This offseason, the Big 12 announced new plans. The goal was to become fully transparent about player health and injuries with new availability reports used for Big 12 conference games.
While we saw a snapshot of it in Kansas State’s clash against Iowa State in week zero, fans and pundits haven’t been able to see it again until now.
Last night came a wave of availability reports as conference play in the Big 12 is kicking off.
Now, as previously reported,football reports will be provided daily, three days in advance before a game, and one on gameday, 90 minutes before kickoff.
The statuses given to the players will be “available, probable, questionable, doubtful, or out.” Basketball programs will indicate if players are “available, game-time decision or out.”
Without further ado, here are the reports for the Jayhawks' upcoming clash against West Virginia.
OUT: DE #13 Dylan Brooks, CB #36 Jameer Moore, RB #38 Jack Schneider, OL #50 David Abajian, DL #70 Jason Strickland, TE #83 Conlee Hovey.
QUESTIONABLE: LB #39 Cole Mondi.
PROBABLE: LB #3 Joseph Sipp Jr., DE #9 Dakyus Brinkley. RB #9 Daniel Hishaw Jr., LB #16 Logan Brantley, S #24 Darrion Jones., S #27 Taylor Davis, WR #84 Jaden Nickens.
No breaking news is involved here, especially as fans are given a sneak peek of the rosters ahead of head coach Lance Leipold’s press conference, where the Kansas depth chart was previewed.
If there are any noteworthy changes to the chart, we will provide the latest information, with a final injury report provided before the game on Saturday.
Kansas launches Big 12 play with a homestand against West Virginia this Saturday at 5 PM CT. The Mountaineers are off to a 2-1 start, and are fresh on the heels of an exhilarating overtime Backyard Brawl with Pittsburgh in what was a 31-24 win for Rich Rodriguez’s side.