Kansas redshirt junior quarterback Jason Bean throws out a pass in the third quarter of the Jayhawks game against South Dakota on Sept. 3. The Jayhawks won 17-14.
The Kansas football starting quarterback battle has notoriously been the biggest story of the off-season the last ten years. This year wasn’t much different–but in some ways, it was.
New head coach Lance Leipold made the decision to start Bean against South Dakota four days before game day, giving the team time to prepare. In past years, this hasn’t always been the case with the coach not announcing the starting quarterback to the team until game time.