The first Big 12 player availability report has been released for Kansas football’s game Saturday at home against rival-Kansas State. Check it out.

Kansas State owns a 26-4 record against the Jayhawks dating back to 1995 and the Wildcats are currently on a 16-year winning streak against KU. The last time Kansas beat K-State was in 2008 under former head coach Mark Mangino. It was the fourth win in five years against KSU, as the Mangino-led Jayhawks also won in 2004, 2006, and 2007.

For the first time since 2009, Kansas enters the rivalry matchup with K-State as the favorite. The Jayhawks look to end a 16-game losing streak in the series and capture their first win since 2008. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

All of the work that Chris Klieman and the Kansas State football staff have done on the recruiting trail this cycle so far came back in the summer. Each of the Wildcats’ 16 commits joined the fold from April-July.

With Kansas football’s matchup against K-State approaching, here is everything fans need to know before tuning into the Sunflower Showdown.

Kickoff time and TV info have been set for a high-stakes game between the KU Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats.

Kansas State football doesn't play in Week 8 of the college football season. Here's the Wildcats' schedule after this off week.

Kansas State’s best ranking is 40 in ESPN’s Football Power Index, an increase of three spots from last week. The Wildcats’ worst ranking is 64 in The Athletic’s rankings of all 136 FBS teams. Last week, K-State also was 64 in The Athletic rankings.