This is a rare instance in which the Power Five program is fighting for respect on a national stage as opposed to its Group of Five opponent on the other sideline. But Coastal Carolina has proven its mettle already, on the heels of an 11-win season that included a win over BYU. The Chanticleers already have won the first two of this three-game set, both on the road. First-year Kansas coach Lance Leipold anchored a fast turnaround at Buffalo and he faces a daunting task at Kansas. The zone-running scheme he directs should see a big improvement over Week 1. Look for the Jayhawks to use time-consuming drives to shorten the game and keep the marginal somewhat respectable.

The nice thing about Coastal Carolina is that, even if its offense is fun to watch, it's essentially an option offense with some bells and whistles. This is a team that runs the ball nearly 63% of the time, and does not move quickly. It shortens games, which plays well to the Under. What also plays to the Under is Kansas' offense, because it's terrible.

I don't have a huge opinion on the spread here, but I can't find a model that has this finishing with fewer than 55 points scored. SportsLine's has 58. Presumably, CCU gets out to a huge lead and runs prevent defense all night. These teams combined for 61 in Lawrence a year ago. The Chants should score 36 minimum. Can KU hit 17? I think so.

Stop for a moment to let this line sink in: A Power Five school is spotted nearly four touchdowns by a Group of Five foe. No doubt Coastal is superior, as the Jayhawks know all too well. Surely they regret scheduling this series with the Chanticleers, having lost to them the past two seasons. And KU was lucky to elude South Dakota of the FCS, 17-14, last week. On the semi-bright side, it was the Jayhawks’ first outright win in 14 tries, so some pressure was lifted. If they get blown out, the Big 12 should revoke the Jayhawks’ membership.

We have a Kansas squad that comes in at 1-0 after going 0-9 last season against a Coastal Carolina squad that went 11-1 last season. One of those wins was 38-2 at Kansas in the opener as a 6-point underdog. I see this matchup as a stage for Coastal QB Grayson McCall to pile up stats that will put him into the Heisman discussion. Take Coastal Carolina to win in a blowout.

Covering 26.5 points is never a fun task on a Friday night but you're catching a potentially good inside-the-game matchup here. Kansas is coming off the high of what could be its only win this season and Coastal Carolina has an offense averaging 10.9 yards per play. Yes, Coastal gave up a ton of yards on the ground last week but that actually plays in your favor here. Kansas runs the ball too...but how long before they have to abandon said run when down 20? Good thing is Coastal runs too and in chunks. Their scoring won't stop even when killing the clock. Take Coastal.