AMES, Iowa
As kicker Matthew Wyman peered toward the end zone and measured his steps at the 43-yard line, a sense of confusion festered along the Kansas sideline. As the play clock ticked, Kansas coach David Beaty stepped forward onto the Jack Trice Stadium grass and looked for an official.
“There were some ideas on some things,” Beaty would say.
It was early in the second quarter on Saturday afternoon — the beginning stages of Kansas’ 38-13 loss to Iowa State in its Big 12 opener — but in this moment, as Beaty pondered a decision, the Jayhawks still trailed just 3-0.