Kansas football: 10 observations from the Jayhawks victory over Illinois

The Kansas football team came out victorious last night, defeating Illinois 34-23 in a Friday night face-off. We gathered ten observations from the game.

The Kansas Jayhawks are undefeated through the first two games of the season for consecutive years, marking the first time the program has achieved that feat since 2008-2009. Yesterday’s win over Big Ten opponent Illinois under the Friday night lights was massive for national attention and the continuing growth of the Kansas football brand.

Fans didn’t know what to expect after the team’s Week 1 cakewalk over Missouri State. Competing against an FCS opponent left fans yearning to learn more. Now that we know they are the real deal, any questions about Kansas being a one-year wonder were dispelled.

If you’re a numbers person, think about how crazy this is: Kansas football has gone through one-sixth of its regular season and it feels like we just got started. There are still plenty of things the staff needs to work on, but these are ten takeaways we gathered after observing yesterday’s triumph.