Kyron Johnson left some big shoes to fill, but the Miami (OH) transfer appears to be up to the task.Ĩ.9 - Average tackle depth on Kansas safety Kenny Logan’s 86 tackles against the run last season, which ranked 91st nationally among 122 qualifying P5 safeties per PFF. Phelps’ afternoon included 4 pressures, 3 sacks, and 6 stops, all on just 26 snaps. Not something that you traditionally see from a squad that went 2-10, but perhaps an early indicator of the quality of Leipold and staff.ĩ6.4 - PFF grade from edge Lonnie Phelps last week, which is the second-best individual grade for any player in the country over the first two weeks. +3 - Kansas surprisingly had a positive turnover margin last year. Kansas handled Tennesse Tech the way that you’d expect a P5 team to handle a 3-8 FCS team, and that’s not something you could’ve always said about them over the last decade or so. Leipold won a handful of national championships at D3 Wisconsin-Whitewater, and along with Jalon Daniels has completely changed the vibes around the Jayhawk program.Ģ022 record: 1-0. The wins haven’t yet manifested, but the Jayhawks seem to have really knocked it out of the park with the hiring of Lance Leipold. Head coach: Lance Leipold (2nd season, 3-10). The game never quite felt out of our control and we outgained them by 100 yards, but there were definitely some nervy moments in the second half. The Jalon Daniels era was already in full swing by the time we caught up with Kansas last season, and the Jayhawks made a nuisance of themselves accordingly. The Last Time We Played: West Virginia 34-28 Kansas. The good guys have won 8 on the trot since shamefully dropping the 2013 contest in Kansas. Where are they from? Lawrence, KS - just a hop, skip, and a 15-hour drive down the road.Īll-time Series: 10-1. Regardless, it’s looking like it should be a great day for tailgating - high of 80 and mostly sunny with some cloud cover rolling in as the sun goes down. There’ll be some rain in the area, but as of writing this on Tuesday evening it looks like it should hold off until after the game is over. Over seems like a decent play too - I like our offense and theirs is definitely the strength of their team. If we can’t beat these jokers by two touchdowns then I probably need to reassess my feelings about the squad. Reminder: It is against site policy to post links to illegal streams in the comments. Radio Announcers: Tony Caridi (PBP), Dwight Wallace (analyst), and Jed Drenning (sideline) ![]() Radio: Mountaineer Sports Network from IMG ( Radio Affiliates) | SiriusXM Channel 200 | WVU Gameday App ( Apple | Android) ![]() ![]() Online Streaming: ESPN app with a valid ESPN+ subscription Where: Mountaineer Field at Mylan-Puskar Stadium - Morgantown, WV We have to be ready to make a statement of our own. They’re 2-2 over their last four, and they were in the two that they lost until the very end. Moving on to Kansas, hey - a night game! The Jayhawks will be coming into Morgantown looking to make a statement that their post-Jalon Daniels resurgence is for real. ![]() And there’s also the fact that if Pitt is good, which seems to be the consensus, then we certainly are too. We still have some questions, but with the biggest one answered - we have a quarterback! - the others seem somewhat diminished. Nonetheless, I can’t help but come out of that game feeling better about our team than I did heading into it. Up a touchdown with 6 minutes to go and we let it get away from us.
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