Locked On Jayhawks - Daily Podcast On Kansas Jayhawks Football & Basketball - Kansas Jayhawks Face BRUTAL Final Stretch with Arizona, Iowa State & Utah + Daniel Hishaw Breakout?

Episode Date: August 15, 2025

Kansas Jayhawks football faces crucial tests in final three games. Will their Big 12 title hopes survive?Derek Johnson breaks down KU's matchups against Arizona, Iowa State, and Utah, analyzing each opponent's strengths and potential impact on the Jayhawks' season. The host explores Arizona's transition to the Big 12, Iowa State's recent success, and Utah's bounce-back potential. Johnson also provides an in-depth look at KU's running back room, highlighting Daniel Hishaw Jr.'s All-Big 12 potential and discussing younger players who could make an impact.Tune in for expert analysis on how these games could shape Kansas' path to Arlington and the Big 12 championship game.Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors!WayfairGet organized, refreshed, and back to routine for way less. Head to Wayfair.com right now to shop all things home.GametimeToday's episode is brought to you by Gametime. Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE for $20 off your first purchase. Terms and conditions apply.Monarch MoneyTake control of your finances with Monarch Money. Use code LOCKEDONCOLLEGE at www.monarchmoney.com/lockedoncollege for 50% off your first year.FanDuelToday's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Football season is around the corner, visit the FanDuel App today and start planning your futures bets now.FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN)

If Kansas winds up being in the Big 12th title race in football, certainly their last three games, including Utah and Iowa State, are going to factor heavily into whether they're down in Arlington or not. We have an early preview of KU's final three games of the season. You are Locked on Jayhawks, your daily podcast on the Kansas Jayhawks, part of the Locked on podcast network, your team, Every Day. What's going on? Derek Johnson here.

This is Locked on Jayhawks, and thanks for making it your first listen every day. Thank you to the everydayers catching all of our episodes, wherever you get your shows, whether it's on YouTube or anywhere you get your podcasts. And on today's edition of LOJ, we have a Big 12 finale's early look at the Arizona Wildcats, the Iowa State Cyclones, and the Utah Uts, tough schedule for KU to finish out the year. And if they are on Big 12th title contention, certainly going to be interesting with some of those matchups. Also get into a running back room preview led by Daniel Highshaw and LaShawn Williams on today's episode to round things out. Today's episode of the show is brought to you by Fandual

Sportsbook. Football seasons around the corner, baby. Visit Fandual, the Fandwell app today and start planning your future bets now. Okay, so let's get things started with KU's 10th game of the season. That would be the Arizona Wildcats. Arizona is coming off a four and eight season. They went two and seven in Big 12 play in their inaugural year, joining over from the Pack 12. And it was a bit ugly for Arizona, just 21.8 points per game, 31.8 points per game allowed last season. Now they're picked 15th in the Big 12 by Phil Steele, 14th by ESPNSP Plus, which has them 60th nationally, 51st offense, 67th defense there. But, you know, I think this team's going to be better than they were a season ago.

They had a lot of injuries last year. They basically had the reverse close game. Like we talk about close game luck, one score game luck all the time. It's very plicable to Kansas this year, who went one and five and one score games a season ago. Well, Arizona was unbelievably good in one score games in 2023. They end up winning double-digit games as a result of it.

Last year, they were really bad in one-score games. They had other games that they got blown out, and certainly you think of the game in Manhattan against Kansas State. But, you know, maybe you get more of an in-between a neutral setting this year. And that would just be one example of a team where it, you know, flips over one year to the next, something Kansas is hoping for the reverse of this year. But I do think Arizona is going to be better than four and eight this season. Big 12 obviously provides opportunities to do that where we saw Arizona State go from being picked worst in the Big 12 to end up winning the conference.

And I'm not saying they're going to do that. I'm not saying they're going to do what Arizona State did. But, you know, Brent Brennan was a really good coach at San Jose State. I don't think that went away overnight. I think he was left with a tough circumstance at Arizona, and I think he's going to get things figured out a little bit more in year two. And so on paper, you look at this game and you say, oh, this is one of KU's more winnable games.

It's at Arizona. They were two and seven in a big 12 play. I think sometimes we get too caught up in strength of schedule being based on last year's record, especially in the Big 12 where there's going to be surprise teams all the time. It would not surprise me if Arizona is a bull team if there are a six or seven win team. And so playing on the road against what could be a six or seven win team is much different and then playing against team on the road who could be one of the worst teams in the Big 12 and by the end of the year could, you know, quit on the season a little bit more.

