There probably isn't a worse football program in major college football than that of the Kansas Jayhawks. They went 0-12 last year in a season which included a loss to South Dakota State, and even though this is only the second year of the David Beaty era, one has to think that he has to show some marked improvement or be shown the door.
Kansas Jayhawks Regular Season Win Total Odds at BookMaker.eu
Kansas Over 1.5 Wins ( -110 )
Kansas Under 1.5 Wins ( -110 )
There's a point that you have to ask yourself if returning starters are truly good for a program. The Jayhawks do have 12 men coming back from the team which went 0-12, but how many of those guys do you really want to see out there at this point.
The quarterback battle for the Jayhawks is lame at best. Ryan Willis figures to be the incumbent after starting the last eight games of the year last season, but he was the fourth option in the first place in 2015.
On the other side of the ball, KU has a ton of youth which started to get its feet wet last season. There are four starting sophomores who were integral parts of the offense a year ago, and you can bet that appreciable gains are all that will make this team better.
But then again, how much worse could it get than ranking No. 123 in the land in scoring offense and No. 128 in scoring defense?
2016 Kansas Jayhawks Football Schedule
September 3 – vs. Rhode Island
September 10 – vs. Ohio
September 17 – at Memphis
September 29 – at Texas Tech
October 8 – vs. TCU
October 15 – at Baylor
October 22 – vs. Oklahoma State
October 29 – at Oklahoma
November 5 – at West Virginia
November 12 – vs. Iowa State
November 19 – vs. Texas
November 26 – at Kansas State
If the Jayhawks are going to win a game this year, they'd better do it in Week 1 against Rhode Island. They haven't had a great history against FCS teams in recent years, and this might not be an exception, though.
The optimist will look at the end the season against Iowa State, Texas and Kansas State and make the case for a win in those three games, especially if this club shows marked improvement as the year goes on. However, the middle of this schedule starting with a game at Texas Tech on September 29 and ending with a game at West Virginia on November 5 is absolutely impossible. If this team sticks within two TDs in any of those games against T-Tech, TCU, Baylor, Okie State, Oklahoma and WVU, we'd be surprised.
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Willis might have been the fourth choice at quarterback last year, but he ended up being the best of the options. He's got some talent joining him in the form of Ke'aun Kinner at tailback, and Texas AM transfer, LaQuvionte Gonzalez at wide receiver. Don't be surprised if the Jayhawks are at least somewhat better offensively.
The big issue though, is going to be on defense. This unit still isn't good, and Beatty isn't going to get enough out of these guys.
Asking the Jayhawks to win more than one game on this docket isn't a given, but we think KU is going to end up getting one victory in the Big XII. That parlayed with the game against Rhode Island which really needs to be a win should put the Jayhawks beyond the 1.5 wins, though we know that it could always end up being touch and go.
College Football Odds: Kansas Jayhawks Over 1.5 Wins
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