Oct 4, 2024; Fort Price, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars quarterback Zeon Chriss (2) rolls out to go within the third quarter towards the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Obligatory Credit score: Tim Heitman-Imagn Pictures Kansas will look to get again on the profitable observe and earn its first victory in Large 12 Convention play when it hosts Houston on Saturday afternoon in a league conflict at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas Metropolis, Mo.
The Jayhawks (1-5, 0-3 Large 12) are available in following an open week after dropping 5 straight outings. Kansas’ most up-to-date sport was a 35-31 defeat at Arizona State wherein the Jayhawks surrendered the deciding landing go with 16 seconds remaining. Jalon Daniels handed for 260 yards and two scores within the loss.
The defeat marked the fourth time within the skid that the Jayhawks misplaced by six factors or fewer. Kansas has not received since beating FCS opponent Lindenwood on Aug. 29.
The Jayhawks have been hit with a slew of accidents, particularly on the defensive facet, and the open week did not get their gamers as wholesome as coach Lance Leipold would have appreciated.
“We have nonetheless obtained plenty of guys who’re questionable,” Leipold mentioned. “(We’re) working by it, however we’ll should see the place (the week) takes us. A number of guys are getting just a little bit higher.”
Kansas operating again Devin Neal enters the Saturday sport simply 181 yards away from breaking the varsity’s all-time speeding document of three,841 yards set by June Henley from 1993-96.
Houston (2-4, 1-2 Large 12) heads north after an open week that got here after a surprising 30-19 win at TCU on Oct. 4. Zeon Chriss threw for a landing and ran 97 yards for an additional rating in his first profession begin whereas directing a Houston offense that amassed 361 whole yards and held the ball for nearly 37 minutes.
The victory snapped a two-game shedding streak wherein the Cougars had been held scoreless.
Chriss, who has been splitting taking part in time at quarterback with veteran Donovan Smith, was named the group’s starter on Monday by Houston coach Willie Fritz.
“There’s plenty of positives to take from the TCU sport, however we are able to clearly get quite a bit higher,” Fritz mentioned. “We obtained to proceed to maintain doing a brilliant job with ball safety and profitable the turnover/takeaway margin — we had been plus-4 within the final sport.”
The groups will meet for the primary time as Large 12 foes, with Kansas proudly owning a 4-0 benefit within the all-time collection. The newest matchup was a 48-30 Jayhawks win at Houston in 2022 wherein Daniels accounted for 5 touchdowns (three passing, two speeding).
–Discipline Degree Media