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WATCH: Lance Leipold, KU coordinators look ahead to London trip
- At Kansas's Sept. 14 pre-London presser, Leipold said the Missouri film showed a failure to establish the run and poor ball security that created short fields. He put average second downs at nearly second-and-10 and third downs around third-and-11, making early-down efficiency a preparation priority rather than announcing a new offensive system.
- Reviewing Missouri on Sept. 14, Leipold said Kansas quarterback Isaiah was inconsistent against a faster defense and played through an early hit. As staff considered discussing getting Cole ready, Isaiah's touchdown throw to Nick helped persuade them to continue with him. This explains that game's decision, not a new quarterback order or subsequent medical clearance.
- In the Sept. 14 Missouri review, Leipold emphasized that Kansas blocked two field goals with different players attacking different spots. He credited sustained effort and push, and said maintaining that push mattered because opponents had now seen the blocks. He did not announce a special-teams personnel change.
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Couple questions answered from the board
- QB: I can't find the threads but someone asked who the third string quarterback would be if Ballard is out and also how many players they took on the trip.
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Hopefully just a false rumor
- Pick/market: Triple option still has your QB in there.
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Ballard injury?
- Injury: We have 2 QB on the roster and put both of them into the game to get murdered on the same play
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Monday musings: September 14
- OL/LB: I feel like the only players in the secondary I've noticed effectively playing their zone coverage over the course of the first 2 games are Gordon and KC.
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The Kansas 2-4-7: Arizona State Week
- Pick/market: Kansas and Arizona State will face off at Wembley Stadium in the first-ever Power Four football game played in England.
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QB Run Game
- QB: We been to create bigger holes, need to pass protect better, catch better make better decisions at QB and make better throws.
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Positives from last night
- QB: They were lucky our QB couldn't hit wide open receivers or we would have been leading at half, lucky they got a very late fumble call, and lucky we hit the upright on a...
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Simmons completion percentage dropped when blitzed
- Pick/market: Fair point, I would say those data sets are not the same, but clearly being able to put pressure on QB helps but it’s not always clear if pressure comes from good coverage leading...
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McComb
- Injury: Well, with our 2 injured QB’s right now, he’d look pretty good.
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Hey quick question!
- Pick/market: Both have outspent us.
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Disappointed in front four
- Injury: Why on earth would a coach continue with an injured QB from a team where the top 2 QB's were said to be even except for the athleticism of one.
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Saturday game threads
- QB: Not feeling great about our QB situation compared to the rest of the league.
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Kansas Pro Football Focus grades, snap counts from Week 2
- Kansas QB Marshall completed 7-of-16 passes from a clean pocket against Missouri, averaging 4.6 yards per attempt; the article reports a PFF passing grade of 57. The writer attributes numerous misses to the quarterback, indicating that pressure alone did not explain the passing problems in the 38-21 loss.
- Kansas rotated Connor Stroh extensively at guard; he led the guards in snaps and had the offensive line's highest grade. Amir Herring played 36 snaps, his fewest since last year's Missouri game. In protection, Calvin Clements allowed four hurries and DeAndre Harper two pressures. The report documents rotation and performance, not a confirmed permanent lineup change.
- Kansas WR Cam Pickett played only five snaps against Missouri and wore a warming wrap on his left hamstring for extended stretches. The writer observed that he tried to play but was not near full strength. This is a game observation, not a reported diagnosis, recovery timetable or next-game availability ruling.
- Kansas DTs Blake Herold and Marcus Calvin played 63 and 56 snaps against Missouri; the writer interprets the heavy workloads as limited trusted depth. Kansas generated just five quarterback pressures on 29 Missouri passes. Both the workload and pass-rush production raise front-line concerns, without establishing any announced rotation change.
- Kansas LB Jibreel Al-Amin played five snaps against Missouri and has 12 across two games, while Malachi Curvey logged 13 on Friday alone. The writer questions the preseason enthusiasm around Al-Amin based on that usage. Those snap totals show his limited game role so far, not an announced demotion.
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