Both the Central Michigan Chippewas (0-1) and the Kansas Jayhawks (0-1) come into Saturday with a number on the wrong side of the column, but the records don’t tell the whole story.
CMU traveled to Kentucky and put up a tough fight against the promising Wildcats at Kroger Field, building up a 17-7 lead late in the second quarter on the strength of four forced turnovers before Kentucky woke up and came back to win the game 35-20. The Chips looked better than expected on defense and showed a decent start on offense, aided in part to turnovers, but there will be much to improve on heading into Saturday’s tilt.