Kansas quarterback Jason Bean (17) throws against the Baylor defense during the third quarter on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 at Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Nick Krug/Special to the Journal-World)
After opening the 2021 season with a feel-good win over South Dakota at home, the Kansas football team has dropped two straight, including last week’s 45-7 beatdown at the hands of Baylor.
So KU heads to Durham, N.C., for its final nonconference game of the season against a Duke team that lost its opener but won the next two, including a win over Northwestern last week.
Even though the big picture rebuilding process continues to be king for Kansas, there’s still a lot at stake in this week’s game and we go over some of that here.
This episode of The KU Sports Hour includes:
• Just how big a better showing against Duke would be for KU
• How realistic is it that Kansas can be in this game?
• What does the Kansas offense do at running back now that Velton Gardner has left the team?
• How does you define progress for KU QB Jason Bean?
A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.
