LAWRENCE
In an alternate football universe, one in which Turner Gill was not fired in 2011 or Charlie Weis came to his senses, Seth Russell could be starting at quarterback for the Kansas Jayhawks this Saturday against Baylor.
OK, you might need to expand your mind to imagine this universe. Russell, a redshirt junior at Baylor, is leading the nation in touchdown passes (19) and passing efficiency (218.7) while guiding the No. 3 Bears to a 4-0 start. Kansas, meanwhile, has been a great wasteland of college quarterbacks, cycling through a rash of ineffective starters since Todd Reesing left campus last decade.