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Where do the Kansas Jayhawks stand in conference realignment talks?

By Joshua Schulman

Jan 9, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; A general view of the Kansas Jayhawks logo on a bench seat before a game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 9, 2021; Lawrence, Kansas, USA; A general view of the Kansas Jayhawks logo on a bench seat before a game against the Oklahoma Sooners at Allen Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Denny Medley-USA TODAY Sports /
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Head coach Lance Leipold of the Kansas Jayhawks (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images)
Head coach Lance Leipold of the Kansas Jayhawks (Photo by Kyle Rivas/Getty Images) /

Kansas football

Football is the money maker for the NCAA, an aspect that once made Kansas much less attractive than some other schools. Even as a blue blood in basketball, some conferences would have preferred to stay away from a football program with as many issues as KU’s had. Thankfully, head coach Lance Leipold has taken the team to unprecedented heights, and the Jayhawks are no longer at the bottom of the barrel in the Power 5.

If Kansas football can continue to stay afloat, it will bode well for them when they look for a new conference. They are no longer just a single-sport school. The Big Ten has several low-end football teams at the end of its conference, so the Jayhawks could remain competitive in the conference.

No conference will bring Kansas University aboard for their success on the gridiron. That being said, it helps that they are at least respectable now.

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