Week Two of the College Football season has arrived, and one of the best games of the week features the Kansas Jayhawks on the road at the Fighting Illini of Illinois. Both teams come into the game with a 1-0 record. Both the Jayhawks and Illini made quick and easy work of their opening opponent.
Kansas smoked Lindenwood 48-3 in Kansas City. The Jayhawks come into the game ranked 19th in the most recent Associated Press poll. A season ago, the Jayhawks won their final game over UNLV to finish strong.
Illinois made quick and easy work of the Eastern Illinois Panthers. The Illini were one of 17 teams in the Big Ten that won their season opening game. Illinois is projected towards the bottom of the conference standings.
Kansas is listed at -5.5 in this game. The total for the affair is set at 55.5 points.
Road Kansas Jayhawks
Kansas only needed 148 passing yards from their quarterback Jalon Daniels. The signal caller is back strong after missing much of last season with injuries. His top target was Luke Grimm. Grimm caught 6 passes for 111 yards and a touchdown in the game.
In the run game, Devin Neal is one of the top running backs in the country. Neal rushed just 8 times and scampered for 112 yards. He finished the game with two touchdowns on the ground. Kansas wrapped up the win with more than 330 yards on the ground in that game.
The Jayhawks will host UNLV next on Friday. After that, they will start Big 12 action on the road at West Virginia.
Orange and Blue Upset?
Brett Bielema is no stranger to playing ranked teams in his days as the head coach. This is another test before they go through the gauntlet of the Big Ten. During the Week One win, quarterback Luke Altmyer tossed four touchdown passes. Two of them came to Pat Bryant.
On the ground, Kaden Feagin was strong. He got the ball 16 times for 108 yards and a score as well. Illinois finished with 242 via the passing attack and 244 on the ground. Illinois scoring 45 points was tied for 34th most in all of College Football.
Illinois will host Central Michigan next week, before they start Big Ten play. The Fighting Illini start their Big Ten slate with back to back road games. They are at Nebraska on September 20th and on the road at Penn State September 28th.
Rock Chalk on the Road
Kansas is going to go on the road and win this game. Illinois has a great crowd ready for the Jayhawks. In fact, the game is a sell out. The Orange and Blue will be ready for the Jayhawks. But, in the end, the better football team is the Kansas Jayhawks. Too much Daniels, too much Neal. Kansas wins this game by a touchdown on the road. Take Kansas 31-24 over Illinois. Bet the Jayhawks -5.5 over the Illini on Saturday night.
