LAWRENCE, Kan. – The Kansas Jayhawks will host their second straight Big 12 Conference game at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this Saturday when they welcome in the Cincinnati Bearcats for Family Weekend.
Kickoff is slated for 11 a.m., on TNT/TruTV/HBO Max with J.B. Long, Mike Golic Jr., and Lauren Jbara on the call.
Kansas (3-1, 1-0 Big 12) welcomes Cincinnati (3-0, 0-0) after a convincing 41-10 victory over West Virginia in the Jayhawks’ Big 12 opener. The Kansas defense forced eight West Virginia punts – the most forced by the Jayhawks in a conference game since 2017—and surrendered just 10 points, the fewest allowed in a conference game since 2007.
The Kansas defense has been on display in all three games at the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, allowing just 24 points in three total games, and outscoring opponents 118-24 over the three contests.
Linebacker Trey Lathan had another standout performance against West Virginia with three tackles, one sack and an interception he returned 32 yards. Lathan, a West Virginia transfer, is leading the team with 28 tackles and 4.5 tackles-for-loss, along with a pair of pass breakups. Defensive end Dean Miller also had a strong game against the Mountaineers, collecting his first sack of the season, and adding seven tackles and another .5 tackle-for-loss. Defensive tackle Blake Herold also shined with seven tackles, one tackle-for-loss and a fumble recovery.
Offensively, quarterback Jalon Daniels continued his hot start to the season, tossing three touchdown passes, rushing for 69 yards and not committing any turnovers in the win over the Mountaineers. Daniels now has 12 touchdown passes to just two interceptions on the season, while throwing for 817 yards and rushing for another 159. Daniels’ 12 passing touchdowns are the third most in the country through four games. Levi Wentz, Boden Groen and Leshon Williams all caught their first touchdown passes of the season on Saturday, while Williams, an Iowa transfer, also rushed for 129 yards and a touchdown.
The Jayhawks will face a rested Bearcats team that is coming off an open week and hasn’t played since a dominant 70-0 win over Northwestern State on Sept. 13. The Bearcats are 2-1 overall on the year, dropping their season opener against Nebraska, before responding with wins against Bowling Green and Northwestern State.
Cincinnati is led by quarterback Brendan Sorsby, who is in his second year with the program after transferring from Indiana. Sorsby has thrown for 655 yards, eight touchdowns and just one interception so far this season. He’s also added 175 rushing yards and four touchdowns on the ground to lead the offensive attack for the Bearcats.
Sorsby has weapons around him, including All-Big 12 tight end Joe Royer, who already has 138 yards and two touchdowns this season. Transfer wide receivers Cyrus Allen and Jeff Caldwell have also emerged as key targets for Sorsby and have combined for 21 catches for 317 yards and four touchdowns.