Roles reversed as No. 19 Kansas visits Oklahoma – National Football Post

Oklahoma has dominated Kansas for greater than 20 years.

However Saturday’s assembly between the Huge 12 groups in Norman, Okla., is completely different.

The Jayhawks (5-1, 2-1) are the ranked workforce this 12 months, remaining at No. 19 following final week’s 38-31 loss to TCU.

It’s the Sooners (3-3, 0-3) who’re reeling, having dropped three consecutive video games for the primary time since 1998.

Oklahoma has received 17 straight conferences between the groups, with Kansas’ final win coming in 1997.

Saturday’s recreation is simply the third time since then that the Jayhawks have been ranked heading into the sport (2008 and ’09, when OU drilled them 45-31 and 35-13). It’s simply the second time Oklahoma has entered the matchup unranked (2005, when the Sooners received, 19-3).

Quarterback Jalon Daniels has been a big piece of the Jayhawks’ success this season, with 1,413 whole yards, 11 passing touchdowns and 5 speeding touchdowns within the six video games.

However the Jayhawks are prone to be with out Daniels towards the Sooners after the junior suffered a shoulder harm late within the first half towards the Horned Frogs. Kansas coach Lance Leipold stated Daniels was uncertain for Saturday’s recreation, though with backup quarterback Jason Bean throwing for 262 yards and 4 touchdowns towards TCU, the KU offense was not the issue in that defeat.

The Sooners count on their quarterback to return towards the Jayhawks.

Dillon Gabriel was injured towards TCU on Oct. 1 and Oklahoma’s offense has struggled in his absence.

Backup Davis Beville is simply 13 of 28 for 88 yards with no touchdowns and an interception in six-plus quarters since Gabriel’s harm.

In final week’s 49-0 loss to Texas, the Sooners largely went with a wildcat offense, utilizing a string of working backs and receivers to take snaps.

Gabriel, who has thrown for 1,215 yards and 11 touchdowns with no interceptions, stated Monday he remained in concussion protocol however was on monitor to return.

“He’s full-go in observe,” Sooners coach Brent Venables stated. “If he continues to remain out of hurt’s approach in regard to that protocol, I’d count on him to play.”

Leipold stated he didn’t count on Oklahoma’s struggles to proceed for much longer.

“I believe it’s a case of another groups enjoying their greatest ball towards them and enjoying very properly,” Leipold stated. “That’s too good of a workers, too good of a program and roster.”

In the course of the present shedding streak, the Sooners have allowed 48.3 factors per recreation.

Venables, in his first season as head coach after greater than 20 years as a defensive coordinator at Oklahoma and Clemson, stated issues have been going incorrect throughout the board for the protection. The Sooners had given up simply 30 factors mixed of their first three video games.

“I do know we’re not enjoying essentially sound,” Venables stated. “We’re not tackling properly.”

Earlier than the five-game successful streak to begin the season, Kansas had not received greater than three video games in any season since 2009.

In final season’s assembly, Kansas led 10-0 at halftime earlier than the Sooners took management within the second half, in the end successful 35-23 — a margin that was expanded with a landing within the last minute.

–Discipline Stage Media