On Saturday in Lawrence, the Texas Longhorns and Kansas Jayhawks begin their final stretch of games for the 2020 college football season. Texas is 5-2 (4-2) while Kansas is 0-7 (0-6) this year. The Jayhawks are just looking to build any momentum they can in the final three games.
The Horns, on the other hand, are still in the hunt for the Big 12 Championship game. They can’t afford a slip during the next three games. They should beat Kansas handily, but they should have last year as well. They escaped with a two-point win.
The quarterbacks will face the ninth- and 10th-ranked passing defenses in the conference. However, the Longhorns actually have the worst passing defense. Texas allows 298.7 passing yards per game while Kansas allows 275.2 yards per game. If a team wants to throw the ball, these are the two defenses your offensive coordinator wants to see on Saturday. Can either QB take advantage?
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The Quarterback Tale of the Tape
Quarterback breakdown as Passers
| Ehlinger | vs | Jalon Daniels | Miles Kendrick |
| 6-3 | Ht | 6-0 | 5-10 |
| 225 | Wt | 200 | 205 |
| Senior | Class | Freshman | Junior |
| 147 | Comp | 72 | 45 |
| 250 | Att | 139 | 73 |
| 58.8 | Comp % | 51.8 | 61.6 |
| 1,834 | Yards | 661 | 339 |
| 7.3 | YPA | 4.8 | 5.2 |
| 22 | TDs | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | INTs | 4 | 4 |
| 78.4 | PFF Grade | 40.0 | 38.2 |
Quarterback breakdown as runners
| Ehlinger | vs | Daniels | Kendrick |
| 90 | Att | 69 | 21 |
| 323 | Yards | 40 | -32 |
| 3.6 | YPA | 0.6 | -1.5 |
| 7 | TDs | 3 | 0 |
Despite the fact Sam Ehlinger is averaging the worst yards per attempt since his freshman season, he is more than capable of getting after the Jayhawks defense. Ehlinger hasn’t run at the same clip of previous seasons, but against the 10th-ranked rush defense, he just might have a record day.
Over their last three games, Kansas is surrendering 295.3 yards and 2.3 passing touchdowns per game. The Jayhawks have been outscored 169-45 during that stretch. That breaks down to an average score margin of 56.3-15.
Edge: Sam Ehlinger by a wide margin
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