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Although much of the conversation about Kansas' quarterbacks centered on Jalon Daniels earlier this month during Big 12 football media days, coach Lance Leipold made it known that he's still looking forward to the preseason performance of Jason Bean. "Jason Bean has a lot better understanding (of the offense) and is doing a lot better than where he was last September, so I'm anxious to see him as well," Leipold said. "I think that is good." Daniels started the last three games for the Jayhawks, including the surprising 57-56 overtime victory at Texas in which he threw the winning two-point conversion pass to fullback Jared Casey, and is expected to remain in that role when the season opens Sept. 2 against Tennessee Tech. Before Daniels, though, was Bean, a nine-game starter who decided to transfer to Kansas from North Texas in March 2021 and only missed the outing at Texas because of an unspecified injury.

That injury opened the door for Daniels, who was supposed to redshirt last season as a sophomore. Instead, Daniels decided to forgo that plan and finish out the year on the field. And while Leipold didn't outright make the proclamation that Daniels would be the starter, all signs are pointing to that being the case - and Bean resuming as his backup. "We've told him where he is," Leipold said. "We've told him what he has to improve upon. He embraces it. He understands it. He hasn't shied away from anything, and again, he's the kind of guy that, because he's pretty low-key in what he does and how he goes about it, you don't really notice (anything) when you're trying to read his body language. But I'm very impressed because he's another guy that is so much more comfortable in what we're doing." - Lawrence Journal World

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QB Jason Bean, Kansas
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07/28/22 - Kenny Logan Jr., rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-11, 209 (DS#21 SS) + More +

2022 PRESEASON JIM THORPE AWARD WATCHLIST: Kenny Logan, Jr., Kansas, Sr.,...Logan, a 6-0, 210 safety/returner,...In 2021, Logan Jr. led the Big 12 Conference with 113 tackles in 2021, the most by a Jayhawk since 2018 … Logan's 113 tackles were the most by a safety in the NCAA … Of Logan's 113 total tackles, 79 came unassisted, most in the Big 12 Conference and third nationally among all players … He was the only player in the country to have at least 113 tackles, six pass breakups and multiple forced fumbles in the season … Had five games with at least 10 tackles, including a career-high 15 tackles at TCU. - Kansas Football

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SS Kenny Logan Jr., Kansas
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07/28/22 - Seth Keller, rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-08, 167 (DS#22 K) + More +

2022 PRESEASON LOU GROZA AWARD WATCH LIST: Seth Keller - Texas State, Class: Junior - Hometown: Colleyville, Texas,...Keller became the first Texas State kicker to ever make 15 field goals in a season, helping him to a team-leading 77 points that were the most by a Bobcat since 2014. Among active kickers with two starting seasons, his 13 field goals from at least 40 yards out are the second-most in the country. - Lou Groza Award

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K Seth Keller, Kansas
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07/26/22 - Craig Young, rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-3, 226 (DS#24 OLB) + More +

Even though linebacker Craig Young only transferred to Kansas before the spring semester, safety Kenny Logan Jr. said he has already begun to take a leadership role on the team. Young, who played in 26 games over three seasons as a backup at Ohio State, is expected to be one of the Jayhawks' starting linebackers and at least compete to be their top nickelback. Logan, speaking last week at Big 12 football media days at AT&T; Stadium in Arlington, Texas, was asked about how players are buying into coach Lance Leipold's concept of a player-led team.

He responded by telling a story about how Young stepped into a leadership role. "We had a conditioning run the other week, and Craig Young was holding a young freshman accountable," Logan said. "Just seeing that shows the growth of our team and shows who we have in this program. I kind of backed him up with what he was saying just because that's the level that we're at right now. "Everybody has to be at this standard, and it's our standard that matters. Not the coaches'. The coaches have their own standard that we also have to follow, but it's the players' standard that matters because we also have to go out there with each other on Saturday." - Lawrence Journal World

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OLB Craig Young, Kansas
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07/25/22 - Mike Novitsky, rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-4, 309 (DS#25 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCHLIST: Mike Novitsky, Kansas,...Novitsky, the starter at center in all 12 games last season for the Jayhawks, was one of 40 centers nationally chosen for the watch list and one of six Big 12 centers selected. The Rimington Trophy is presented annually to the most outstanding center in NCAA Division I football. Novitsky, a transfer from Buffalo, was selected for the 2020 watch list with the Bulls. He then made it back-to-back appearances on the watch list last year when he was selected prior to his first season with the Jayhawks. The Victor, N.Y., native was the anchor of an offensive line that allowed just 16 sacks in 12 games last year, after surrendering 43 sacks in nine games in 2020 without Novitsky in the fold. - Kansas Football

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C Mike Novitsky, Kansas
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07/25/22 - Kenny Logan Jr., rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-11, 209 (DS#21 SS) + More +

Kenny Logan Jr. has a smile on his face, and his right hand raised in the air. Standing on the field inside AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, last week, Logan is aiming to take a turn at asking his Kansas football teammate a question. It's the Big 12 Conference's media days for football, and sophomore running back Devin Neal is in the midst of answering questions from reporters. Logan, a senior safety, begins to grill - not really - Neal. "Who would be the best player on KU's defense," Logan asks. "Best player on KU's defense? I would probably say (super-senior defensive lineman) Caleb Sampson," says Neal, deadpan, before smiling as he continues, "Nah, I'm playing Kenny, you got it." "Who would be the hardest person to get by on KU's defense?" Logan presses, smiling still. "Kenny Logan," Neal responds, before laughing and moving on. 'That's just Kenny being Kenny' In all, the exchange lasts only about 30 seconds during a day that has athletes and coaches from various Big 12 teams talking about the months ahead.

