Arizona football missed out on a primetime TV slot against Utah for reasons outside the program’s control. The Wildcats will get another shot playing on primetime when the UA travels to Kansas State Saturday for the penultimate game of the regular season.
Arizona’s game at Kansas State will kick off at 5 p.m. MST and will air on FS1, the Big 12 announced Sunday morning.
Arizona (7-3) has opened as a 10.5-point favorite according to FanDuel Sportsbook.
The over/under is 50.5 points.
Arizona is 4-6 against the spread (ATS) this season, while Kansas State is 4-5-1.
The UA is coming off a tough 30-29 loss to Utah in a game Arizona needed to win to keep their Big 12 Championship hopes alive. With the Big 12 title game out the window, Arizona is playing for a decent bowl game.
First up is a Kansas State team that is coming off a 20-10 loss on the road to TCU. KSU is 4-6 and playing for bowl eligibility if it can win its last two games.
KSU is last in the Big 12 with a 1-6 conference record. First-year coach Collin Klein’s program has dropped four straight games.
Arizona is 6-2-1 all-time against KSU. Arizona lost a non-conference game in Manhattan in 2024, then beat KSU in Tucson last year in another non-conference matchup.
Arizona has experience facing KSU’s fourth-year quarterback Avery Johnson. Two years ago Johnson threw for two touchdowns and ran for over 100 yards in KSU’s victory against Arizona. Johnson fared less well last year in Tucson, completing just 13 of 29 passes.
This year Johnson is completing a career-high 63.1% of passes. He’s thrown 10 touchdowns to three interceptions. He’s also averaging 9.1 yards per carry for 462 yards but has not played since mid-October due to injury.
Arizona’s rush defense will be tested as KSU ranks 39th nationally with 183 rushing yards per game. KSU’s top running back junior Rodney Fields Jr., who has 607 rushing yards and six touchdowns.
KSU’s pass offense, on the other hand, is near the bottom of the country, ranking 128th with 221 yards per game. KSU has scored 28 points or fewer in its last four games.
