3 keys to victory for Kansas football when the Jayhawks take on Missouri State
3. Play the long game
At the end of the day, a Power 5 program is taking on an FCS opponent. Coach Leipold does not need to take any unnecessary risks in this contest. That is how teams go down early and find themselves trying to dig out of a hole.
Would the Jayhawks struggle in this game during the David Beaty era? Perhaps. But this is an entirely new culture surrounding Kansas football. They don’t need to go for it on fourth-and-short or start using trick plays. KU is a dozen times more talented than Missouri State, so the team must make sure to play it safe in what is a quintessential bye week.
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