3. Kansas State at Texas
LINE Texas -3
ATS PICK Texas
Okay, Texas, ha ha ha, very funny.
It’s been a total disaster of a second half for Steve Sarkisian and his Texas team that stopped doing that pesky tackling thing right after Oklahoma’s Caleb Williams stomped all over their hopes and dreams.
A few weeks past the total embarrassment of losing at home to Kansas, it’s time to close with some jazz hands pizzazz.
And Kansas State might be without starting QB Skylar Thompson.
A losing season is one thing, being ninth in the Big 12 is another thing, and the last win coming at TCU in early October is a whole other nightmare. Yes, really, 5-7 looks a whole lot better than 4-8.
The offense is still okay – it’s just not consistent in any way, it’s banged up, and it’s not getting a ton of help from the D – and it should be able to keep this within range, at worst, against a Kansas State team with a decent offense that’s nothing amazing.
And yes, it’s a straight-up quarterback play here. Even if Thompson is in, Texas -3 in a game like this isn’t asking for much.