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Here’s when Kansas will host rival K-State in Sunflower Showdown football game

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  • Kansas will host K-State Oct. 25 at 11 a.m. on TNT
  • Both teams enter after bye weeks; K-State seeks to extend winning streak
  • A KU victory would end K-State dominance since 2008 and shift program momentum

Kickoff time and TV information are set for the Sunflower Showdown.

The Kansas Jayhawks will host the Kansas State Wildcats in a rivalry football game at 11 a.m. on October 25 inside David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

TNT will televise the action to a national viewing audience.

This figures to be a high-stakes game between the Jayhawks and the Wildcats. Both teams are off this week. But they will both play an important matchup when they return to the football field next Saturday.

K-State (3-4, 2-2 Big 12) got off to a disappointing start this season, but the Wildcats are trending up after a 41-28 victory over TCU. Kansas (4-3, 2-2 Big 12) is coming off a blowout loss at Texas Tech. But the Jayhawks will have an opportunity to bounce back on their home field.

A win would in this Sunflower Showdown would mean a great deal to both sides.

K-State has won every meeting in this rivalry since 2008, and the Wildcats don’t want to see their winning streak stop now. On the flip side, the Jayhawks have fallen painfully short of upsetting K-State in recent years. KU fans would love to finally end the losing streak.

Big 12 football schedule for Oct. 18

Arizona at Houston - 11 a.m. on FS1

Baylor at TCU - 11 a.m. on ESPN2

West Virginia at UCF - 12 p.m. on TNT

Texas Tech at Arizona State - 3 p.m. on FOX

Utah at BYU - 7 p.m. on FOX

Cincinnati at Oklahoma State - 7 p.m. on ESPN2

Big 12 football schedule for Oct. 25

K-State at Kansas - 11 a.m. on TNT

BYU at Iowa State - 2:30 p.m. on FOX

Baylor at Cincinnati - 3 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESNPU

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech - 3 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU

TCU at West Virginia - 6 p.m. on ESPN+

Houston at Arizona State - 8 p.m. on ESPN2 or ESPNU

Colorado at Utah - 9:15 p.m. on ESPN

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Kellis Robinett
The Wichita Eagle
Kellis Robinett covers Kansas State athletics for The Wichita Eagle and The Kansas City Star. A winner of more than a dozen national writing awards, he lives in Manhattan with his wife and four children.
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