It’s Homecoming weekend in Lawrence, where the meek Jayhawks will take a swing at the lowly Oklahoma State Cowboys in the Big 12’s pillowfight of the week.
Kansas is 30-41-3 all-time vs Oklahoma State.
The Numbers
Oklahoma State: 1-7, 0-5 B12
Kansas: 4-4, 2-3 B12
Line: KU -24.5
O/U: 55.5
How to Watch
Saturday, Nov 1, 3:00 PM CDT
Lawrence, KS: Kansas WW2 Memorial Stadium (41,525)
TV: ESPN+
– Mark Neely (Play-by-Play), Leger Douzable (Analyst)
Online Streaming: espn.com/watch (subscription required)
Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network (no idea if these stations are still accurate as I can’t find an updated list from KU anywhere)
– Brian Hanni (Play-by-Play), David Lawrence (Analyst), Brandon McAnderson (Sideline)
– Sirius XM 139 or 200
– Online Radio Stream: kuathletics.leanplayer.com
Fun Facts
Mike Gundy – the second-longest tenured head coach in America behind Kirk Ferentz – was canned back on Sept 23, just three games into the season after a 1-2 started preceded by a 3-9 campaign in 2024. Oklahoma State is now led by Doug Meacham, who served as KU’s offensive coordinator from 2017-18. (Look for the Jayhawks to fail to punish tons of WR screens along the sideline.)
Former Jayhawk Clint Bowen is the defensive coordinator for the Cowboys. (Look for the Jayhawks to fail to punish 12+ yards of cushion by DBs in soft zones.)
The Cowboys have lost 14-straight Big 12 Conference games. They have quite the task if they want to catch KU’s record in that category, however.
It wasn’t too long ago that KU led the all-time series against Oklahoma State, however, KU is just 1-13 against them since 2010, including that frustrating loss in Stillwater last year. KU is just 2-18 against the Cowboys since 1998.
Half-Hearted Pregame Analysis
KU came out and laid the biggest egg I’ve ever seen at Memorial Stadium last week against K-State. I’ll have more thoughts on the K-State game (and rivalry) at some point in the future, but I think I’m still too angry to be very rational. See the snarky remarks littered throughout this piece.
Anyway, because of what happened seven days ago, we will learn a lot about KU this afternoon. The Jayhawks are favored by 24 points over a Big 12 team. That hasn’t happened since… 2007? Will KU respond and beat the tar out of Oklahoma State? Will they ride that anger into a 7 or 8-win season with a decent bowl bid?
Or will they struggle with a bad team, maybe squeak out a win, before getting blasted in the final three games to a 5-7 finish. The last 30 years of KU football tells me which one is more likely.
This is Lance Leipold’s chance to show that the old ways are gone. (Well. Except for the part where we lose by 30 to K-State).
Half of KU’s opponents have put up 37 or more points on this KU defense. Only Western Virginia and Central Florida have failed to crack 21 points. If there was ever a get-right game for KU, this has got to be it. OSU’s last five opponents have each put up 39 or more on the Cowboys – these coming off a 19-12 loss at home to a now 2-6 Tulsa program that was the catalyst for Gundy’s release.
The Cowboys are bad. Can Kansas be good?
