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The Kansas Jayhawks fans better hope the squad plays one heck of a game on Saturday as the odds are decidedly against them. Kansas and the Baylor Bears will face off in a Big 12 battle at 3:30 p.m. ET at Kivisto Field at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Kansas is limping into the contest on a three-game losing streak.
The Jayhawks might have drawn first blood against the Iowa State Cyclones last week, but it was the Iowa State Cyclones who got the last laugh. The Jayhawks fell to Iowa State 41-31. RB Pooka Williams Jr. put forth a good effort for the losing side as he picked up 154 yards on the ground on 19 carries and snatched one receiving TD. Williams Jr.'s performance made up for a slower matchup against the Oklahoma State Cowboys two weeks ago.
Meanwhile, Baylor was able to grind out a solid win over the Texas Longhorns last week, winning 24-10. Baylor QB Charlie Brewer was slinging it as he picked up 75 yards on the ground on 18 carries and accumulated 221 passing yards.
Baylor's defense was a presence as well, and it made life painful for the QB and got past Texas' offensive line for a total of five sacks for a loss of 23 yards. Leading the way was DT James Lynch and his two sacks.
Baylor's victory lifted them to 10-1 while Kansas' loss dropped them down to 3-8. A pair of defensive stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: Kansas is stumbling into the game with the eighth most yards allowed per game in the nation, having given up 472.3 on average. To make matters even worse for the Jayhawks, the Bears enter the game with 38 sacks, good for fifth best in the nation. So the Kansas squad has its work cut out for it.
