BYU (3-0) at Kansas (3-0), Saturday, 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN)
Line: Kansas by 9 1/2, in response to FanDuel Sportsbook.
Collection file: Kansas leads 1-0.
WHAT’S AT STAKE?
The Cougars make their Huge 12 debut once they journey to Memorial Stadium to tackle Kansas, a program that has been on the upswing underneath Lance Leipold the previous two seasons. Each are coming off slim wins that took them to 3-0. BYU squeezed out a 38-31 win at Arkansas whereas the Jayhawks received 31-24 at Nevada. Kansas is making an attempt to win its first 4 video games for the second straight 12 months. It received the one earlier assembly with BYU 23-20 within the 1992 Aloha Bowl.
KEY MATCHUP
Kansas RB Devin Neal towards the BYU run protection. Neal is the Huge 12’s high returning rusher, and he’s averaging greater than 100 yards per recreation after going for 79 with three touchdowns final week at Nevada. The Cougars allowed 177 yards and two TDs on the bottom final week towards Arkansas, regardless of the Razorbacks lacking star operating again Raheim Sanders.
PLAYERS TO WATCH
BYU: QB Kedon Slovis has thrown for 660 yards and 6 TDs with only one interception. Extra importantly, the previous USC and Pitt quarterback has been a relaxing affect for the Cougars. They trailed 14-0 towards Arkansas earlier than rallying to take the lead, after which Slovis led one other rally when the Razorbacks took the lead once more final week.
Kansas: QB Jalon Daniels had practically 300 yards passing towards Nevada, however the dual-threat star wasn’t a lot of a risk on the bottom. He truly misplaced 4 yards on seven carries through the win over the Wolf Pack.
FACTS & FIGURES
The Cougars have received seven straight video games courting to final season. … BYU is starting Huge 12 play after spending the previous 12 years as an impartial. … Cougars WR Darius Lassiter’s father Kwamie Lassiter performed for Kansas earlier than a profession within the NFL. His brother Kwamie Lassiter II additionally performed WR for the Jayhawks whereas brother Kwinton Lassiter presently performs DB for them. … The Cougars rallied from 14 all the way down to beat Arkansas final week, their largest comeback underneath coach Kalani Sitake. … Parker Kingston turned the seventh participant in BYU historical past with TDs throwing and catching final week. … The final time Kansas began 4-0 in consecutive seasons was a stretch of three straight years from 1913-15. … Jayhawks FS Kenny Logan has 212 solo tackles, making him certainly one of two energetic gamers on the FBS degree with at the least 200. … Kansas has 28 tackles-for-loss by way of its first three video games. That’s sixth nationally.
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