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Kansas football: Taking a dive into new OC Andy Kotelnicki’s offense

By Conner Becker

Nov 7, 2020; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels (17) runs as Oklahoma Sooners defensive end Marcus Stripling (33) chases during the second half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 7, 2020; Norman, Oklahoma, USA; Kansas Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels (17) runs as Oklahoma Sooners defensive end Marcus Stripling (33) chases during the second half at Gaylord Family-Oklahoma Memorial Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Kansas defensive players on the White team celebrate a pick-six by freshman cornerback Jacobee Bryant (2) in the first quarter of Saturday’s spring game scrimmage at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence.
Kansas defensive players on the White team celebrate a pick-six by freshman cornerback Jacobee Bryant (2) in the first quarter of Saturday’s spring game scrimmage at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence. /

Taking a dive into new OC Andy Kotelnicki’s offense

Bringing it together

The main takeaway fans should consider from the Leipold hire is that there’s room for not only himself, but his staff-members, such as Kotelnicki, to grow here at Kansas.

Considering Kansas’ past four head coaching hires, the issue has been consistency. However, this time around, there’s some proven record of success.

Now, it’ll be up to Kotelnicki’s offense to get the job done. Results will come slow but changes should be expected. Fans should expect Kansas to be competing next season, even in small doses.

Last season, the Jayhawks failed to make much of an effort at times and tended to crumble offensively. Combine this with an inability to perform adequately out of the pocket and you have a recipe for a Kansas football disaster.

Kotelnicki’s hire is an interesting one because it presents an opportunity for Kansas to build a new offense around someone with a close relationship with the head coach. Having a staff of familiar faces will beneficial in some form, no doubt.

This first season could go in a lot of directions, hopefully, in a positive one. The Les Miles era left a fairly bad stain on the program, but it does seem that steps are being taken to clean the slate. There’s a lot of work to be done, but there’s motivation at the end of the day.

Rebuilding the KU offense here would be an excellent look for Kotelnicki, considering the poor history have seen over the past decade. Sustaining a productive offense at a program like Kansas would be a major resume booster and certainly win over plenty of Jayhawk fans.

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