Kansas Jayhawks CFB Week 9 Betting Lines
Last year, with backup quarterback Jason Bean filling in for the injured Jalon Daniels, the Kansas Jayhawks became a national story for beating Oklahoma and winning a bowl game against UNLV. When Daniels rejected transfer portal offers to return for his junior season, Kansas fans celebrated the glory to come. Instead, it has been a season of heartbreak for Kansas. The Jayhawks finally showed their potential last week in a blowout win and payout against the Houston Cougars. This week brings the Sunflower Showdown against the Kansas State Wildcats.
College Football Week 9 Betting Lines
Kansas Jayhawks +10
Kansas State Wildcats -10
Total 55.5
Kansas Jayhawks Weekly Matchup
In Week 9 college football action, on Saturday, October 26, 2024, the Kansas State Wildcats will host the Kansas Jayhawks at Bill Snyder Family Stadium in Manhattan, KS. Kickoff time is set for 8 p.m. ET, and television coverage will be on ESPN2.
Kansas has been discredited with its inability to finish games. KU is one of the biggest betting on college football using crypto disappointments this year.
Last game, the Kansas State Wildcats won 45-18 against the West Virginia Mountaineers as 2.5-point road favorites. The game went over the total of 56. Kansas State has a record of 6-1 straight up, 3-4 against the spread, and 4-3 over/under the total.
Kansas State ranks 43rd for total offense, 88th for passing, 10th for rushing and 34th for scoring. Defensively they rank 41st overall, 109th against the pass, 5th against the rush, and 36th for points allowed. Also, Kansas State ranks 47th for fewest turnovers lost and 44th for takeaways.
Kansas Jayhawks Weekly Recap
Last game, the Kansas Jayhawks won 42-14 against the Houston Cougars as 5-point home favorites. The game went over the total of 45. Kansas has a record of 2-5 straight up, 1-6 against the spread, and 4-3 over/under the total. Kansas ranks 54th for total offense, 99th for passing, 16th for rushing and 53rd for scoring. Defensively they rank 67th overall, 53rd against the pass, 77th against the rush, and 68th for points allowed. Also, Kansas ranks 91st for fewest turnovers lost and 12th for takeaways.
Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels was the story of the game. He threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns and rushed for 58 yards and a TD.
Kansas struck first on a methodical 15-play opening drive, capped by a 2-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to tight end Jared Casey.
The Jayhawks wasted no time extending their lead, as Daniels connected with wide receiver Quentin Skinner for a 48-yard touchdown on the next possession, giving Kansas a 14-0 lead by the end of the first quarter.
Running back Devin Neal added to the onslaught in the second quarter with a 2-yard touchdown run, pushing the Jayhawks’ lead to 21-0.
Houston responded when quarterback Donovan Smith found Stacy Sneed for a 23-yard touchdown, but Kansas quickly answered with another scoring drive.
Daniels threw his second touchdown pass to Casey, this time from 3 yards out, making it 28-7. Houston narrowed the gap just before halftime with a 52-yard touchdown pass from Smith to Mekhi Mews, bringing the score to 28-14 at the break.
In the second half, Kansas continued to dominate.
Daniels showcased his running ability with an 8-yard touchdown scamper early in the third quarter, extending the lead to 35-14.
The Jayhawks’ defense stepped up as well, with cornerback Cobee Bryant tying a school record by grabbing his third interception of the game.
Neal sealed the win with a 5-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.
Daniels finished with four total touchdowns, two passing, and one rushing, while Neal contributed two touchdowns on the ground.
2024 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule
DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCORE |
RECORD |
Aug 29 |
vs. Lindenwood |
W 48-3 |
1-0 |
Sep 7 |
at Illinois |
L 17-23 |
1-1 |
Sep 13 |
vs. UNLV |
L 20-23 |
1-2 |
Sep 21 |
at West Virginia |
L 28-32 |
1-3 |
Sep 28 |
vs. TCU |
L 27-38 |
1-4 |
Oct 5 |
at Arizona State |
L 31-35 |
1-5 |
Oct 12 |
OFF |
Oct 19 |
vs. Houston |
W 42-14 |
2-5 |
Oct 26 |
at Kansas State |
- |
- |
Nov 2 |
OFF |
Nov 9 |
vs. Iowa State |
- |
- |
Nov 16 |
at BYU |
- |
- |
Nov 23 |
vs. Colorado |
- |
- |
Nov 30 |
at Baylor |
- |
- |
It’s been a long time since Kansas experienced a sustained run of success on the football field. The best times for the program were in the 1900s when the Jayhawks produced a 53-9-4 record over a seven-season span, which included a 10-1 season in 1905. That stood as the school’s only double-digit win season for 90 years when the Jayhawks put together a 10-2 season in 1995.
In 1946, George Sauer took over the program after ten straight losing seasons, leading the Jayhawks to a 7-2-1 record. The following season, KU entered the AP rankings for the first time in school history, ending the year No. 12 after falling to Georgia Tech in the Orange Bowl. It was the first of 12 bowl appearances for the Jayhawks, but Sauer left for another gig after the 8-1-2 campaign, and it would be another 14 years before the next bowl game.
There was intermittent success afterward but nothing sustainable. KU went 9-2 and was ranked as high as No. 3 in the AP poll in 1968, but followed that with a 1-9 campaign in 1969. The 1995 team posted the second 10-win season in history, won the Aloha Bowl, and reached No. 6 in the AP poll. But a 4-7 campaign followed. The greatest season in KU history took place in 2007 when Mangino guided the Jayhawks to a 12-1 record and an Orange Bowl win. They were ranked No. 2 during the year, the highest ever achieved by the program. Mangino was let go following the 2009 campaign, and the Jayhawks haven’t fully recovered.
But 4th-year head coach Lance Leipold is restoring Kansas to glory and with a new stadium ready for 2025.
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