LAWRENCE
This was not a dumpster-fire loss, and that’s how Kansas football progress is measured these days.
The Jayhawks dropped their opener for the reason teams lose games. They committed two turnovers in the first half and both led to short-field touchdowns by South Dakota State, which went on to win 41-38.
That makes Saturday’s bottom line a terrible outcome for Kansas in coach David Beaty’s debut and, based on a schedule perusal, eliminates the best chance for a victory in 2015.
“It’s obviously unbelievably disappointing,” Beaty said. “That was a very tough locker room to look into for my first day as a head football coach in Division I football.