Will this former Kansas quarterback make the Jayhawks pay after latest announcement?

Truth be told, there is no more touted recruit than a quarterback. 

When fanbases are squaring up against one another in terms of recruiting battles, oftentimes there is no position that is more highly regarded than a signal-caller. Their impact on every game often demands high NIL valuations and, whether rightly or wrongly, most of the plaudits and blame land at their doorstep. 

For the Kansas Jayhawks, their own quarterback situation has been one of the most interesting dynamics in college football this season, as they are set to be utilizing both redshirt sophomore Isaiah Marshall and redshirt junior Cole Ballard in a dual-quarterback system, which has drawn critics. 

However, at this time last year, there was another name you would have thrown into the future QB1 battles: former 3-star David McComb. 

McComb’s short time with the Jayhawks didn’t go to plan

McComb was rated as an 88-overall prospect from the class of 2025 who committed to the Jayhawks on December 4th 2025, enrolling at the university 12 days later. Coming out of Edmond Memorial High School, the nation’s 42nd-best quarterback held offers from UAB, Tulsa, Tulane, Toledo, North Texas, Akron, Memphis, Virginia Tech and the Jayhawks.

Everyone knew McComb would be lucky to see minutes in his freshman season with the program, as there were already three quarterbacks in the room with more experience than him: Jalon Daniels, Ballard and Marshall, but with a year under his belt to learn the system, there was every chance he would have been competing for this year’s battle. 

However, just under a month after Kansas’ disappointing 5-7 campaign came to a close, McComb hit the portal, where he soon landed with Miami (OH). 

Earlier this week, the Redhawks named McComb the team’s starting quarterback.

It goes without saying that the competition level in the Mid-American Conference is lower than that of the Big 12, however, it would have been nice to see if McComb had taken the steps necessary to throw himself into this battle, or if there would have been too many cooks in the kitchen and instead the staff are left with three quarterbacks who have potential but none have had the time to prove it. 

Last season, the Redhawks finished with a 7-7 record and the nation’s 105th-best passing offense that accounted for 185.7 yards through the air per game. Last season, the Redhawks' total scoring offense finished No. 95 in the country with 22.4 points per game, which saw their season flame out in both the MAC Championship game and their subsequent bowl game against the Fresno State Bulldogs, where they totaled just 16 points, and had three games through the season where they scored under five points.

While McComb will be suiting up against the ACC Panthers, both Ballard and Marshall will be cementing their case as the right guy under center against LIU on September 4, with kickoff set for 7 p.m. CT, inside the newly renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

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