If only for a brief moment, it breaks up a setting where the questions can become repetitive at times. And, as should likely be expected, Logan is the one involved. Because, among the Jayhawks set to play for head coach Lance Leipold this fall, there might not be a bigger personality than Logan. And don't just take a teammate's word for it, like junior quarterback Jalon Daniels. Logan feels that way, too. "Just because I'm always outgoing," Logan said, after picking himself. "I always like to have fun. I'll pick, mess with, anybody on the team, and they know that's just Kenny being Kenny. So, I would say definitely me. I mess with coach Leipold. I mess with coach Leipold when he's down. I mess with (director of sports performance) coach (Matt Gildersleeve). I'll mess with anybody just to brighten up their day." - Topeka Capital Journal

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SS Kenny Logan Jr., Kansas
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07/25/22 - Devin Neal, Sr/2025, Kansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#14 RB) + More +

2022 PRESEASON DOAK WALKER AWARD CANDIDATE: Devin Neal (So.), Kansas,...Last year Kansas running back Devin Neal (5-11, 210) became the first Kansas freshman to ever win the Big 12 Offensive Player of the Week … Ran for 707 yards including eight TD's off 158 carries … Averaged 4.2 yards per carry … Also had seven receptions for 57 yards including a touchdown … Started eight out of 12 games - Kansas Football

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RB Devin Neal, Kansas
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07/25/22 - Bryce Foster, rSr/2026, Kansas, 6-4, 310 (DS#3 C) + More +

2022 PRESEASON RIMINGTON TROPHY WATCHLIST: Bryce Foster, Texas A&M,...Foster started all 12 games at center as a freshman in 2021. The Katy, Texas, native helped anchor an offensive line that cleared the way for one of the nation's most productive running back tandems, with each back rushing for at least 900 yards and six touchdowns on the year. By season's end, he earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors, to go along with FWAA and The Athletic Freshman All-America Team accolades. A standout offensive lineman at Taylor High School, Foster did not log a snap at center during his high school career. - Texas A&M Football

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C Bryce Foster, Kansas
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07/23/22 - Doug Emilien, rSr/2026, Kansas, 6-0, 190 (DS#999 WR) + More +

The only thing Jalon Daniels knew upon Doug Emilien's decision to transfer from Minnesota to Kansas was that Ky Thomas used to be one of Emilien's roommates. The connection between the two figures to be much closer - and soon. Daniels, who is expected to begin the season as the Jayhawks' starting quarterback, is likely to benefit from the spring addition of Emilien, a speedy, 6-foot-1, 190-pound wide receiver.

So is Kansas, which faces plenty of uncertainty in the passing game after Kwamie Lassiter II, a sixth-year senior last season, moved on to the NFL. "Ky told me a lot about him coming in, told me that he was a beautiful route-runner, somebody that was going to come in and work with his head down no matter what the situation was," Daniels said last week at Big 12 football media days. "I can say he definitely came in and did that." A three-star prospect in the class of 2020 from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Emilien played in just two games in his two seasons with the Golden Gophers. When Thomas, a running back who is from Topeka, decided to leave Minnesota for Kansas in January, Emilien chose to stick it out. It wasn't long before he made the same choice. "It was my decision, but he told me that we're trying to build something, and I want that," Emilien said in the spring. - Lawrence Journal World

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WR Doug Emilien, Kansas
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07/20/22 - Devin Neal, Sr/2025, Kansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#14 RB) + More +

Devin Neal said he's excited by the fact that the Jayhawks don't have to spend preseason camp learning the offense and can instead focus on being more complex schematically. "At spring ball, we were testing a few things to see how unique we can be with our offense and dynamic with the different running backs," Neal said. "Now, we don't have to be running basic offenses. Now that we have that year, the coaching staff isn't just now getting in. we've developed our offense and we know what to expect. Now we can build on that and get more at-bats."

