It’s desperation time for two good teams that should be a whole lot better than their records might indicate.
Kansas is in the midst of a strange season with all its games being played on the road or in Kansas City with the home stadium undergoing renovations.
The Jayhawk offense hasn’t exploded as expected in a 1-3 start - with all three losses by six points or fewer.
But the Jayhawks are only 0-1 in the Big 12. Get it back with a win here, and with no Utah or Oklahoma State on the slate, they can get into the hunt in a hurry.
TCU lost a heartbreaker at home to UCF and got its doors blown off in a 66-42 loss to SMU. With a winnable date against Houston next week, win this, and the season should turn around.
Sep 21, 2024; Morgantown, West Virginia, USA; Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels (6) throws a pass during the first quarter against the West Virginia Mountaineers at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
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TCU vs Kansas How to Watch
Date: Saturday, September 28, 2024
Game Time: 3:30 pm ET
Venue: GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, MO
How to Watch: ESPN+
Kansas (1-3), TCU (2-2)
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Why TCU Will Win
Which TCU team will decide to show up?
The passing game will be there.
The offense has been magnificent with a big-time passing attach that rolled for over 400 yards in each of the last two games with a great tempo, time to let QB Josh Hoover work, and the firepower to push Kansas to a place it hasn’t been able to go this year.
The Jayhawks have the parts, but the O just doesn’t go. The passing game hasn’t been strong enough to take over games, turnovers have been a massive problem, and …
Why Kansas Will Win
Okay, Kansas, enough.
There’s too much firepower to be this mediocre, and this the game to show it. Get Jalon Daniels in a groove early, settle in with a decent balance, and …
Take the ball away and stop turning it over.
TCU turned it over five times last week against SMU, and now the Jayhawks have to get in on that. The offense has turned it over multiple times in every game including four giveaways in the loss to Illinois. TCU’s defense isn’t forcing enough mistakes, and …
TCU vs Kansas: Who Will Win
Jalon Daniels is due.
He missed most of last year, and he looks like it - he’s been rusty so far.
Four games in, this is when he starts to find the spark that makes him so dangerous, and he’ll have to because TCU and Hoover are getting off that bus throwing 45 times.
TCU vs Kansas Prediction, Betting Lines
Kansas 37, TCU 34
Line: Kansas -2.5, o/u: 59
ATS Confidence out of 5: 2
TCU vs Kansas Must See Rating: 3.5
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