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In their Week 3 matchup, the Kansas Jayhawks and UNLV Rebels will relivelast year’s high-scoring bowl game.
In Week 3 of the college football season, a Friday night matchup between the Kansas Jayhawks and the UNLV Rebels will be the main event in Lawrence, Kansas. Both teams, who were ranked in the AP Top 25 poll going into the week, will be motivated to perform well in front of a large national audience. This contest is a rematch of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl from 2023, in which Kansas prevailed 49–36. following suffering a hard setback to Illinois, Kansas is now 1-1, while UNLV is 2-0 following wins over Houston and Utah Tech.
At Children’s Mercy Park, the site of Kansas’s past eight home victories, kickoff is set for 7 p.m. ET. The Jayhawks were 11-point favorites when the game started, but since then, the spread has shrunk to 9 points, and the over/under has dropped from 60.5 to 57.5. As the season heats up, both sides want to make a statement, thus fans are closely watching this crucial match.
Looking to Rebound After Losing to Illinois
Kansas was placed 22nd in the AP Top 25 going into the 2024 season, but after a convincing victory over Lindenwood to start the season, they rose to 19th. But the Jayhawks faltered last week, losing to Illinois 23–16, and dropped out of the rankings. Kansas outgained Illinois 319-272 in total yards despite the defeat, but mistakes ultimately proved to be their undoing. Illinois only had one turnover to the Jayhawks’ four, a difference that was too much to overcome.
