A series well into its second decade is bound to produce a few contests clouded in coaching uncertainty.
The 116th Sunflower Showdown brought new twists to the narrative.
Kansas was playing its first game since the firing of David Beaty, and the Jayhawks were coached by … Beaty, who is finishing out the season.
Bill Snyder, creator of the college football’s greatest turnaround project, is feeling heat from the outside. That won’t chance even with the Wildcats holding on for a 21-17 triumph on Saturday that was entertaining, tense and comical.