The 2015 Kansas football season was one of the lowest points in the program’s history. In order to give the 2016 special teams a grade, I’m going to compare the 2016 performance to the 2015 performance. Keep in mind that we are comparing a full season of 12 games against half a season of 6 games. So when we look at totals, I’m doubling the numbers in my head as a way to compare against the 2015 totals. Ideally we want to see improvement in every area since 2015 was so poor.
Kickoffs
One way to limit kickoff returns is to kick the ball out of the end zone.