Those are two different things depending on the outcome and Avenue that Arizona goes to. So you look at some key players on the roster. Third team pick by Phil Steele, offensive guard Alexander Duist. Fourth team receiver, Luke Wysong. It's actually a deeper receiver group this year, but they don't have the star in Tet McMillan. So it'll be interesting to see how they do there. Still the same quarterback, Noah Fafita. He is kind of similar to Jaylon Daniels.

in terms of we've now seen the highs and lows. The highs of Noah Fafita in 2023 was first team all pack 12. The lows was, I think, 18 touchdowns of 13 interceptions last year, similar to Jalen Daniels in terms of, you know, we've seen the ups and downs. Defensive line, they've got Trey Smith, second team pick by Phil Steele at the defensive end. They've got Genesis Smith as a safety. He leads a DB group that lost a lot, but if they have a better front seven, it's going to help the back end.

And overall, Phil Steele gives them receiver, defensive back, and quarterback as the top position groups, according to the rest of the conference for Arizona, with the defensive line, the offensive line, the two worst on the team compared to the rest of the league. Though the offensive line, I think, could be a bit of a wildcard. Like, this could go either way. They could either just not mesh and they could be horrible or, you know, maybe they get some surprises. they have seven transfer additions, including four, who are starters at their last stops, which is kind of similar to the defensive line. They've got a bunch of Juko transfers, though, so a little bit different in that light. And one thing that I think is going to really add to the intrigue of this game is Keon Burnett

transferring back to Arizona. The reason it adds intrigue isn't, I mean, I guess if you want to call it like a revenge game for KU that they're mad that Keon Burnett transferred in and transfer. I'm less interested at that. I'm more interested in the idea that Keon Burnett transferred into Kansas. spent however long, I don't know, three months, four months learning the playbook, knowing the playbook, does he have the playbook? Is he just going to give the playbook all the signals, all the signs, whatever KU is doing

to the Arizona coaching staff and they're going to know everything Kansas is doing? That would be a bit of a problem for KU. So I don't know. It feels like there shouldn't be something allowed there, but whatever. One thing that could help KU, that's something that could hurt KU in this game is that they're going to be coming off they Arizona I mean a road trip to Boulder does the altitude make it tougher for them to recover right does playing in Colorado the week before for Arizona make it tougher coming back off altitude playing against Kansas the next week but overall this is the first meeting between these schools since 1996 when Kansas won 35 to 13 on the road so that's the Arizona game now the next one up is at Iowa State and this is a team that you've beat three consecutive times and certainly I have I think there is a diverging path with Kansas and Iowa State, two programs that, you know, they're not the biggest bustling cities in the world.

They're small town, Midwestern cities. They're two programs that are doing more with less. Their two programs are they have passionate fan bases. And when Lance Lightbul went up there and Kansas got destroyed in 2021, they kind of took the Iowa state model as a bit of one they wanted to represent. replicate themselves and now since then they have beaten iowa state three consecutive times but iowa state's coming off an 11 and 3 win or 11 and 3 season that's the most wins in school history they played in the big 12th title game and then they won their bowl game uh average 31.3

game gave up 23 Phil steel is now picking them tied first in the big 12 their seventh in the conference though on ESPNsb plus so much different there a 32nd nationally there with the 33rd offense 29th defense FPI has Iowa State tied ninth in the league. So some of the computers not as high as some of the humans on Iowa State this year. But I think Iowa State's going to be solid. I mean, Matt Campbell has always presented solid teams in Ames. I can't help but think, though, that like, okay, Iowa State just won their most games in school history. How often do teams we saw it with Kansas, they won the Orange Bowl in 2008 of the 2007 season and the following year.

had a really good year successful season they went eight and five you know if you even want to look back to winning nine games in 2023 they won five then a lot of times you don't see these schools repeat that often for whatever reason it is right and what are the odds of them winning all those games again so i think they could be seven eight maybe nine win team especially but like they were plus four in one score games last year you know maybe they were closer to being a nine win team that just have the goods in close games and uh and uh I think from the Kansas perspective, you look at Iowa State as one of those teams that was kind of inverse of you in those one score games. So you look at the roster, though.

They've got Phil Steele's top running back unit. Carson Hanson leads the way there, third team pick by him. Chase Sowell is a third team picker receiver, but big shoes to fill. I mean, this is probably not going to be as good of a receiving court. Jaden Higgins and Jalen Noelle are two pros, two day two picks, level pros. They're very good receivers. They're gone. Third team offense tackle Tyler Miller.

