In just under one week, the Kansas Jayhawks will be one of the few teams in the nation getting an early start to the season, as Kansas will host Fresno State in the newly revamped David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium during the rare week zero matchup. In what has been lauded as one of the easiest Big 12 schedules, combined with what analytics powerhouse Opta has listed as the Jayhawks 8.6 expected wins, which leads the Big 12.
For head coach Lance Leipold, he has stubbornly led the Jayhawks to two bowl games in just four seasons in what has been one of the most impressive turnarounds in college football.