Wk 4 · 2026
Kansas State Wildcats at Cincinnati Bearcats — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
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Ratings differential KSU by 1.3
Big 12 · no games yet
What is at stake
A Big 12 game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Kansas St form
No completed games on record.
Cincinnati form
No completed games on record.
Kansas St this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Cincinnati this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Kansas St | Cincinnati |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Big 12 | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Colorado Big 12 | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Arizona Big 12 | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| Iowa State Big 12 | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Kansas St leads 1–0 · Kansas St won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
26.0 points toward Kansas St
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | Cincinnati 15 — 41 Kansas St | at KSU | Kansas St |
Kansas St leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Avery Johnson QB #2 | 204/341, 2385 YDS, 18 TD, 6 INT |
| Linkon Cure TE #0 | 0/1, 0 YDS, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Joe Jackson RB #4 | 169 CAR, 911 YDS, 8 TD |
| Avery Johnson QB #2 | 109 CAR, 477 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Dylan Edwards RB #1 | 34 CAR, 205 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Jayce Brown WR #1 | 41 REC, 712 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jaron Tibbs WR #12 | 47 REC, 595 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Garrett Oakley TE #86 | 38 REC, 389 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Jerand Bradley WR #5 | 13 REC, 184 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Desmond Purnell LB #32 | 72 |
| Austin Romaine LB #15 | 66 | |
| VJ Payne S #7 | 59 | |
| Sacks | Cody Stufflebean DE #47 | 4.5 |
| Tobi Osunsanmi DL #12 | 4 | |
| Ryan Davis LB #9 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Daniel Cobbs S #14 | 3 |
| Gunner Maldonado S #3 | 2 | |
| Desmond Purnell LB #32 | 2 |
Cincinnati leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Brendan Sorsby QB #2 | 207/336, 2800 YDS, 27 TD, 5 INT |
| Brady Lichtenberg QB #16 | 4/6, 56 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Tawee Walker RB #3 | 120 CAR, 709 YDS, 4 TD |
| Brendan Sorsby QB #2 | 100 CAR, 580 YDS, 9 TD | |
| Evan Pryor RB #21 | 76 CAR, 522 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Cyrus Allen WR #4 | 49 REC, 665 YDS, 12 TD |
| Caleb Goodie WR #2 | 29 REC, 484 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jeff Caldwell WR #9 | 32 REC, 478 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Joe Royer TE #11 | 29 REC, 416 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Jake Golday LB #11 | 104 |
| Trevon Gola-Callard S #6 | 71 | |
| Christian Harrison DB #1 | 66 | |
| Sacks | Jalen Hunt DL #90 | 3.5 |
| Jake Golday LB #11 | 3.5 | |
| Mikah Coleman DL #14 | 2 | |
| Interceptions | Matthew McDoom CB #0 | 1 |
| Christian Harrison DB #1 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.