After getting asked a direct question, Doug Meacham responded with a simple answer.
How close is the Kansas offensive coordinator to deciding a starting quarterback?
“Not,” Meacham said Friday.
The answer might not come soon either. Meacham said that it’s possible KU won’t name a starter between junior college transfer Peyton Bender and incumbent Carter Stanley before the team’s season opener on Sept. 2 against Southeast Missouri.
“We’re all kind of conspiracy theorists as coaches,” Meacham said. “You would prefer to not let them (Southeast Missouri) dial up a gameplan, because there’s film of Bender out there at Washington State and there’s film of the other one (Stanley).