It's a very experienced offensive line. And Phil Steele gives the number two offensive line unit in the conference. They have 105 starts. I will say, though, I don't think this Iowa State offensive line is one that's going to blow you away. I think it's one that is being picked high because of the experience. That doesn't necessarily mean it's A plus players. It could be a lot of Bs, which, you know, I think they'll be solid. I just don't know that it's going to end up being the number two offensive line in the conference.

Rocco Beck is fourth team. He's done a TD in 18 straight games. He's now year three as a starter. I think Rocco Beck is a solid quarterback. I'll be very interested to see how good he is, though, without those two stud receivers, right? Could there be a step back in the production this year? Then you'll look at the defense. They consistently have one of the best defenses, not just in the conference, but in the country.

Like SP Plus has him as the number 29 defense. I would be picking them to finish better than that on the defense event. Dominic Orange is a former somebody that KU was targeting as a high school player, and he's a stud. First team picked by Phil Steele in Big 12, but they did lose three starters up front. So going to be replacing stuff there. They're always good at the back end. John Tess Williams at Corner and Jeremiah Cooper at safety are both first team picks by Phil Steele. Should be another studly DB core for them.

They've been top three in past defense ranking on Phil Steele's magazine in the last three seasons. So they've been elite there. They lose some good players, but again, you have those two studs. And it's just a program pipeline thing where it's like, you know, there are certain positions that every program seems to just be able to produce and you don't really worry about it. And that's one of those with Iowa State. Now, you look at linebacker, this is a position that was beat up for them last year. I mean, I think it points they were on their third and fourth string linebackers.

So that created an opportunity where now they have a ton of guys who have playing experience and depth. And players coming back from injury, linebacking court could actually be pretty good this year. It could go from being super thin last year because of injuries to now all of a sudden, strength because of that. I think the biggest questions you look at are outside of Dominic Orange and I guess outside of Chase-S-O-L. receiver and D-Line are the biggest position questions for Iowa State coming into the year. But overall, again, KU's won three straight in this series, and that includes winning in Ames, which they're going to have to do this year in 2025. They did that back in 2023.

Now, Iowa State's coming off a buy, this go-around, and it's senior day for the Cyclones. And that's going to be a bunch of seniors who, you know, were key pieces on a team that went to the Big 12th title game and won the most games in school history. So they're going to be very proud about kind of trying to defend that. So this is probably going to be KU's toughest time beating Iowa State. Maybe you would have said it was last year, though, because of how good Iowa State was. And Kansas at the time was what, they would have been two and six, three and six, whatever it was. And they found a way to beat them.

And what ended up being a nine point game, but was probably further away from what the final score and how close that game was for a majority of the game. So should be an interesting one. And if Kansas is in Big 12 title contention at the end of the year, if this is a season, where Kansas ends up, you know, being an eight, nine, ten win team, then if Iowa State is truly one of those teams who you consider a big 12 title contender, which I think they kind of are, same with Utah, who we're about to talk about next, these could be games that decide whether you go to Arlington or not. So let's get to the Utah Uts next. Then we'll get to our running back preview. This episode of the show is brought to you by Fandual Sportsbook,

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Okay, so KU's final game of the regular season is versus Utah. And another team that, you know, some of the prognosticators, I mean, they're ranked in the preseason top 25 despite a five and seven season. I think there's reasons for that that we're about to go over. I'm high on what this Utah team could be coming into the year as have continued to dive deeper into these teams, read some more preseason magazines. I really like Utah and Baylor. I think at the top of the Big 12 coming into this year.

But, you know, that means it's an opportunity for Kansas where, yeah, what if Kansas is sitting at 8 and 3 or something? coming into the last game season? What if Utah is sitting at 9 and 2 and a win for Kansas at home, you know, pushes them ahead of them and gives them an opportunity to do some pretty amazing things? But overall, Utah is coming off a 5 and 7 season last year. They were kind of similar to Kansas.

I mean, 5 and 7 is the same record as Kansas, but also similar to Kansas, who was 1 and 5, so minus 4 from that perspective in 1 score games. Guess what? Utah was minus 4 in 1 score games last season. And that's the inverse of Iowa State who we just talked about and BYU, right? This is just kind of kind of be the world of the Big 12.

There's going to be teams who are spurned by one-score games, and there's going to be teams who live up to the moment in those games and have those special moments. So now, Utah's actually picked tied first in the Big 12 by Phil Steele, sixth by ESPN Plus, and ESPNFPI only has them ninth. But I'm a little bit higher on them. I think you trust Kyle Whittingham. They added the offensive coordinator from New Mexico from last year who did a really good job with less there.

