The Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats will meet this Saturday in the Sunflower Showdown, with both teams looking to bounce back after losses to ranked opponents.

Kansas will be on the road for the second straight week after a 41-24 loss to Utah. The Jayhawks battled back to cut the deficit to three points in the third quarter against the No. 12 team in college football but couldn’t score late to get back into the game.

 

Head coach Lance Leipold says his team needs to figure out how to play a full four quarters after an uneven performance against the Utes. 

The Jayhawks sit at 2-3 overall and 0-1 in Big 12 play. Kansas is also looking for its first win over K-State since 2008, when the Jayhawks defeated the Wildcats 52-21. Pregame coverage begins at 9 a.m., with kickoff set for 11 on Classic Hits 104.1.

K-State is coming off a loss of its own after falling 35-16 at home to the No. 22 Houston Cougars. Head coach Collin Klein says the Wildcats need to do a better job of extending drives on offense and getting off the field on third down defensively. 

The Wildcats have won 17 straight games against Kansas, including a 42-17 victory on the road last season. Pregame coverage begins at 10 a.m., with kickoff set for 11 on the Mighty 690.