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FILE - In this Sept. 23, 2017, file photo, West Virginia running back Kennedy McKoy (4) is tackled by Kansas linebacker Joe Dineen Jr. (29) and safety Mike Lee (11) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan. Kansas plays TCU this week. While TCU has the Big 12's best overall defense, the Jayhawks have the top tackler in Dineen. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Kansas’ Meacham faces No. 4 TCU’s defense for real

By STEPHEN HAWKINS - Associated Press

FILe - At left, in a Sept. 16, 2017, file photo, Kansas State quarterback Jesse Ertz warms up for the team's NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, in Nashville, Tenn.At right, in an oct. 7, 2017, file photo, Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender throws a touchdown pass during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech, in Lawrence, Kan. At Kansas, the culprit is ineffectiveness. Down the road at Kansas State, the problem is health. Either way, the two Power 5 schools in the Sunflower State are in the meat of the Big 12 schedule with massive quarterback concerns. (AP Photo/File)

Kansas, K-State in similar sticky quarterback situations

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2017, file photo, Kansas quarterback Peyton Bender (7) during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Southeast Missouri State in Lawrence, Kan. Bender hopes to replicate is performance last week against Southeast Missouri State this Saturday against Central Michigan. Bender threw for 363 yards and four touchdowns in the Jayhawks’ season opener.(AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

High-flying Kansas offense gets Central Michigan in Week 2

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 15, 2017, file photo, University of Kansas quarterbacks Peyton Bender (7) and Carter Stanley (9) shake hands after the 2017 spring football game, in Lawrence, Kan. The two quarterbacks competing for the starting job at Kansas happen to be roommates and best of friends. But lest anybody think that could be awkward, talk for a bit with sophomore Carter Stanley and junior college transfer Peyton Bender. (Nick Krug/Lawrence Journal-World via AP, File)/The Lawrence Journal-World via AP)

Best friends, roommates vie for starting QB job at Kansas

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

Kansas QBs Bender and Stanley compete for starting job

By JORDAN WOLF - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 12, 2016, file photo, Kansas head coach David Beaty applauds his team during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State, in Lawrence, Kan. A victory last fall over Texas may have been the watershed moment that Beaty needed in a gargantuan rebuilding effort. When the score flashed on TV screens across the country, all those prospects who might never have given the Jayhawks a chance at least took notice. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Kansas football finally experiencing positive momentum

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

Kansas lands quarterback, running back from Mississippi JUCO

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

Baylor quarterback Seth Russell (17) escapes a tackle attempt by Kansas safety Fish Smithson (9) as wide receiver Ishmael Zamora (8) watches Russell continue on to the end zone for a touchdown in the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016, in Waco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

Cowboys praise Kansas, remain confident heading into matchup

By DAVE SKRETTA - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 3, 2015 file photo shows Kansas offensive lineman Jordan Shelley-Smith on the bench during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Iowa State in Ames, Iowa. Jordan Shelley-Smith has decided to retire from football due to repeated concussions, the second player in the Big 12 to make that decision this week. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)

Kansas OL Shelley-Smith latest to retire due to concussions

By AMIE JUST - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 3, 2016, file photo, Kansas wide receiver Steven Sims Jr. (11) runs for a touchdown past Rhode Island defensive back D.J. Stewart (11) during the second half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan. Simes, a sophomore from Houston, has four TDs and 253 yards on 11 catches. Kansas takes on Texas Tech on Thursday. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Texas Tech using 2015 game as motivation for Kansas

By BETSY BLANEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this Sept. 12, 2015, file photo, Kansas head coach David Beaty adjusts his cap as he watches during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Memphis in Lawrence, Kan. Baylor, West Virginia and Kansas head into an early open week. The Bears and Mountaineers are among seven Big 12 teams off to 2-0 starts. Meanwhile, the new Jayhawks coach gets to step back and evaluate being the league's only 0-2 team. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Jayhawks ramping up speed, putting pressure on defenses

By AMIE JUST - Associated Press