Lance Leipold impressed by 'gritty,' 'tough' QB Jason Bean
You'd be hard pressed to take too many positives from a 27-point loss to a Group of Five program, especially after a nail-biter win against an FCS squad the week before. But if Kansas has discovered its starting quarterback for the next year — and possibly as many as two more after that — the 49-22 margin easily will take a backseat.
New additions keep the Big 12 stable and exciting, but won't change championship outlook
As for the Power Five, the autonomy conferences appear stable after this latest news.