7:30 PM EST, ESPN2 - Line: Kansas -3.0, Over/Under: 56.5 Week Two of the College Football season kicks off with a pair of power-5 programs headed in the right direction, as the Illinois Fighting Illini battle the Kansas Jayhawks, from David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas. Entering his third season in Champaign, it is hard to argue that (Head Coach) Bret Bielema doesn't have Illinois (1-0, 0-0 in Big Ten) on the right path. … [Read more...]
(3) Kansas @ (24) TCU
9:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: TCU -2, Over/Under: 151.5 As March approaches, the most competitive league in the country continues its tales of twists and turns, as the third-ranked Kansas Jayhawks travel to Fort Worth to battle the twenty-fourth-ranked TCU Horned Frogs in a rematch of one of the biggest upsets of the campaign thus far. Indeed, January 21st was a significant day for both teams, particularly for Kansas (22-5, 10-4 in Big XII), who … [Read more...]
(7) Kansas State @ (8) Kansas
8:00 PM EST, BIG XII Network/ESPN+ - Line: Kansas -8.5, Over/Under: 145.5 Bitter rivals meet for the second time in two weeks, as the surprising seventh-ranked Kansas State Wildcats look to keep pace in the competitive Big XII, while the eighth-ranked Kansas Jayhawks hope that they've put the worst behind them, with a chance for payback on their minds in this battle from Phog Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Coming into this showdown at the … [Read more...]
NCAAF Conference Preview: BIG XII
With controversy regarding their two most prominent brands dominating the headlines this offseason, can the BIG XII get their own house in order, or will the changing landscape of College Football spell the end of the league as we've come to know it? While most conferences are spending the bulk of their time dealing with the return of populated stadiums this Fall, the BIG XII has suddenly found themselves embroiled in a high-profile exodus, with … [Read more...]
(3) Kansas @ (14) West Virginia
7:00 PM EST, ESPN+ - Line: Kansas -1, Over/Under: 132.5 A key Big XII battle is on hand as the No. 3 Kansas Jayhawks hit the road to face the No. 14 West Virginia Mountaineers from WVU Coliseum in Morgantown, West Virginia. Following an underwhelming, injury-ravaged 26-10 campaign in which their fourteen-year reign over the Big XII came to an end, before getting bounced out of the NCAA Tournament in the Second Round (their earliest ousting in … [Read more...]