Kansas Jayhawks football vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys: Prediction, kickoff time, TV
The details
Kickoff: 11 a.m. Saturday
Where: Booth Memorial Stadium, Lawrence
TV: Fox Sports KC
Radio: WHB (810 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM) in Wichita
Tickets: $40-80
The line: Oklahoma State by 17
Prediction
I picked this as a 20-point Oklahoma State win before the season started and don’t feel a strong reason to stray far from that original thought.
Oklahoma State has probably slightly exceeded expectations this year — even taking last week’s disappointing home loss to Texas Tech into account — while KU’s best chance in any game will be relying upon an improved defense that has excelled on third downs and with forcing turnovers.
KU’s offense struggled last week against a bad Baylor defense, and even if one expects a better effort Saturday, getting to the 20s should be a challenge. Meanwhile, even with optimism about KU’s defense, it’ll be tough to keep Oklahoma State’s explosive playmakers covered up without a few breakdowns.
This feels like a 30-something to teens-something game, which could end up being a late-season pattern for KU given its roster strengths and weaknesses.
Oklahoma State 35, KU 16
Jesse Newell
Jesse Newell covers University of Kansas athletics for The Star.
