Dominant Sooners aim to keep KU winless

There are plenty of reasons no one from the KUsports.com team is picking 0-7 Kansas to beat No. 14 Oklahoma (6-1 overall, 3-1 Big 12) Saturday at Memorial Stadium.

Here are just a few influencing factors. OU is better than KU in the following categories:

– Points per game: 43.3-17.9

– 1st downs: 187-134

– Rushing yards per game: 194-118

– Passing yards per game: 313-238

– Defensive interceptions: 11-5

– Touchdowns: 39-16

– Field goals: 10/11-5/9

– Time of possession: 30:27-28:38

– Sacks: 25-17

Does Kansas have any chance of hanging around on its Halloween homecoming day? Let us know in the comments section below.

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WEEK 9 MATCHUPS

Oklahoma State at Texas Tech

Florida at Georgia

Notre Dame at Temple

Texas at Iowa State

USC at Cal

Oklahoma at Kansas

Picker Oklahoma St.
at Texas Tech		 Florida
vs. Georgia		 Notre Dame
at Temple		 Texas
at Iowa St.		 USC
at Cal		 Oklahoma
at Kansas
Tom
Keegan		 Oklahoma St.,
38-35		 Florida,
27-24		 Notre Dame,
31-21		 Texas,
38-28		 Cal,
35-31		 Oklahoma,
66-14
Matt
Tait		 Oklahoma St.,
41-30		 Florida,
28-27		 Notre Dame,
33-20		 Texas,
31-21		 USC,
38-33		 Oklahoma,
48-14
Scott
Stanford		 Oklahoma St.,
42-14		 Florida,
42-21		 Notre Dame,
14-13		 Texas,
35-21		 Cal,
45-24		 Oklahoma,
51-17
Andrew
Hartsock		 Oklahoma St.,
41-39		 Florida,
5-3		 Notre Dame,
77-62		 Texas,
11-10		 USC,
102-101 (OT)		 Oklahoma,
72-5
Gary
Bedore		 Oklahoma St.,
27-20		 Georgia,
30-20		 Notre Dame,
17-14		 Iowa St.,
35-31		 USC,
20-17		 Oklahoma,
57-10
Chris
Cottrell		 Oklahoma St.,
28-27		 Florida,
31-30		 Notre Dame,
44-30		 Texas,
33-30		 USC,
42-39		 Oklahoma,
56-13
Benton
Smith		 Oklahoma St.,
45-31		 Georgia,
23-16		 Notre Dame,
24-20		 Texas,
28-20		 USC,
38-31		 Oklahoma,
55-20
Bobby
Nightengale		 Oklahoma St.,
31-21		 Florida,
24-13		 Notre Dame,
35-27		 Texas,
20-7		 Cal,
44-41		 Oklahoma,
45-14
Chris
Duderstadt		 Oklahoma St.,
49-38		 Florida,
24-14		 Notre Dame,
28-17		 Texas,
31-14		 USC,
35-24		 Oklahoma,
63-10
Kurt
Gatson		 Oklahoma St.,
41-39		 Florida,
24-21		 Notre Dame,
30-17		 Texas,
30-24		 USC,
37-33		 Oklahoma,
51-10

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Seeing as how Saturday is Halloween, who would you consider the scariest athlete in college football this season? Or scariest coach/figure associated with college football, if you prefer.


Last week: 5-1 | Season: 37-11

Leonard Fournette, LSU.


Last week: 5-1 | Season: 36-12

The NCAA Clearinghouse.


Last week: 5-1 | 35-13

Carl Nassib, defensive lineman, Penn
State. Scary as in scary good.


Last week: 4-2 | Season: 35-13

That’s actually a tough question. I
can’t think of anybody so I’ll say Bob
Stoops. OU can’t afford another
slip-up this season so it figures to
come out angry against KU on Saturday,
capable of putting an end to that game
early.


Last week: 4-2 | Season: 35-13

LSU running back Leonard Fournette
would be quite the scare if he was
running in my direction.


Last week: 4-2 | Season: 33-15

Shawn Oakman of Baylor.


Last week: 3-3 | Season: 33-15

I’m torn here. There are a ton of
nasty players who are big, strong,
fast and ferocious, but, seeing how
none of those dudes will ever impact
my life, I’m going to go a different
direction and am picking a college
football analyst — two, actually. I’m
not sure which guy is scarier, but
both Lou Holtz, for his “accent” and
outlandish comments, and Lee Corso,
for his general ignorance and those
giant mascot heads he wears, terrify
me every time they’re on the
television set.


Last week: 3-3 | Season: 32-16

I was going to go with Mark Mangino,
but I guess he’s not associated with
college football anymore. Instead I’ll
go with a pair of Bears: Baylor
defensive end Shawn Oakman or tight
end (!) LaQuan McGowan. Although, I’m
pretty sure, deep down, both are just
big ol’ teddy bears.


Last week: 5-1 | Season: 30-18

Baylor defensive end Shawn Oakman is
the scariest player, standing at a
mean 6-foot-9, 275 pounds with his
dyed hair and gold face mask.


Last week: 4-2 | Season: 27-21

I’ll go with Alabama coach Nick Saban.
Sometimes, he has this look in his
eyes, and I think he is evil
incarnate.