In order for a team to have a successful season, despite all the X’s and O’s a coach may throw at you, or the ability of the guys that are being brought onto campus, you will always need a little bit of luck. Look at the Florida State team in the 2023-24 season, assuming quarterback Jordan Travis didn’t suffer a leg injury in a no-contest game vs North Alabama, then FSU would have made the playoff that season. There are hundreds of sliding door moments that could alter each team's season, thanks to injuries alone.
This Kansas team has had its own fair share of those moments; a banged-up secondary and inconsistencies in the running back room have allowed for a fair share of things to wreak havoc on Kansas’ season.