Game time: Sept. 27, 12:00 p.m. EST
Where: David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, Lawrence, KS
TV: TNT
VITALS: Kansas is coming off its best victory of the season, dominating its Big 12 opponents. Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels had his best dual-threat performance of the season, throwing for three touchdowns while rushing for 69 yards on just five attempts. Kansas faces a Cincinnati team that is coming off a 70-point performance. Cincinnati quarterback Brendan Sorsby had a perfect day, going 15-of-15 for 253 yards and five touchdowns.
Betting line: Kansas (-4.5)
O/U: 57.5
Money Line: KU -190, CIN +160
KEY KU PLAYERS
QB Jalon Daniels: 817 YDS, 12 TD, 2 INT; 26 RUSH, 159 YDS, 1 TD
RB Daniel Hishaw Jr.: 35 RUSH, 178 YDS, 1 TD
WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr.: 18 REC, 221 YDS, 2 TD; 6 RET, 214 YDS, 1 TD
LB Bangally Kamara: 16 TKLS, 1.5 SACK, 1 PD, 1 FF
KEY KU STATS
SCORING OFFENSE: 37.3 POINTS/GAME (6th in Big 12)
- 222.8 PASSING YARDS/GAME (8th in Big 12)
- 191.3 RUSHING YARDS/GAME (8th in Big 12)
SCORING DEFENSE: 16.5 POINTS/GAME (9th in Big 12)
- 186.3 PASSING YARDS/GAME (11th in Big 12)
- 133 RUSHING YARDS/GAME (12th in Big 12)
KEY CIN PLAYERS
QB Brendan Sorby: 655 YDS, 8 TD, 1 INT; 22 RUSH, 175 YDS, 4 TD
RB Tawee Walker: 24 RUSH, 151 YDS, 1 TD; 4 REC, 17 YDS, 1 TD
WR Cyrus Allen: 12 REC, 145 YDS, 3 TD; 2 RUSH, 18 YDS
LB Jonathan Thompson: 16 TKLS, 1 SACK, 1 FF, 1 FR
KEY CIN STATS
SCORING OFFENSE: 40.3 POINTS/GAME (4th in Big 12)
- 254.7 PASSING YARDS/GAME (4th in Big 12)
- 183.7 RUSHING YARDS/GAME (10th in Big 12)
SCORING DEFENSE: 13.3 POINTS/GAME (6th in Big 12)
- 183.3 PASSING YARDS/GAME (10th in Big 12)
- 92.3 RUSHING YARDS/GAME (3rd in Big 12)
QUOTABLE: “[Brendan Sorsby is] extremely talented,” Kansas coach Lance Leipold said in his Cincinnati pregame presser on Monday. "He has a good arm, and he's physical. They're a really good football team overall. A couple of years back, I talked with the coach before the game. He talked about the things they had to work on. It's very obvious they've done that, including the quarterback position and the start they're off to. I think our guys are well aware that this will be the best team that we've played so far."
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