Despite suffering a 48-24 college football loss to Oklahoma State last Saturday at Stillwater, Okla., Wyoming (1-1) is the favorite in today’s game against Kansas (1-1) at War Memorial Stadium in Laramie, Wyo.

“I see the two programs in very similar stages of repair,” said first-year Wyoming coach Joe Glenn. “Coach (Mark) Mangino has been there; this is his second season. I know they’ve made good strides in a big win over Nevada-Las Vegas.”

KU defeated UNLV — a member of the Mountain West Conference like Wyoming — 46-24 last Saturday at Kansas.

“It’s going to be a dog fight up there,” Mangino said. “This is just their third game under a new head coach. They are disciplined in what they do. They are well organized. They are playing at home. They would love nothing more than to play well and defeat a team from the Big 12.”

Wyoming, which has had three consecutive losing seasons, couldn’t compete with Oklahoma State. OSU had 594 yards of total offense and 35 first downs.

“It hurts,” Glenn said. “It hurts a lot. Any time you lose and it doesn’t hurt you become a loser. We’re trying to shake it off. We played an excellent team, and I think time will bear that out.”

Wyoming’s offense also struggled. The Cowboys rushed for only 75 yards, and quarterback Casey Bramlet was sacked five times. Wyoming is averaging just 1.8 yards per carry.

“You can see the growing pains we’re going through with three new starters on the offensive line,” Glenn said.

Bramlet (6-foot-4, 225 pounds) is dangerous when given time to operate. He has completed 51.5 percent of his passes for 509 yards and four touchdowns.

“He’s very accurate,” said KU cornerback Donnie Amadi. “He throws the ball very well.”

Three different Cowboys — Malcom Floyd (6-6, 210 pounds), Jovon Bouknight (6-1, 181) and Ryan McGuffey (6-1, 212) — have at least 100 receiving yards through two games.

“They’re tall,” Amadi said of Wyoming’s receivers. “They run good routes and have speed. We just have to be ready.”

The Jayhawks have struggled away from Memorial Stadium in recent seasons. Since 1997, KU has lost 26 of 30 road games.

The game could be played in less than ideal conditions. Today’s forecast in Laramie calls for a high of 43, a low of 31 and a 30 percent chance for rain. The Jayhawks turned the ball over five times in the rain during a 28-20 loss to Northwestern in the season opener.

KU practiced with a wet ball Thursday.

“If it does rain, we’ve got to do a good job of managing the ball, and we will,” Mangino said.