Kansas football: How a shortened season would impact the Jayhawks
It seems to be becoming more and more likely that we’ll have a Kansas football season in 2020, the question is what will that season look like?
The 2020 Kansas football season seems to be becoming more likely; however, things may not be totally normal when the Jayhawks take the field. For starters, there’s the threat of limited entry for fans, if entry is allowed at all. Then there’s also the possibility of taking a few games off of the schedule.
If any games were likely to be cut from the schedule, the most likely candidate would be the Jayhawks’ non-conference games against teams like New Hampshire and Coastal Carolina. Kansas is also supposed to play Boston College at home, and that game could very well be called off too since Boston is so densely populated.
Here is what the 2020 season is looking like for Kansas as long as every game is played:
- 9/5 vs. New Hampshire
- 9/12 @ Baylor
- 9/19 vs. Boston College
- 9/26 @ Coastal Carolina
- 10/3 vs. Iowa State
- 10/10 @ Kansas State
- 10/17 vs. Oklahoma State
- 10/24 @ West Virginia
- 11/7 vs. Texas
- 11/14 @ Texas Tech
- 11/21 @ Oklahoma
- 11/28 vs. TCU
One of the interesting things about this schedule is that the Jayhawks play Baylor in their second game of the season. If Kansas was to only play their Big 12 games as scheduled but not any non-con games, the Baylor game would likely be rescheduled for 9/26, which should work for the Bears too since they would have played Louisiana Tech that week.
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For the Kansas football program and the fans, a shortened season would certainly be a negative thing. It’s already going to be difficult to evaluate Miles and his staff after how strange this offseason has been, and playing three fewer games certainly won’t help.
Not only that, but every game is important for freshmen and anyone else who is going to be receiving playing time this season for the first time. Hopefully, this scenario won’t come to pass; however, if it’s necessary to cut some games for the sake of the season, something is better than nothing.