Oct 4, 2024; Fort Value, Texas, USA; Houston Cougars quarterback Zeon Chriss (2) rolls out to go within the third quarter in opposition to the TCU Horned Frogs at Amon G. Carter Stadium. Necessary Credit score: Tim Heitman-Imagn Photos Kansas will look to get again on the profitable monitor and earn its first victory in Massive 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 Massive 12) are available following an open week after dropping 5 straight outings. Kansas’ most up-to-date recreation was a 35-31 defeat at Arizona State through which 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 gained 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 preferred.
“We have nonetheless acquired loads of guys who’re questionable,” Leipold stated. “(We’re) working by it, however we’ll must see the place (the week) takes us. A couple of guys are getting somewhat bit higher.”
Kansas operating again Devin Neal enters the Saturday recreation simply 181 yards away from breaking the college’s all-time dashing report of three,841 yards set by June Henley from 1993-96.
Houston (2-4, 1-2 Massive 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 complete yards and held the ball for nearly 37 minutes.
The victory snapped a two-game shedding streak through which the Cougars had been held scoreless.
Chriss, who has been splitting taking part in time at quarterback with veteran Donovan Smith, was named the crew’s starter on Monday by Houston coach Willie Fritz.
“There’s loads of positives to take from the TCU recreation, however we will clearly get so much higher,” Fritz stated. “We acquired 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 recreation.”
The groups will meet for the primary time as Massive 12 foes, with Kansas proudly owning a 4-0 benefit within the all-time sequence. The newest matchup was a 48-30 Jayhawks win at Houston in 2022 through which Daniels accounted for 5 touchdowns (three passing, two dashing).
–Discipline Degree Media
