Kansas Jayhawks at Utah Utes

Injuries noted

Kansas Jayhawks: Cole Ballard (out) — Backup quarterback ruled out for October 10 at Utah; the cited report does not specify the condition.; Carter Moses (out) — Tight end with an undisclosed injury; October 9 reporting changes his earlier doubtful designation to out against Utah.; Griffin Baker (out) — Depth wide receiver ruled out against Utah with an undisclosed injury.; Kory Amachree (out) — Running back described in October 6 reporting as remaining out for the long term; condition and exact return date unspecified.; Justin Thurman (out) — Running back described in October 6 reporting as remaining out for the long term; condition and exact return date unspecified.; Yasin Willis (out) — Running back remains absent in October 6 reporting and is potentially done for the season; season-ending status is not confirmed.; Khijohnn Cummings-Coleman (questionable) — Running back listed questionable for Utah in the October 7 report; condition unspecified.

Utah Utes: Kana'i Lopes (out) — Tight end ruled out for Kansas on the October 7 availability report; condition unspecified.; Isaiah Garcia (out) — Offensive lineman ruled out for Kansas on the October 7 availability report; condition unspecified.; Karson Kaufusi (questionable) — Defensive lineman listed questionable for Kansas in the October 7 report. A later individually attributed clearance was not retrieved.

QUARTERBACK

• Devon Dampier is UTAH's projected starter

  8.87 Y/A

  Devon Dampier is UTAH's projected starting quarterback. The October 9 Kansas-game preview identifies Byrd Ficklin as Dampier's backup and describes their shared packages. Dampier is the established lead quarterback; an explicit game-day starting announcement was not retrieved. 2026 line: 896 passing yards, 70.3% completions, 8.87 yards per attempt, 9-1 TD-INT over 4 games.

• Isaiah Marshall is KU's confirmed starter

  7.79 Y/A

  Isaiah Marshall is KU's confirmed starting quarterback. The October 7 report explicitly identifies Marshall as Kansas' starter ahead of Utah and Cole Ballard as his unavailable backup. 2026 line: 810 passing yards, 54.8% completions, 7.79 yards per attempt, 6-3 TD-INT over 4 games.

TURNOVERS

• UTAH: 1.75 takeaways per game to KU's 0.75

  1 TO

  Utah has forced 1.75 turnovers a game over 4 games, Kansas 0.75. Four games is a small sample and takeaways bounce around. Utah at home with the better ball-hawking defense so far gives them a likely edge in short fields, but one tipped pass can flip it.

MISMATCH

• UTAH: 0.5 turnovers a game to KU's 1.75

  0.5 VS 1.75

  Kansas is giving the ball away about three times as often as Utah through 4 games each, 1.75 a game to 0.5. Four games is a short sample, and last season the two were close: Kansas at 1.08, Utah at 0.92. Expect both to drift back toward those numbers. Kansas has to protect the ball on the road to stay in this one, and if it can, the edge Utah has shown so far shrinks fast.

REPLACEMENT

• Yasin Willis (RB) is out for the season for KU

  OUT FOR SEASON

  Running back remains absent in October 6 reporting and is potentially done for the season; season-ending status is not confirmed. How Cummings-Coleman’s running-back experiment came to be (2026-10-06)

• Cole Ballard (QB) is out for KU

  OUT

  Backup quarterback ruled out for October 10 at Utah; the cited report does not specify the condition. Utah football enters Kansas game with a mostly clean injury report (2026-10-07)

• Carter Moses (TE) is out for KU

  OUT

  Tight end with an undisclosed injury; October 9 reporting changes his earlier doubtful designation to out against Utah. Kansas News, Schedule, and Roster — Carter Moses: Out vs. Utah (2026-10-09)

• Griffin Baker (WR) is out for KU

  OUT

  Depth wide receiver ruled out against Utah with an undisclosed injury. Griffin Baker Injury: Unavailable for Week 6 (2026-10-07)

• Kory Amachree (RB) is out for KU

  OUT

  Running back described in October 6 reporting as remaining out for the long term; condition and exact return date unspecified. How Cummings-Coleman’s running-back experiment came to be (2026-10-06)

• Justin Thurman (RB) is out for KU

  OUT

  Running back described in October 6 reporting as remaining out for the long term; condition and exact return date unspecified. How Cummings-Coleman’s running-back experiment came to be (2026-10-06)

• Kana'i Lopes (TE) is out for UTAH

  OUT

  Tight end ruled out for Kansas on the October 7 availability report; condition unspecified. Utah football enters Kansas game with a mostly clean injury report (2026-10-07)

• Isaiah Garcia (OL) is out for UTAH

  OUT

  Offensive lineman ruled out for Kansas on the October 7 availability report; condition unspecified. Utah football enters Kansas game with a mostly clean injury report (2026-10-07)

SITUATIONAL

• UTAH has 7 more days of rest

  7d vs 14d

  KU travels on a normal seven-day week, while UTAH hosts after a bye with fourteen days to rest and prepare. A bye gives a home staff time to heal players and scheme for one opponent, and KU gets none of that cushion. When the rested team is also at home, the question for a bettor is how much of that the line has already absorbed.

TEAM RECORD

• Big 12 game: KU 0-1, UTAH 1-0 in conference

  CONFERENCE

  These two share the Big 12. KU is 0-1 against it, UTAH is 1-0. 2026 standings through 2026-10-10.