That was a nice ad. And even in a down year, five and seven, they had one of the best defenses in the entire country. So like that was a consistent. I also don't think it helped them with like the Cam Rising saga. Now, Cam Rising was a really productive, good player over college football for Utah for a lot of years. But with how it got to last year, it was like, is he going to play? Is he not? it's kind of hampering the team like it just becomes a distraction it becomes all the storylines the

team's wondering and the backups aren't very good and then it just continues the story and everybody's hoping for this savior to come in when it's just not available it becomes a distraction the fact that they've moved on from that i think is just going to clear these players minds and this is the best offensive line in the big 12 and it's one of the best offensive lines in the country spencer fano is a first team pick by phil at offensive tackle he's being seen as a possible top five or 10 pick in the NFL draft. Caleb Lomu, Phil Steele only has as a second team pick in the preseason Big 12th team.

He's also being seen, though, as somebody who could be a first round pick in the NFL draft. So I thought he could have been a first team pick there. But that's, you know, I mean, you can make the argument that's the best bookend of offensive tackles in the country. And then they have other experience on the offensive line. They have a top three position group by Phil Steele at every level of defense, led by Lander Barton, the linebacker, Logan,

on defensive end, Dallas Vakalahi at defensive tackle lost a pretty good amount on the defensive line, but similar to what we were saying with Iowa State and DBs, Utah refills the defensive line and consistently has guys getting drafted. And overall, they've consistently just been a strong run stuffing team with their front seven. That'll make it difficult for KU, who traditionally over these Lance Leipoldiers has been a team who wants to pound the rock and run the football. We'll see what it is under Jim Zabrowski. but they also have a kind of linebacker safety hybrid Smith, Snowden, who's really good.

The back end was stellar last year. They were number three nationally in Phil Steele's past defense ratings. That's something we mentioned, Iowa State was top three in the conference the last three years. Utah was number three in the country last year. So some losses, some returners, some transfers per usual, but like should be good, maybe not as elite as they were in 2024, but they might be better in other spots. I think the biggest questions for Utah coming in the year, it's skill players on offense. Like they lost some good players there.

They brought in some pretty productive transfers. But a lot of them are coming from smaller schools. That includes the quarterback, Devin Dampier, who put up unbelievable rushing stats at New Mexico. But it's a question of, okay, how good of a thrower is he going to be? And how good are these skill players going to be? But there's a chance that even if the skill players aren't great, even if Utah doesn't have the most explosive offense,

if they're just a better running team and they have a trustworthy offensive line and a quarterback who never gets sacked, like that's the thing. Dampier with his scrambling has like one of the lowest sack rates in the country. If you're avoiding negative plays, you're a solid running team, even if you're not the best passing team and you have a good defense special teams, which Utah usually does, that's going to put them in contention to win the Big 12 on its own. And then if they do get something extra from Dampeer, quarterback and passing game, like that's where they could be, you know, have kind of the special season that people were wondering if they could have last year in their first year in the Big 12. I think it just comes a year later this year. But on the bright side, we'll say for KU, this is Utah's third straight game.

And it's not just their third straight game. I mean, I guess that's really not that many straight games, but it's who they're playing in those first two games. It's at Baylor, which Baylor, I think, is one of the other best teams in the Big 12 this year, and it's on the road. And then it's at home against Kansas State, which you know Kansas State's going to be a physical football team. And they're also going to be one of the better teams in the Big 12. And then on top of that, it's a short week. This is a Friday game, a Black Friday game for KU. So KU gets them off two really tough games.

Emotion should be high, should be physical. They get them on a short week after that. It's Thanksgiving week. you're distracted you're playing on the road it'll be senior day for k u football i i think a lot about the schedule actually lines up nicely for when and how they play utah in this game specifically and um interestingly enough these schools haven't played since 1996 k u's last win in the series was in the 1950s but they've only played four times it's two to two in the season series so who's going to win the rubber match this year between k u and utah let's get to a running back room

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The first is Daniel Hyshaw Jr., who I think is the favorite to be the starter for KU football. 510, 220-pound Redshirt Senior. He has almost 1,500 career rushing yards, 5.3 career yards per carry, 18 touchdowns, which low-key, if he gets five this season, which you would expect him to, as long as he stays healthy, That would get him into the top five at KU all time in career. Also like 900 rushing yards gets him into the top 10 on that ahead of Puka Williams, who's just hanging on in the top 10. And Hysha, obviously, this power running back,

I'm excited for what he could do in the future role, no Devin Neal. Big question for Hyshaw is just going to be, can he stay healthy and can he not fumble the football? He's had some fumbling issues in the past. LaShawn Williams is the other guy that trades for from Iowa, 510, 215-pound redshirt senior. I think he'll be the backup to Hysha, but he's probably still going to get a lot of carries, right?

