Kansas quarterbacks Montell Cozart and Deondre Ford have been granted an extra year of eligibility by the Big 12, the program announced Wednesday.
Cozart and Ford, who will now enter 2016 as redshirt juniors, have been granted hardship waivers by the conference for injuries suffered in the 2015 season. Cozart started three of four games before suffering a season-ending injury against Iowa State, while Ford appeared in two games before his season was cut short.
“It is great to see the Big 12 is giving Montell and Deondre a year back after both of these guys had their junior seasons end prematurely,” KU football coach David Beaty said in a release.