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West Virginia and Kansas meet in Morgantown on Saturday for the first Big 12 matchup of the season — and this weekend’s only one.
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The game (starting time at 6:00 p.m. ET) will not be televised, but anyone in the US can watch Kansas vs. West Virginia live on ESPN+ here:
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Kansas vs. West Virginia preview
The West Virginia Mountaineers have won 10 of 11 games once morest the Kansas Jayhawks, and the Jayhawks’ only win came at home, so they’re aiming for their first-ever away win once morest WVU in week two. West Virginia is a week off a loss to Pittsburgh, while Kansas is a week off a loss to Tennessee Tech. West Virginia is favored by almost two touchdowns in their match.
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In his pregame press conference (via 247 Sports), Kansas head coach Lance Leipold said he doesn’t mind opening the conference game so early.
“Right now, standing here in front of you all, I’d rather play a conference game in week 2 than have an open week and then go another 10 weeks,” Leipold said. “I think there’s an advantage in playing that game and having that open week later in the year.”
He added: “Would you like to hit the road in week 2 to do a conference game, our furthest trip, right, for a night game and then not get over ourselves, come back late and then play another [team on Saturday], this is not optimal. But we have to do it and we will deal with it.”
Leipold also praised West Virginia quarterback JT Daniels, calling him “very experienced.”
“Very experienced; He’s been through a lot in his career,” said Leipold. “Experience in environments; won’t bother him. He’s back in an offensive system where he started his college career. So you can see it on film, very happy with it and you can see that they are working at a pretty good level. And that was quite a football game that might have gone either way.”
In his own press conference, West Virginia head coach Neal Brown said they’re working to improve from week one and he knows he may have a very athletic team, but he knows Kansas won’t be a pushover becomes.
“We feel like we have more athleticism in this space, with guys who can play … we have options,” Brown said, adding, “They’re disciplined, they’re not hitting themselves and they’re playing with a lot of confidence.” right now and they should… they’re playing well, they’re a good football team. I think at the end of the year you’re going to look back and say, “Hey, this is one of the most improved teams in the country.”
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