BRUTAL WEEKEND: Takeaways for Jayhawks Basketball & Football After Losses to UNC & Arizona

Kansas Jayhawks face early adversity after losses to North Carolina in basketball and Arizona in football—can young stars like Flory Bidunga and Darryn Peterson fuel a turnaround as Big 12 play approaches? Derek Johnson spotlights the challenges of a tough non-conference schedule, roster youth, and whether Bill Self should shake up the starting lineup by promoting Bryson Tiller. Are lineup tweaks and player development the key to restoring KU's basketball dominance?

On the football side, game management frustrations take center stage as Lance Leipold’s conservative strategies are called into question following another heartbreaking one-score defeat. Johnson examines quarterback Jason Bean’s place among great KU signal-callers compared to Jalon Daniels, the pressing need for explosive playmakers in the transfer portal, and why the defense might hold more promise than the offense next year. Could off-field donor confidence and program investment shape the Jayhawks’ future trajectory?

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