ASU and Kansas meet in London

The Sun Devils and Jayhawks will play at Wembley Stadium for the first time in 710 days, 5,260 miles east of their last meeting.

First Big 12 game for ASU in 2026

This Union Jack Classic matchup is ASU's conference opener, offering a chance to get a Big 12 win despite the historic venue.

Dillingham keeps focus on football

Head coach Kenny Dillingham has emphasized that despite the pageantry, this is simply a football game that needs to be won.

“We're playing a football game.”

Kansas offense can be explosive

The Jayhawks posted double-digit explosive plays against Long Island, including two passes of 46 and 47 yards that set up touchdowns.

“They can be explosive. They hit explosive runs; they are very sound on offense.”

Explosive plays drive Kansas scoring

Against Missouri, explosive plays set up both of Kansas's touchdown drives, showing a pattern of big plays leading to scores.

Kansas offense can also implode

The Jayhawks fumbled four times against Missouri, losing two, and threw two interceptions in a 38-21 loss.

Turnover sequence shows volatility

In the second half against Missouri, Kansas went fumble, interception, punt, touchdown, punt, turnover on downs, turnover on downs.

Kansas excels at play-action passing

Kansas uses play-action effectively to stress defenses, combining efficient running with creative passing schemes.

“They throw a really good play action pass.”

Isaiah Marshall replaces Jalon Daniels

The redshirt sophomore won the starting job in August after Jalon Daniels, who played six seasons and threw for 9,282 yards.

Marshall shows dual-threat potential

Marshall has four passing touchdowns with three at 20 yards or more, plus 72 rushing yards and several runs of 10 or more.

“Good player, athletic. There's times he throws some absolute unbelievable throws.”

Marshall makes highlight-reel plays

Against Missouri, Marshall threw a 360-degree spin fadeaway while stumbling out of bounds for a completion, showcasing his athleticism.

“Did y'all see the play he jumped and 360ed and threw the ball for a completion? Like, that was incredible.”

Marshall struggles with consistency

Against Missouri, Marshall went 18-for-30 with two interceptions and a quarterback rating of just 20.7.

Dillingham beat Leipold in 2024

ASU defeated Kansas in 2024 with successful execution, including a fake punt and 21 fourth-quarter points in Tempe.

Kansas stresses opponents schematically

Kansas emphasizes putting schematic stress on opponents across all three phases of the game.

“I think their philosophy is to try to put stress on the opponent schematically.”

ASU needs improvement in all phases

ASU's loss to Texas A&M featured a muffed punt, penalties, and costly second-half turnovers that must be corrected.

Specialists get unique advantage

Dillingham joked that kickers and specialists will get the loudest cheers for making extra points at Wembley.

“This is the loudest you're ever going to get cheered for when you make an extra point, right?”

Kickoff set for Saturday morning

ASU and Kansas kick off at 5 p.m. London time, 9 a.m. Arizona time, on Saturday, September 19, on FS1.