It could be kind of a 1A, 1B situation. Williams, 510, 215-15-pound Redshirt Senior, over 1,300 career rushing yards, 4.2 per carry, three touchdowns. I could see a world. I mean, if Hyshaw is struggling with fumbling football, Williams presents a more safe opportunity. Highshaw is more of your explosive guy, and Hyshaw's probably more of your goal line guy

with the ability to get to the end zone. But if Hyshaw can hold onto the football, he could legitimately be an all Big 12 running back. That's how talented this guy is. I mean, he was on the freaks list that Bruce Feldman did for the athletic. Now, players battling for the two deep. If the two deep is from a literal sense, two guys,

it'll be high Sean Williams. I feel very confident that that'll be the case. However, sometimes we see Kansas do this. They'll say high shot or Williams for the number one running back. And because they do an or, they'll be like, okay, well, then we'll show you what the backup spot is to that. And if that ends up happening, then I think it ends up being one of Harry Stewart, the third, or Johnny Thompson.

So Stewart was a three-star recruit, 88-rated, in his class. He's a redshirt freshman, 510, 215, 215 pounds. And then Thompson, a 5 foot 11, 200 pound redshirt sophomore was an 87 rated three star. Thompson has another year of experience and in the system on his belt as Stewart. Stewart's slightly

higher rated at the high school level, though it's kind of splitting hairs between the two. It'll be very interesting to see who wins out on that battle because, sure, there's going to be some carries for the third string running back. There always is for Kansas, but it's more so about Williams and Highshaw are both seniors. So whichever guy wins out that third string

running back battle has the leg up, clearly, to be the starting running back in 2026. And then your future guys to watch, obviously, Stuart and Thompson to that notion, John Kelly, who's a 6-1-90-pound freshman, 87-rated three-star, Justin Thurman, 6-1-90-pound true freshman, both those guys incoming true freshman, 86-rated three-star there. Could they factor in to the future starting running back for KU? And then you have Micah Johnson, 510, 200-pound redshirt freshman, Jack Schneider, 6,395-pound redshirt sophomore on the roster. well to help out during practice and with depth for the team.

I think the biggest questions and storylines for the running back room, and it has to be the health and the fumbling, right? With Hyshaw, he's had some injuries in the past. You just hope he stays healthy and can have that great season that you expect from him. He can go off, get drafted into the NFL and, you know, accomplish all of his goals. But health has been a question there. With Lashon Williams, you know, I don't know how much he was beat up last year, how much was just getting beat out by Caleb Johnson,

but I think he's had to deal with some injury stuff too. And then with young players, it's like you just don't know where that's going to be. As far as the fumbling, yeah, same with young players. You don't know how it's going to be. And that's maybe more of a question just for Daniel Hyshaw. I think another question here from the running back room, what's Kansas going to get from the running back room in terms of receiving the ball? Devin Yel was a pretty good receiver. It didn't always, you know, show up as like five catches per game.

But like he had some good games receiving. Highshaw only has 12 career catches. Now, funny enough, Daniel Hyshaw's probably most memorable highlight is obviously. offer reception, but only 12 throughout his career. Williams has more throughout his career, but the most he's ever had in a season is 12, which still is not that much. So what is Kansas going to get receiving from the backfield? Do we see a player?

Like, do we see Emmanuel Henderson as a former high school running back flex into the backfield or a guy like Cam pick it there? Do we see one of those young freshmen, Harry Stewart, Johnny Thompson, maybe somebody who's, you know, super fast and electric because maybe some of those guys are quicker or faster than High Shaw and Williams, who are maybe a little bit more pounders and rumblers, do we see that? And so I think the final thought here with running back, if Highshaw stays healthy and avoids fumbling issues, I think he can be an all-big 12-level running back. He's got the athleticism.

He's got the strength. He's got the power. I think he's going to get the usage on an offense that likes to run the football. If either of those things plagues him, I think William's going to be set up for a nice year. He's steady. He doesn't have quite the explosion maybe as a High-Shaw or, or, or Devin Neal before him or Puka Williams or whatever, but I think it'll just be a steady back

and somebody you can rely upon. And so this room is not going to be Devin Neal, but this should still be a solid room. This should still be a good enough room for you to accomplish all your goals and do everything you want to this season. And I'm really excited that I hope High Shot can stay healthy so he can have that season where he puts it all together because you know the talent is burgeoning from this senior running back.

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