One of the most anticipated college football seasons in recent memory for residents of the Sunflower State is less than a month from kickoff, with the Kansas Jayhawks and Kansas State Wildcats looking to contend for a Big 12 title in 2024 across Kansas sports betting.
This fall, oddsmakers from FanDuel Sportsbook Kansas have the Wildcats (+400) and Jayhawks (+1000) second and sixth, respectively, on their Big 12 title odds board, with win total over/under figures of 9.5 (for K-State) and 8.5 (for KU).
This fall, head coach Lance Leipold and the Jayhawks start their season against FCS program Lindenwood on Aug. 29, while the Wildcats kick off their year against another FCS program, in Tennessee Martin, on Aug. 31.
College football season is almost here. In anticipation of Kansas college football, BetKansas.com used Google Trends to see which Kansas metro area is most excited for ācollege footballā based on search interest scores between July 23 ā30, 2024.
Also, be sure to bookmark our Kansas Football Bowl Projections page ahead of the season.
Kansas College Football Excitement
Rank | Metro Area | Score |
1 | Topeka | 100 |
2 | Lawrence | 95 |
3 | Lindsborg | 92 |
4 | Wichita | 69 |
5 | Hutchinson | 66 |
Where in Kansas Are CFB Fans Most Excited For the 2024 Season?
The top cities and towns in KS when it comes to CFB search interest were Topeka, which scored a perfect total of 100, followed by KUās hometown of Lawrence (95 search interest score), Lindsborg (92 search interest score), Wichita (69 search interest score) and Hutchinson (66 search interest score).
Regardless of where in the Sunflower State you watch CFB, fans of the sport will likely have two excellent teams to watch in the state, as the Wildcats look to earn their second conference title in three years, while the Jayhawks hope to reach a bowl game for a third straight year across Kansas betting apps.
If Leipold can do so, heād get KU to a postseason contest three years in a row for the first time in program history, as KU has only made bowls in consecutive seasons once, under former head coach Mark Mangino in 2007 and 2008.
Luckily for football fans in Kansas, both teams have a host of quality games in the Little Apple and in the hodgepodge of stadiums that KU will play in as their home field (Booth Memorial Stadium) undergoes a significant renovation.
Those contests include non-conference clashes against the Arizona Wildcats (who are playing K-State as a non-conference foe due to the two teams scheduling the game prior to their opponentās admittance into the Big 12), while KU has home games against Lindenwood and UNLV (on Sept. 13) to look forward to.
Throw in Big 12 home games against TCU (Sept. 28), Houston (Oct. 19), Iowa State (Nov. 9) and Colorado (Nov. 23) and you have the full rundown of the KU home games to watch, while the Wildcats host Oklahoma State (Sept. 28), KU (Oct. 26), Arizona State (Nov. 16) and Cincinnati (Nov. 23) this conference season.
Regardless of who the Sunflower Stateās two FBS programs play, it seems like you can count on Kansans to tune in or show up en masse, as both KU and K-State look to take the next step in their respective programsā on-field evolutions.
Also of interest: Kansas State Football Bowl Projections: Odds For Wildcatsā 2024-25 Bowl Game.
USA Today photo by Denny Medley.
