One week from Saturday the Texas Longhorns will travel to Lawrence, Kansas to take on the Jayhawks. The Longhorns are 5-2 (4-2) while Kansas sits at 0-7 (0-6), not exactly a thrilling matchup. With some of the injuries that Texas is dealing with including quarterback Sam Ehlinger and Joseph Ossai, this could be just what the doctor ordered. The Longhorns could build an early lead and get the starters out relatively early.
Over their last three games, the Jayhawks defense is giving up a blistering 56.3 points per game. All three opponents (Kansas State, Iowa State and Oklahoma) put up 50+ points. The Longhorns are 15th in FBS in scoring at 40.4 points per game. However, over their last three games that number is just 28.3 points per game after facing the top two defenses in the conference. Texas offense could get healthy once again.
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Statistical Breakdown of the Matchup
So how does these two teams stack up? Is it as big of a mismatch as it seems? To answer that question we look at their statistical breakdown and Big 12 Conference rankings.
When Kansas has the ball
| Stats | Kansas Offense | Texas Defense |
| PPG | 15.1 (10th) | 29.7 (8th) |
| YPG | 264.4 (10th) | 401.0 (7th) |
| Pass | 151.4 (10th) | 283.1 (9th) |
| Rushing | 113.0 (9th) | 117.9 (4th) |
| Turnovers | 12 (10th) | 12 (1st) |
| Points per play | 0.201 (10th) | 0.364 (4th) |
When Texas has the ball
| Stats | Texas Offense | Kansas Defense |
| PPG | 40.4 (2nd) | 48.4 (10th) |
| YPG | 437.2 (3rd) | 468.6 (9th) |
| Pass | 269.9 (4th) | 254.9 (8th) |
| Rush | 167.3 (4th) | 213.7 (10th) |
| Turnovers | 8 (4th) | 6 (7th) |
| Points per play | 0.525 (4th) | 0.670 (10th) |
On paper this game has all the makings of a blowout waiting to happen. Last year in Austin, it took a last second field goal by Cameron Dicker to survive the Jayhawks 50-48. This time around they have a young quarterback and their best weapon in Pooka Williams has opted out of the season. We could see another bloodbath for Kansas as they try to avoid giving up a fourth-straight 50+ point game to their opposition.
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