FBS-CFB Game Preview: Kansas Jayhawks (2-0) vs. Missouri Tigers (1-0)

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Venue & Kickoff

Location: Faurot Field at Memorial Stadium, Columbia, Missouri

Date: Saturday, September 6, 2025

Time: 3:30 PM ET / 2:30 PM CT

Broadcast: ESPN2

Capacity: 61,620

Weather Forecast

Conditions: Clear skies, sunny

Temperature: ~74°F at kickoff

Wind: Light, 4–6 mph

Precipitation: 0%

Impact: Ideal football weather; no environmental advantage

Injury Report

Kansas Jayhawks

Multiple linebackers banged up (depth concerns)

No major offensive injuries reported

Missouri Tigers

QB Sam Horn – Out (injury; Beau Pribula starting)

No other significant injuries reported

Team Records & Recent Form

Kansas: Opened with 31–7 win over Fresno State, followed by dominant FCS win; QB Jalon Daniels completing 80% with 7 TDs, 1 INT.

Missouri: SEC opener still ahead; Beau Pribula efficient in debut (82.1% comp., 4 total TDs).

Key Player Matchups

QB Jalon Daniels (KU) vs. QB Beau Pribula (MIZ)

Daniels: 456 pass yds, 7 TD, 1 INT; 65 rush yds

Pribula: 283 pass yds, 2 TD; 65 rush yds, 2 rush TD

RB Daniel Hishaw Jr. (KU) vs. LB Jeremiah Beasley (MIZ)

Hishaw: 158 rush yds, 1 TD (5.9 YPC)

Beasley: 7 tackles in opener

WR Emmanuel Henderson Jr. (KU) vs. CB Toriano Pride Jr. (MIZ)

Henderson: 154 yds, 2 TD on 9 catches

Pride: 2 INTs in 2024; key cover man

WR Marquis Johnson (MIZ) vs. KU Secondary

Johnson: 134 yds, 1 TD on 5 catches

KU defense allowing just 134.5 pass yds/game

Series History

All-Time: Missouri leads 57–54–9

Last Meeting: Missouri 24–10 (2011)

Notable: First on-campus meeting since 2008; rivalry dates back to 1891

Betting Trends

Missouri: 1–0 ATS in 2025; 1–0 O/U

Kansas: 1–1 ATS in 2025; 0–2 O/U

Rivalry Note: Last 3 meetings (2009–2011) all decided by ≥10 points

Situational: KU 98th in red-zone offense (69.2%); Mizzou 10th in red-zone defense (50%)

Game Odds

Kansas Jayhawks              49.5

Missouri Tigers                 – 5.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Friday, September 5, 2025

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