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23%
5 of 22 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — 2025 record: 5-7
Expectations
Lance Leipold engineered one of the most remarkable turnarounds in college football when he inherited a winless team in Lawrence and won nine games by his third year.
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he → engineer → year
After back-to-back losing seasons, the Jayhawks are trying to recapture some of that early momentum as they head into his sixth season.
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they → try → season
“Obviously standards have changed and expectations have changed,” Leipold said.
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Leipold → change → ?
“We’ve had some opportunities, probably well-documented.
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We → have → opportunities
Some close losses that we could be sitting up here today talking about four consecutive bowl games and yada, yada yada, but we haven’t done that.
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we → sit → that
And where does it fall?
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it → fall → ?
It falls on the head coach to do that.
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It → fall → that
Our players embrace that.
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players → embrace → that
“They understand that we’re getting people’s better shots than we did a couple years ago.”
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we → understand → shots
The biggest addition to the Jayhawks might be Andy Kotelnicki, who engineered some of their best offenses during Leipold’s most successful seasons, before he left to coordinate the offense at Penn State the past couple of years.
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he → engineer → years
Whether the Jayhawks can get back to a bowl game could hinge on their quarterback play.
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get → get → play
Longtime starter Jalon Daniels is gone, and returnees Cole Ballard and Isaiah Marshall have been competing with Rice transfer Chase Jenkins for the starting job.
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Ballard → go → job
Strength of the Jayhawks will be in the skill positions
Whomever wins the QB job will have the benefit of one of the Big 12’s better groups of skill-position players.
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wins → win → players
Dylan Edwards, the Kansas native who began his career at Colorado, spent a couple of injury-filled seasons at Kansas State, then decided to head down Interstate 70 to lead a rushing attack that thrived when Kotelnicki was calling the plays.
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Kotelnicki → begin → plays
The wide receiver corps also should be better with Cam Pickett back after leading the Jayhawks with 45 catches last season.
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corps → lead → catches
He will be joined by Middle Tennessee transfer Nahzae Cox and Buffalo transfer Nik McMillan, both of whom can stretch the field.
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both → join → field
Weaknesses on offensive and defensive lines could be a problem
The offensive and defensive lines are both huge question marks heading into the Jayhawks’ opener against Long Island.
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lines → head → Island
On offense, Oklahoma State transfer Kasen Carpenter and Texas guard Connor Stroh figure to step into leading roles, but who will join them remains up in the air.
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join → figure → air
Cal transfer Nick Morrow and holdovers Calvin Clements and Amir Herring appear to be first in line.
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Morrow → appear → line
On the other side of the ball, Kansas brought in a slew of transfers to fortify a front that must be vastly improved.
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that → bring → front
Tre’Von McAlpine arrived from Tulane, Kevin Oatis from Arkansas, Jibriel Conde from Grand Valley State and David Santiago from Michigan State, and all will have a role.
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all → arrive → role
Boston College transfer Daveon Crouch could help them all out from his spot at linebacker.
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Crouch → help → linebacker
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