Kansas Jayhawks at Texas Longhorns Predictions: Closer Than You Think

Our crew gets together to tell you what they expect to see in tomorrow's first conference road game of the season.

It wasn't pretty, but the Kansas Jayhawks made it to 3-0 last week. Combine that with a solid road win for the BYU Cougars at Arkansas last week, and you have the makings of a huge matchup to start Big 12 play.

These teams have been successful in multiple ways, so that makes it even harder than normal to know what we are going to see today. Does the Kansas offense get back on track and put up huge numbers? Does the defense flex their pass rushing might once again at home? Or does BYU keep the good times rolling in their first conference play action?

Do you disagree with our assessment? Make sure you read them all and then hope over to the Discord or on Twitter to share your own thoughts.

Kyle Davis

Check out our Texas Preview for Kyle's full breakdown and prediction.

Brendan Dzwierzynski

I’m extremely excited for this game, though while I think Kansas can win, I can’t go through with picking the Jayhawks. Texas has so much size and speed as a team, and I think it will be too much for KU. Now, that said, I don’t think we’ll see a blowout by any means and I think KU has a coaching advantage. Kansas needs to play an A+ game while Texas needs to commit more penalties and turn the ball over for this to go how we hope it does. KU will hang tough and make it a game, but I think Texas has too much firepower. 

Texas 35, Kansas 27.

Derek Noll

I’m with Brendan, but I can’t wait to be wrong! Texas isn’t going to overlook KU like they might have done in the past, and they just have too much firepower so even though I think that Kansas will bring it hard on both sides of the ball, Texas will prevail at home. But man, again, if I’m wrong, I’ll be so, so happy. And you know, for once, the We Want Bama signs won’t be jokes. I hope it happens, but I think Texas wins by a TD. 

Texas 38, Kansas 30.

Andy Mitts

If there is one thing I have learned with this team, it is don’t be afraid to aim higher than you think is reasonable. The Jayhawks have continually outperformed expectations, and while Texas looks much improved, it is still fair to question just how good some of the teams are that they have played. Kansas has an actually-improved defensive line, and too many of the advanced stats are relying on historical performance to keep that rating low. Quinn Ewers has showed a susceptibility to pressure, and Kansas will be the best defensive line they have faced (yes even better than Bama’s line). The running game for the Longhorns has struggled a bit, and if Kansas can make them one dimensional, that will make the game that much harder.

Jalon Daniels is the best quarterback on the Texas schedule. The offensive line has been extremely effective. The running game is electric. Everything about this matchup screams “dogfight” to me. And guess what? This Kansas team is more experienced in pulling those types of games out, even on the road. Give me the upset in this one. 

Kansas 37, Texas 34.

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