The West Virginia Mountaineers (0-1) meet a fellow Big 12 foe when they host the Kansas Jayhawks (1-0) on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium.
The Mountaineers were beaten by the Pittsburgh Panthers 38-31 in their last outing. The Jayhawks’ last game was a 56-10 win over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles. In that matchup with the Panthers, JT Daniels had 214 yards on 23-of-39 passing (59.0%) for the Mountaineers, with two touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball five times for -23 yards and one rushing touchdown. CJ Donaldson totaled 125 rushing yards on seven carries (17.9 yards per carry), scoring one touchdown on the ground. Bryce Ford-Wheaton hauled in nine receptions for 97 yards (averaging 10.8 per catch), while scoring two touchdowns against the Panthers. Jalon Daniels’ showing for the Jayhawks against the Golden Eagles included 15-of-18 passing for 189 yards, one touchdown and one interception. He rushed three times for 29 yards and one touchdown. In that matchup, Devin Neal had a four-carry, 108-yard game (27.0 yards per attempt) with two touchdowns. He also added one reception for 10 yards . Quentin Skinner picked up 56 yards through the air after one catch (on two targets).
The Mountaineers are the favorite by double-digits (13 points) over the Jayhawks. The total is set at 57.5 points.
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