2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team


The 2020 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks 131st season. The Jayhawks will be led by second-year head coach Les Miles. They will be members of the Big 12 Conference. They will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.
The Jayhawks will attempt to end three streaks that date back to the 2008 season, a 45 game losing streak in road conference games, a 38 game losing streak to teams ranked in the AP poll, and seasons without appearing in a bowl game.

COVID-19 impact

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Jayhawks schedule is subject to change, including the cancellation or postponement of individual games, the cancellation of all non-conference games, the cancellation of the entire season, or games played without fans in attendance. Offseason workouts and the spring game were canceled due to the pandemic. On June 20, the University of Kansas announced it had tested 86 football players and 110 staff members. Only one player tested positive and no staff members. One player tested positive for the antibody test, indicating the player had it in the past, but no longer had it. On July 3, the team announced that another 11 players had tested positive and that they would be suspending in-person voluntary workouts. The Big 12 will make a decision at the end of July with what they will do with the conference’s fall sports schedule. As of July 18, only one scheduled game has been cancelled.

Offseason

Starters lost

Overall, the Jayhawks had 25 players run out of eligibility. Below are the starters who have run out of eligibility.

Coaching staff changes

Recruiting

The Jayhawks have 26 commitments for their 2020 recruiting class. Below is the breakdown.

Overall class ranking

Positional breakdown

Schedule

Kansas was scheduled to play New Hampshire, but the game was cancelled following the CAA’s decision to not play football during the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the cancellation, KU athletic director Jeff Long said in a statement that they will look into finding an opponent to replace New Hampshire in the opening of the schedule. On July 25, Kansas announced it had replaced the game with New Hampshire with a game on August 29 against Southern Illinois, though that game, as well as other non-conference games, may potentially be cancelled similar to other major conferences decisions to cancel all non-conference games. The game against Boston College was also canceled.

Game summaries

Southern Illinois

at Baylor

Boston College

at Coastal Carolina

Iowa State

at Kansas State

Oklahoma State

at West Virginia

Texas

at Texas Tech

at Oklahoma

TCU

Coaching staff