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Kansas without Cole Ballard

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Kansas is 3–4 without Cole Ballard this season and 0–1 with him. Since 2025, Kansas is 8–11 in the 19 games without him and 0–1 with him.

Missed games, per big12sports.com.

Cole Ballard’s page

, a game

This season

MeasureWith Cole Ballard1 gameWithout7 gamesDifference
Record0–13–4
Points, over expected−1.8+0.2−2.0
Passing yards, over expected+119.6−16.8+136.5
Against the line0.0+1.6−1.6
Points allowed, over expected+1.6−0.4+2.0
Margin, over expected−2.9+0.6−3.4
Rushing yards, over expected+1.2+18.5−17.3
Carries, over expected+8.7+1.3+7.5
Yards a carry3.614.62−1.01
Pass attempts, over expected+6.9−0.9+7.8
Total yards, over expected+127.0−2.9+129.9
Third-down conversion rate, over expected+0.9%−4.0%+5.0
Penalty yards, over expected+7.3+3.0+4.4

One game with him is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Last 25 games

MeasureWith Cole Ballard1 gameWithout24 gamesDifference
Record0–111–13
Points, over expected−1.8+0.6−2.3
Passing yards, over expected+119.6−0.3+119.9
Against the line0.0−1.0+1.0
Points allowed, over expected+1.6−0.2+1.8
Margin, over expected−2.9+1.0−3.8
Rushing yards, over expected+1.2+10.0−8.8
Carries, over expected+8.7+0.7+8.0
Yards a carry3.614.86−1.25
Pass attempts, over expected+6.9−1.3+8.3
Total yards, over expected+127.0+9.1+117.9
Third-down conversion rate, over expected+0.9%+0.9%+0.1
Penalty yards, over expected+7.3−9.0+16.3

One game with him is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.

Who played instead

His teammates without him

This season

MeasureWith Cole BallardWithoutDifference
Dylan Edwards, RB
Rushing yards42.076.0−34.0
Carries20.015.0+5.0
Cam Pickett, WR
Receiving yards113.042.0+71.0
Receptions10.04.2+5.8

Last 25 games

MeasureWith Cole BallardWithoutDifference
Devin Neal, RB
Rushing yards137.598.7+38.8
Carries18.516.7+1.8
Luke Grimm, WR
Receiving yards44.052.2−8.2
Receptions3.03.5−0.5
Lawrence Arnold, WR
Receiving yards30.549.1−18.6
Receptions2.03.0−1.0
Quentin Skinner, WR
Receiving yards27.560.5−33.0
Receptions2.02.8−0.8

The games without him this season

DateGameResultPlayed instead
Oct 24, 2026vsBaylor · played, 1 of 30 pass attemptsW 25–24Isaiah Marshall
Oct 17, 2026@Kansas StateL 24–35Isaiah Marshall
Oct 10, 2026@UtahL 24–41Isaiah Marshall
Oct 3, 2026vsMiddle TennesseeW 55–0Isaiah Marshall
Sep 19, 2026vsArizona State · neutralL 17–24Isaiah Marshall
Sep 11, 2026vsMissouri · played, 1 of 31 pass attemptsL 21–38Isaiah Marshall
Sep 4, 2026vsLong Island University · played, 6 of 25 pass attemptsW 51–6Isaiah Marshall

Method

  • With him is a game he played, from the schools’ participation lists, and a box score row where a game has no list; without him is a game the team played while he was on its roster and he didn’t.
  • With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.
  • Over expected is the team’s average a game over what the season’s ratings expected in each game, the same numbers each measure’s own page reads. “Averages” shows the plain numbers. A game with no expected number sits out.
  • Against the line is the team’s margin less the closing line’s, the market’s margin before kickoff, from College Football Streak King’s lines. A game with no line sits out.
  • His teammates’ numbers are plain averages a game.
  • Why he’s out: big12sports.com.