KU Jayhawks football vs. Texas Longhorns: Kickoff time, TV, five things to know
David Beaty will get a chance to recreate his greatest moment in Lawrence during his Kansas coaching finale Friday.
Texas comes to town, and the last time that happened, in 2016 ... Beaty picked up his first conference win in a 24-21 overtime victory over the Longhorns.
KU students rushed the field, booster Dana Anderson embraced Beaty on the sideline, and safety Fish Smithson presented his coach with the game ball in the locker room.
“That’s a good football team over there, and they’ve got a bunch of really, really talented guys,” Beaty said that night. “Going toe-to-toe with those guys and coming up with a victory, I think it says a lot about the direction our program is headed.”
KU never did fully take advantage of that positive momentum. The Jayhawks went 1-11 in 2017 before new athletic director Jeff Long decided two weeks ago to move on from Beaty at the end of this season.
The coach has one more chance to make a memory, though.
KU beating Texas — again — would be a neat deal indeed.
Here’s a look at the game.
The details
Kickoff: 11 a.m. Friday
Where: Booth Memorial Stadium, Lawrence
TV: FS1
Radio: WHB (810 AM) in Kansas City, KFH (1240 AM) in Wichita
The line: Texas by 15
Five things to know
Senior Day. The Jayhawks will be honoring 29 seniors on Friday, including notable players like Joe Dineen, Daniel Wise and Steven Sims.
Kings of turnover: KU and Texas are the top two Big 12 teams when it comes to turnover margin. The Jayhawks lead the conference at plus-15, while the Longhorns are at plus-eight.
- Grounded attack: Texas is one of only six schools nationally without a 40-plus-yard run this season. KU, meanwhile, is tied for 13th nationally with eight explosive plays in that category.
- No Bevo: According to ESPN’s David Hale, KU football has a policy of prohibiting live mascots on the sideline. That means Bevo XV, the Longhorns’ 3-year-old longhorn steer mascot, won’t be present at Texas’ Thanksgiving week game for just the second time in 73 years.
- Win and in: With a victory over KU on Friday, Texas can secure a spot in next week’s Big 12 championship game. In that scenario, the Longhorns would face the winner of Friday’s Oklahoma-at-West Virginia contest.
Jesse Newell
Jesse Newell covers University of Kansas athletics for The Star.
This story was originally published November 19, 2018 at 5:20 PM with the headline "KU Jayhawks football vs. Texas Longhorns: Kickoff time, TV, five things to know."