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SportsBeat KC: Who’s got a better chance of winning on Saturday ... Mizzou? or Kansas?

Who will emerge on top of 2021’s Sunflower Showdown?
Who will emerge on top of 2021’s Sunflower Showdown? Associated Press file photo

Kansas and Missouri face tall tasks on this week’s college football Saturday.

The Jayhawks play host to Kansas State in the Sunflower Showdown as 24-point underdogs, while Mizzou is coming off its first SEC victory — but to keep that momentum going, the Tigers must win at top-ranked Georgia, where they’re 38-point underdogs.

Beat writers Kellis Robinett, Jesse Newell and Lila Bromberg break down the action on SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast, with host Blair Kerkhoff. We even get in a little hoops talk as we begin the crossover from football to basketball.

Also, we remember Warren Powers, the former Missouri football coach who died earlier this week.

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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