The college football season kicks off on Saturday with five games on the Week 0 slate, including the Kansas Jayhawks vs. Fresno State Bulldogs.
It's Kansas' first game in newly-renovated Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kan., in front a sold-out crowd, with kick-off set for 6:30 p.m. ET on FOX.
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The Jayhawks finished last season at 5-7 — one game short of a bowl game, while the Bulldogs posted a 6-7 record with a loss in their bowl game to Northern Illinois.
This marks the first time since 2020 that Kansas is facing an FBS squad in its season opener.
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Fresno State vs. Kansas Prediction, Picks: August 23
These are the top Fresno State vs. Kansas predictions and picks for Saturday, August 23, on PrizePicks' real money college football game. Click each pick to read more.
- Kansas QB Jalon Daniels – 198.5 Passing Yards
- Fresno State QB E.J. Warner – 187.5 Passing Yards
- Kansas RB Daniel Hishaw – 86.5 Rushing Yards
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Kansas QB Jalon Daniels Projection: 198.5 Passing Yards
- Jalon Daniels threw for a career-high 2,454 yards in 2024, but was also intercepted 12 times.
- Daniels broke 200 passing yards in five of 12 games in 2024 and none of those performances came against non-Big 12 opponents.
- Fresno State allowed less than 200 passing yards five times last season, including three times on the road.
- In four of six home games last season (at Arrowhead Stadium), the senior finished with 189 yards or less.
Fresno State QB E.J. Warner Projection: 187.5 Passing Yards
- Transfer QB E.J. Warner — the son of Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner — makes his Fresno State debut after spending his first three seasons with Rice and Temple.
- Last season, the senior posted his second consecutive season of at least 3,000 passing yards at Temple.
- Warner finished the 2024 campaign with eight straight games of more than 200 passing yards, capped off by a 430-yard effort against USF in the finale.
- In 20 of 21 games at Temple, Warner eclipsed 190 passing yards.
- Kansas yielded 190 or more passing yards in nine games last season, including in each of the final four contests.
- Kansas' pass defense ranked 93rd on PFF in 2024.
Kansas RB Daniel Hishaw Projection: 81.5 Rushing Yards
- Kansas RB Daniel Hishaw missed four games last season, including the final two against Colorado and Baylor.
- The Oklahoma native failed to bust this projection in 2024 as the team's RB2. His highest rushing output came against TCU with 85 yards.
- Hishaw compiled two performances of 98 yards rushing or more in 2023, but finished below 60 yards in 11 games.
- In nine of 13 games last season, Fresno State allowed less than 85 yards to their opponent’s starting running back.
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Will Fresno State pick up the road upset against a power conference opponent? Or can Kansas grab a win in their return to Lawrence in front of a sold-out crowd in Week 0?
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