Kansas enters the season in the middle of the pack.
- Coverage leans fans are genuinely split
- Win total 4.5 — line down since open
- Kansas enters 2025 at No
How past storylines turned out
Kansas's offensive coordinator change has died down — no clear next chapter yet.
How it developed newest first
2 weeks ago
Kansas win total rose from 4.5 to 5.5 (+1 win) between Oct 13 and Oct 15, 2026 (tier B).
win total up 1.0 from 4.5 to 5.5
Why it mattersLance Leipold's sixth season opens with a 5-7 losing record and a 0.5-win market bump, raising questions about whether a #62 talent rank can lift Kansas beyond its historic football struggles.
Jul 31
Kansas signed a top-38 transfer-portal class — 32 additions headlined by Chase Jenkins (QB) from Rice and Roman Pearson (CB) from Ball State.
Why it mattersLance Leipold's fifth season at Kansas begins with Chase Jenkins (QB) arriving as the headline addition in a top-36 portal class, following a 5-7 season that underscored the program's long-standing football struggles.
Kansas: coordinator change reshaping a unit.
Why it mattersLance Leipold's fifth season opens with a 5-7 losing record, but the coordinator change and Jalon Daniels' Heisman buzz signal a program redefining its historic football identity.
Kansas enters 2025 rated No. 58 in SP+ (+4.1), down 8 spots from 2024.
Why it mattersKansas enters 2025 at No. 58 in SP+ — the 8-spot drop from 2024 puts Leipold’s progress under the microscope after back-to-back losing records.
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The non-obvious thing to track
The schedule matters more than the number here. A team at this level has 2-3 games where the model has it overmatched, and those games decide how the season is judged. Watch whether the model holds through the first month of the schedule.
Our read of the beats above.
Rooms tap to switch
The off-field storyline drawing the most coverage right now. This section collects the drama around the program, kept apart from the analysis.
The 'the projection is underselling us' read: fans betting the season beats the preview number.
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