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🏈 No. 19 Kansas Travels to Norman to Take on Oklahoma
LAWRENCE, Kan. – The No. 19 Kansas Jayhawks are set to play their first highway contest in 28 days after they tackle the Oklahoma Sooners at Gaylord Household – Oklahoma Memorial Stadium on Saturday, October 15 at 11 a.m. The sport will likely be broadcast on ESPN2 with Dave Fleming, Rod Gilmore and Tiffany Blackmon on the decision.
Kansas (5-1, 2-1 Large 12) enters the sport after three-straight residence video games, during which Kansas defeated Duke, 35-27, on Sept. 24 and Iowa State, 14-11, on Oct. 1. Kansas then fell to No. 17/18 TCU, 31-38, on Oct. 8. Sitting at 5-1, Kansas is off to its greatest begin since 2009.
Oklahoma (3-3, 0-3 Large 12) returns residence after dropping three-straight Large 12 Convention video games to Kansas State (34-41, Sept. 24), TCU (24-55, Oct. 1) and Texas (0-49, Oct. 8). Kansas and Oklahoma final met in 2021, when the Sooners pulled out a 35-23 win after some late recreation heroics from then-quarterback Caleb Williams.
Kansas enters Saturday’s matchup with Oklahoma ranked within the top-20 nationally in a number of statistical classes, rating sixth in passing effectivity (178.72), fourth in third-down conversion share (55.1%), 16th in dashing offense (215.2 ypg) and fourth in sacks allowed (3).
Kansas has additionally totaled 500+ yards of offense in three video games this season, most lately compiling 540 towards TCU, its most in a recreation since totaling 569 at Texas in 2019.
Defensively, the Jayhawks have proven a resurgence by totaling 34 tackles-for-loss, together with 16 sacks by way of the primary six video games. Kansas’ 16 sacks by way of six video games are probably the most because the 2009 season when the workforce had 19 sacks on the halfway level. Senior defensive finish Lonnie Phelps Jr. ranks fifth within the nation with six sacks this season, probably the most by way of the primary six video games of the season since Dorance Armstrong additionally had six in 2016.
Kansas has fared effectively on the highway coming into Saturday’s recreation at Oklahoma, with wins at West Virginia, 55-42, on Sept. 10 and Houston, 48-30, on Sept. 17.
The matchup between the Jayhawks and Sooners would be the 113th assembly between the 2 groups, which dates to 1903. Oklahoma holds the sequence benefit, 79-27-6, together with a 41-13-3 benefit in video games performed in Norman.
Following Saturday’s recreation at Oklahoma, the Jayhawks will proceed their two-game highway stretch at Baylor on Oct. 22 at 11 a.m. CT. The Jayhawks then return residence to David Sales space Kansas Memorial Stadium after a bye, on Oct. 5 vs. Oklahoma State. Tickets for the ultimate two Kansas residence video games will be bought right here.