It is Sunflower Showdown week, which means it is a loaded weekend for Kansas State football recruiting visitors. Being a 7:00 p.m. CST kick along with the rivalry has helped spark a star-studded weekend in Manhattan.

The other area to watch is Jalon Daniels against the Wildcats’ pass defense. Daniels was great against Houston, completing 76% of his passes and throwing for his second-highest output of yards this season. And K-State can be thrown against. KSU’s defense has given up:

By Parker Eaves It may not have the national intrigue some expected before the start of season, but after a blowout win over Houston last week, the struggling Kansas Jayhawks come into the Sunflower Showdown with air danger for a No.

Everything you need to know about the Sunflower Showdown football rivalry, including a score prediction for Saturday’s game.

Kansan sports staff members and special guest picker Maddie Hartley of the Kansas City Star make their predictions for the Sunflower Showdown.

Kansas State: RB D.J. Giddens is the nation's ninth-leading rusher with 843 yards, even though West Virginia was willing to sell out on defense to stop him last weekend. He only ran for 57 yards but had two more touchdown runs.

The Sunflower Showdown have been a one-sided affair in the past decade-and-a-half, with K-State bringing a 15-game winning streak in the series into this week's game. Since going 0-3 against the Jayhawks under Ron Prince from 2006-08, the Wildcats have won the last 10 under Bill Snyder and five more under Klieman.

But KU's highly anticipated 2024 season is off to a rocky start that included five straight losses — four after leading in the fourth quarter — before the Jayhawks blew out Houston last week in Kansas City,