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Kansas football: Game-by-game predictions for the Jayhawks 2023 season

By Austin Logsdon

Kansas redshirt sophomore punter Grayden Addison (37) slaps hands with redshirt senior defensive lineman Ronald McGee (95) during Wednesday's fall camp practice.
Kansas redshirt sophomore punter Grayden Addison (37) slaps hands with redshirt senior defensive lineman Ronald McGee (95) during Wednesday's fall camp practice. /
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Jason Shelley #3 of the Missouri State Bears (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
Jason Shelley #3 of the Missouri State Bears (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

Game 1 vs. Missouri State Bears

This should be a cakewalk game for Kansas football to start the 2023 season. The Bears are a respectable FCS football program but should prove to be no match for the Jayhawks. The Bears went 5-6 last year in the Missouri Valley Conference but did give a scare to the Arkansas Razorbacks, who beat Kansas football in the Liberty Bowl last year.

These are games that Kansas football would struggle with or even lose in the Weis-Gill-Beaty-Miles era, but Leipold is clearly superior to those coaches. The talent level difference is very noticeable when a Power-5 program matches up with an FCS program — as it should be. This game should not be close at all, and I predict the Jayhawks start the season off with a blowout victory over the Bears.

My Prediction:

Kansas wins 52-14 over Missouri State

Kansas Football Record: 1-0

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