• Preview
• Recap
• Bleachers

After big road win, Kansas St. hosts Kansas

Oct 6, 2007 - 10:45 AM Kansas (4-0) at No. 24 Kansas St (3-1) 12:00 pm EDT

MANHATTAN, Kansas (Ticker) -- Following an impressive road victory, Jordy Nelson and Kansas State turn their sights to an intrastate foe.

Nelson and the 24th-ranked Wildcats return home to face Kansas in a Big 12 Conference matchup Saturday.

Last weekend, Kansas State (3-1, 1-0 Big 12 North) stunned then-No. 7 Texas in Austin, 41-21, for its second straight win over the Longhorns.

Nelson had 12 catches for 116 yards and a touchdown and an 89-yard punt return for a score for the Wildcats, who intercepted Colt McCoy four times.

Kansas (4-0, 0-0 North) has not been challenged in any of its first four games, outscoring its foes by a combined 214-23, although the opposition was weak and every game was in Lawrence.

Last Saturday, the Jayhawks crushed Florida International, 55-3. Brandon McAnderson rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns on just 13 carries and Todd Reesing threw for 368 yards, a TD and an interception in the romp.

The Jayhawks lead the nation in scoring defense at 5.8 points per game.

Kansas posted a 39-20 win at home last year. The Wildcats won the last meeting here, a 12-3 triumph two years ago.