a sellout.
- Kansas enters 4-3 (2-2 Big 12) and Kansas State 3-4 (2-2), with the Wildcats having won 16 straight in the series since 2008.
- Analysts increasingly pick Kansas to win, including a Pick Six Previews projection of 31–24, noting this as the first time since 2009 the Jayhawks are favored.
- Jalon Daniels has fueled KU’s rise with 18 touchdown passes and two interceptions in seven games, with Alabama transfer Emmanuel Henderson Jr. providing a downfield threat.
- K-State will be without edge rusher Tobi Osunsanmi for the season and still lacks RB Dylan Edwards, elevating Joe Jackson as starter against a KU run defense allowing heavy yardage.