Overview
- Kickoff is set for 6:30 p.m. CT on Saturday at Jones AT&T Stadium in Lubbock, with sportsbooks earlier listing Texas Tech as a double-digit favorite.
- The No. 9 Red Raiders are 5-0 (2-0 Big 12) and rank top 10 nationally in total defense and top five in scoring defense, driven by portal standout David Bailey’s pass-rush surge.
- Kansas enters 4-2 (2-1) averaging 35 points and 434.8 yards per game behind senior quarterback Jalon Daniels and Big 12 receiving leader Emmanuel Henderson Jr.
- Jayhawks tight end DeShawn Hanika is out for the season following knee surgery, shifting more snaps to Carson Bruhn and Boden Groen in Kansas’ passing game.
- Texas Tech coach Joey McGuire urged a loud home crowd and emphasized cutting penalties, while elsewhere in the Big 12 Kansas State listed multiple injuries and, per ESPN’s Pete Thamel, RB Dylan Edwards is not expected to play vs. TCU as the Wildcats prepare for top passer Josh Hoover.