MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Kansas has the benefit of an extra week of preparation and rest along with staying home at recently-renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium when the Jayhawks welcome West Virginia at 6 p.m. Saturday.
The Big 12 Conference opener for both teams features a pair of head coaches held in high regard for their offensive philosophy and scheme. Rich Rodriguez has worked to instill his tempo-predicated spread attack at the start of his second WVU tenure, while Lance Leipold, in his fifth season at KU, strives to keep defenses guessing and off-balance through a variety of pre-snap activity that generally involves shifts and motion to change the formation and picture.
“They do an amazing job on offense,” WVU defensive coordinator Zac Alley said. “They’re shift, motion, tra