Kansas at Texas: Three-minute preview
When/where: 7 p.m. Saturday at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin, Texas
TV/radio: Time Warner Cable SportsChannel/Longhorn Network; KCSP (610 AM)
The series: Texas leads 12-2
The line: Texas by 29 1/2
What’s at stake
This is Kansas’ best opportunity to snap its 33-game road losing skid, as well as a streak of 36 straight losses away from Lawrence. Next week, the Jayhawks will travel to TCU for their last road trip, and that appears to be a sure loss. If KU wants to avoid the ignominy of going six seasons without a road win, they must pull off an upset against a Texas squad that enters 3-5. The Longhorns, meanwhile, are trying to avoid a second embarrassing loss in successive weeks after falling 24-0 at Iowa State last week.
Cheers if ...
The Kansas offense scores more than 20 points. The Jayhawks are averaging just 16.5 points per game for the season and have scored just 11.4 points per game in Big 12 play.
Jeers if ...
The Jayhawks get blown out early. For the first time in a month, Kansas shouldn’t be totally overmatched.
Rustin Dodd’s pick: Texas 38-13
Texas should be motivated after last week’s dismal showing at Iowa State. The Kansas offense, meanwhile, has struggled to move the ball since a 30-20 loss to Texas Tech on Oct. 17.
KANSAS (0-8, 0-5 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Sept. 5 | South Dakota State | L, 41-38 |
Sept. 12 | Memphis | L, 55-23 |
Sept. 26 | at Rutgers | L, 27-14 |
Oct. 3 | at Iowa State | L, 38-13 |
Oct. 10 | Baylor | L, 66-7 |
Oct. 17 | Texas Tech | L, 30-20 |
Oct. 24 | at Oklahoma State | L, 58-10 |
Oct. 31 | Oklahoma | L, 62-7 |
Nov. 7 | at Texas | 7 p.m |
Nov. 14 | at TCU | TBA |
Nov. 21 | West Virginia | TBA |
Nov. 28 | at Kansas State | TBA |
TEXAS (3-5, 2-3 Big 12)
Date | Opponent | Result/time |
Sept. 5 | at Notre Dame | L, 38-3 |
Sept. 12 | Rice | W, 42-28 |
Sept. 19 | California | L, 45-44 |
Sept. 26 | Oklahoma State | L, 30-27 |
Oct. 3 | at TCU | L, 50-7 |
Oct. 10 | Oklahoma | W, 24-17 |
Oct. 24 | K-State | W, 23-9 |
Oct. 31 | at Iowa State | L, 24-0 |
Nov. 7 | Kansas | 7 p.m |
Nov. 14 | at West Virginia | TBA |
Nov. 26 | Texas Tech | 6:30 p.m. |
Dec. 5 | at Baylor | TBA |
Three things about Texas
1 The Longhorns haven’t lost to Kansas since the inception of the Big 12 — and they have never lost to the Jayhawks in Austin. In the last four games, Texas has outscored Kansas 122-30.
2 In his second season, head coach Charlie Strong is 9-12 overall at Texas and could risk missing a bowl game this season. Former Texas coach Mack Brown failed to make a bowl just once — in 2010 — in 16 seasons at Texas.
3 Redshirt freshman quarterback Jerrod Heard has replaced Tyrone Swoopes as the Longhorns’ starter. But Swoopes has remained involved in the offense, replacing Heard during short-yardage situations. Swoopes finished with three rushing touchdowns in a victory over K-State.
Key matchup
Texas’ offense vs. Kansas’ defense
OK, this is a big-picture matchup, but KU may finally be facing an offense it can contain. The Longhorns rank 122nd nationally in passing offense (134.4 yards per game) and are tied for 98th in scoring, averaging just 24 points per game. Last week, Texas couldn’t score on Iowa State. Can the KU defense keep the Jayhawks in the game?