Neal said he is up to 215 pounds following the offseason workout and conditioning program and will attempt to play at that weight this season. "I can't play another season at 200," Neal said. "The next day is always sore, and obviously, just being stronger, being a running back, it's going to help me be more dynamic." Neal, who is 5-foot-11, said he thinks being stronger comes with being more athletic, which means he can be more confident when he's on the field. - Lawrence Journal World

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RB Devin Neal, Kansas
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07/18/22 - Earl Bostick Jr., rSr/2023, Kansas, 6-6, 309 (DS#15 OT) + More +

Earl Bostick Jr. played for three head coaches and eight position coaches during five seasons at Kansas. But with a sixth year of eligibility available and the most stability he's had since graduating high school, there was no doubt Bostick, the Jayhawks' starting left tackle, was going to return for this season. "I stuck it out because I wanted to change the program since I got here in 2017," Bostick said. "I wanted to be part of that change or the first steps in changing the program to the right direction."

When Bostick enrolled at Kansas, players couldn't profit off their name, image or likeness. David Booth's name was not yet on Memorial Stadium. Texas and Oklahoma had not yet decided to leave the Big 12 for the SEC. Bostick has been a tight end, a right tackle and a left tackle. He has caught a touchdown pass and scored a two-point conversion. After playing his first two seasons for David Beaty and his next two for Les Miles, he is now entering his second under Lance Leipold. "I feel like every year is something different about college ball," Bostick said. "But at the end of the day, it's football. We just have to go out there and play football." - Lawrence Journal World

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OT Earl Bostick Jr., Kansas
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07/12/22 - Monte McGary, rSr/2023, Kansas, 6-0, 190 (DS#999 CB) + More +

Monte McGary finally knows his long, complicated college journey will end close to home. McGary, who is from Omaha, Nebraska, is transferring from Utah State to Kansas and will be eligible to play this season after his application for admission to the university was approved on Friday. "Kind of the best-case scenario happened," McGary said. A 6-foot, 195-pound defensive back, McGary played free safety at Utah State last season but is expecting to play cornerback, his preferred position, at Kansas. He would be the 19th player the Jayhawks have added via transfer since the end of last season and the fifth in the secondary.

McGary said he chose Kansas over Illinois, Memphis and Western Kentucky because of the opportunity to play in the Big 12, as well as to be near family members who can help him and his girlfriend, Ty Stovall, raise their 2-year-old daughter, Xhuri. His intends to be on campus and join his teammates next week. "Being closer, definitely, is one of the reasons it'd be easier - to access some of the support that we have available and being able to access after being so far away the last few years," McGary said. - Lawrence Journal World

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CB Monte McGary, Kansas
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07/11/22 - Devin Neal, Sr/2025, Kansas, 5-11, 213 (DS#14 RB) + More +

What's possible for Devin Neal as a sophomore? Regardless of what was realistic to expect of Neal as a freshman in 2021, the Jayhawks wound up needing him to step up and he went on to lead them in rushing yards and touchdowns. He tallied 707 yards and eight scores on the ground, while averaging 4.5 yards per carry. That, in addition to recording seven receptions for 57 yards and one touchdown. The picture is a bit different now for Kansas at running back in 2022, considering the additions of redshirt sophomore transfers Ky Thomas and Sevion Morrison. Should they deliver as expected, Neal won't need to be relied upon as much. There's more of a bevy of weapons for offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki to look toward. - Topeka Capital Journal

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RB Devin Neal, Kansas
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07/08/22 - Jason Bean, rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-2, 196 (DS#20 QB) + More +

Although the Kansas football team's players and coaches enter the season with a renewed sense of optimism, those on the outside will apparently need some time to buy in. The Jayhawks were again picked to finish last in the Big 12 preseason poll, which was released Thursday afternoon. Forty-one people voted in the poll and Kansas received 48 points, meaning not everyone projected a last-place finish.

It's the 12th consecutive season in which they received the fewest votes from the panel of media voters. They have been chosen last every year since 2011, the first season after the conference contracted to 10 teams. The panel has been correct for most of that stretch, as the only time the Jayhawks did not finish last was in 2014. That season, they went 3-9, including 1-8 in the conference, to finish ahead of Iowa State, which did not win a Big 12 game. Kansas finished 2-10 last season and went 1-8 in the Big 12, with the stunning overtime victory at Texas on Nov. 13 serving as the highlight of its season. - Topeka Capital Journal

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QB Jason Bean, Kansas
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07/07/22 - Kenny Logan Jr., rSr/2024, Kansas, 5-11, 209 (DS#21 SS) + More +

Kenny Logan Jr. is still gaining attention for what he accomplished last season. The Kansas senior, whose 113 tackles were the most in the conference by a safety, was selected to the preseason All-Big 12 team on Wednesday. He was the only player on the Jayhawks recognized by the conference, which named 29 players, including five defensive backs, to a first and a second team. Logan, an All-Big 12 second-team player last season, also forced two fumbles, recovered one, had an interception and broke up six passes.

He had a season-high 15 tackles in the 31-28 loss at TCU on Nov. 20 and followed that with 14 tackles in the finale, a 34-28 home loss to West Virginia on Nov. 27. He also finished with at least 10 tackles in three other games last season. A starter since 2020, Logan is expected to resume that role this fall for the Jayhawks, though the back end of the secondary will look different than it did a year ago. - Lawrence Journal World

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SS Kenny Logan Jr., Kansas
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