Kansas will look to get again on the profitable observe and earn its first victory in Large 12 Convention play when it hosts Houston on Saturday afternoon in a league conflict at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
The Jayhawks (1-5, 0-3 Large 12) are available in following an open week after dropping 5 straight outings. Kansas’ most up-to-date recreation was a 35-31 defeat at Arizona State through which the Jayhawks surrendered the deciding landing cross with 16 seconds remaining. Jalon Daniels handed for 260 yards and two scores within the loss.
The defeat marked the fourth time within the skid that the Jayhawks misplaced by six factors or fewer. Kansas has not received since beating FCS opponent Lindenwood on Aug. 29.
The Jayhawks have been hit with a slew of accidents, particularly on the defensive aspect, and the open week did not get their gamers as wholesome as coach Lance Leipold would have preferred.
“We have nonetheless received a whole lot of guys who’re questionable,” Leipold stated. “(We’re) working by way of it, however we’ll must see the place (the week) takes us. A couple of guys are getting a bit bit higher.”
Kansas working again Devin Neal enters the Saturday recreation simply 181 yards away from breaking the varsity’s all-time dashing report of three,841 yards set by June Henley from 1993-96.
Houston (2-4, 1-2 Large 12) heads north after an open week that got here after a surprising 30-19 win at TCU on Oct. 4. Zeon Chriss threw for a landing and ran 97 yards for an additional rating in his first profession begin whereas directing a Houston offense that amassed 361 whole yards and held the ball for nearly 37 minutes.
The victory snapped a two-game dropping streak through which the Cougars had been held scoreless.
Chriss, who has been splitting taking part in time at quarterback with veteran Donovan Smith, was named the group’s starter on Monday by Houston coach Willie Fritz.
“There’s a whole lot of positives to take from the TCU recreation, however we are able to clearly get lots higher,” Fritz stated. “We received to proceed to maintain doing an excellent job with ball safety and profitable the turnover/takeaway margin — we had been plus-4 within the final recreation.”
The groups will meet for the primary time as Large 12 foes, with Kansas proudly owning a 4-0 benefit within the all-time sequence. The latest matchup was a 48-30 Jayhawks win at Houston in 2022 through which Daniels accounted for 5 touchdowns (three passing, two dashing).
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