Kansas football: Jayhawks get a cold, hard reality check
Many fans and media outlets (including this one) believed that Kansas football might turn the corner this season under the guidance of Les Miles. Many of those hopes were dashed last night in the Jayhawks 12-7 home loss to Coastal Carolina.
It was a hard game to watch last night. The Jayhawks offense was all out of whack, which comes as a surprise considering Kansas football regained its biggest playmaker from the 2018 season in running back Pooka Williams.
All the Jayhawks offense had to do was score one more touchdown, but it wasn’t to be.
So where does last night’s loss leave the team? Well, the outlook isn’t great. Through the Phog predicted Kansas winning games against Indiana State, Coastal Carolina, West Virginia, and Kansas State.
Kansas State has looked surprisingly good in their first two games of the season so far, winning 49-19 over Nicholls State, and 52-0 against Bowling Green. West Virginia on the other hand, hasn’t looked great, barley scraping by James Madison 13-20, and losing to Missouri 38-7.
There’s a very strong possibility that Kansas football only picks up one more win this season, giving them a record of 2-10. With where the roster is right now, two wins may not be bad. If the Jayhawks can’t score more than seven points vs. a Sunbelt Conference team, how are they going to compete with teams like Baylor, TCU, and Iowa State?
“We’ll have to see what the film brings and allows us to be more finite.” – Les Miles on the QB situation
Many fans are already breaking the “in case of emergency” glass this season, calling for QB Thomas MacVittie to replace Carter Stanley. While Stanley made multiple bad decisions against the Chanticleers, it will be interesting to see how the coaching staff handles the QB position for the remainder of the season.
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One thing to keep in mind is that Les Miles has done a great job recruiting so far, and it might just take a season or two before he can get Kansas football where it should be. It’s up to the fans, students, and alumni to continue and support the program, no matter how hard the losses are to take.