KANSAS OFFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
WR | 5 | Bobby Hartzog Jr. | 5-11 | 189 | So. |
WR | 11 | Tre’ Parmalee | 5-10 | 171 | Sr. |
WR | 88 | Jeremiah Booker | 6-2 | 195 | Fr. |
LT | 79 | Jordan Shelley-Smith | 6-5 | 296 | Jr. |
LG | 55 | Jacob Bragg | 6-4 | 284 | Fr. |
C | 70 | Keyon Haughton | 6-2 | 285 | Sr. |
RG | 62 | De’Andre Banks | 6-3 | 309 | Jr. |
RT | 78 | Larry Mazyck | 6-8 | 335 | Sr. |
TE | 84 | Ben Johnson | 6-5 | 234 | So. |
RB | 23 | De’Andre Mann | 5-9 | 205 | Sr. |
QB | 13 | Ryan Willis | 6-4 | 211 | Fr. |
K | 7 | Matthew Wyman | 6-1 | 218 | Jr. |
KANSAS DEFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
DE | 10 | Ben Goodman | 6-3 | 253 | Sr. |
DT | 99 | Corey King | 6-1 | 295 | Sr. |
DT | 96 | Daniel Wise | 6-3 | 280 | Fr. |
DE | 56 | Anthony Olobia | 6-5 | 240 | Jr. |
LB | 28 | Courtney Arnick | 6-2 | 207 | Jr. |
LB | 5 | Marcquis Roberts | 6-1 | 220 | Jr. |
NB | 30 | Tevin Shaw | 5-11 | 194 | Jr. |
CB | 25 | Marnez Ogletree | 5-10 | 190 | Jr. |
S | 9 | Fish Smithson | 5-11 | 193 | Jr. |
S | 39 | Michael Glatczak | 5-10 | 173 | Sr. |
CB | 19 | Tyrone Miller Jr. | 6-0 | 180 | Fr. |
P | 7 | Matthew Wyman | 6-1 | 218 | Jr. |
TEXAS OFFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
WR | 4 | Daje Johnson | 5-9 | 184 | Sr. |
WR | 1 | John Burt | 6-2 | 184 | Fr. |
WR | 3 | Armanti Foreman | 5-11 | 204 | So. |
LT | 55 | Connor Williams | 6-5 | 283 | Fr. |
LG | 66 | Sedrick Flowers | 6-2 | 326 | Sr. |
C | 74 | Taylor Doyle | 6-4 | 300 | Sr. |
RG | 77 | Patrick Vahe | 6-2 | 319 | Fr. |
RT | 76 | Kent Perkins | 6-5 | 325 | Jr. |
TE | 47 | Andrew Beck | 6-3 | 232 | So. |
RB | 32 | Johnathan Gray | 5-10 | 211 | Sr. |
QB | 13 | Jerrod Heard | 6-2 | 195 | Fr. |
K | 23 | Nick Rose | 6-1 | 194 | Sr. |
TEXAS DEFENSE
P | No. | Player | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. |
DE | 1 | Shiro Davis | 6-3 | 256 | Sr. |
DT | 99 | Desmond Jackson | 6-1 | 300 | Sr. |
DT | 98 | Hassan Ridgeway | 6-3 | 314 | Jr. |
DE | 40 | Naashon Hughes | 6-4 | 232 | So. |
LB | 19 | Peter Jinkens | 6-0 | 230 | Sr. |
LB | 46 | Malik Jefferson | 6-3 | 232 | Fr. |
LB | 45 | Anthony Wheeler | 6-2 | 209 | Fr. |
CB | 21 | Duke Thomas | 5-10 | 178 | Sr. |
S | 31 | Jason Hall | 6-2 | 200 | So. |
S | 14 | Dylan Haines | 6-1 | 193 | Jr. |
CB | 5 | Holton Hill | 6-2 | 191 | Fr. |
P | 43 | Michael Dickson | 6-3 | 208 | Fr. |
Rustin Dodd: 816-234-4937, @rustindodd
This story was originally published November 5, 2015 at 6:02 PM with the headline "Kansas at Texas: Three-minute preview."