2024 Kansas Jayhawks football
ConferenceBig 12 Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big 12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Grimes (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJim Zebrowski (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Borland (4th season)
Home stadiumDavid Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
2024 Big 12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Arizona  0 –0   0 –0  
Arizona State  0 –0   0 –0  
BYU  0 –0   0 –0  
Baylor  0 –0   0 –0  
Cincinnati  0 –0   0 –0  
Colorado  0 –0   0 –0  
Houston  0 –0   0 –0  
Iowa State  0 –0   0 –0  
Kansas  0 –0   0 –0  
Kansas State  0 –0   0 –0  
Oklahoma State  0 –0   0 –0  
TCU  0 –0   0 –0  
Texas Tech  0 –0   0 –0  
UCF  0 –0   0 –0  
Utah  0 –0   0 –0  
West Virginia  0 –0   0 –0  
Championship: December 7, 2024
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of January 14, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Kansas Jayhawks football team will represent the University of Kansas in the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It will be the Jayhawks' 135th season. The Jayhawks will play their home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, Kansas, and compete in the Big 12 Conference. They will be led by fourth-year head coach Lance Leipold. The Jayhawks will look to win a bowl game in back–to–back seasons for only the second time in program history.

Offseason

Coaching staff changes

Name Position Reason Replacement
Andy KotelnickiOffensive coordinatorAccepted job at Penn StateJeff Grimes

Starters lost

Starters are based on starters from the final game of the 2023 season. Players listed below have run out of eligibility. In total, the Jayhawks had 8 players run out of eligibility.

Name Position
Jason BeanQB
Mike NovitskiOL
Dominick PuniOL
Mason FairchildTE
Kenny LoganS
Craig YoungS
Rich MillerLB
Hayden HatcherDE

[1]

Entered NFL draft

Name Position
Austin BookerDE
Kwinton LassiterCB

Recruiting

Website 4 star recruits 3 star recruits Total recruits Overall rank Big 12 rank
247 Sports31316466
Rivals31215496*

*Rivals does not include the new teams joining the Big 12 and does include the teams leaving the Big 12, however, their ranks in the overall rankings are being factored into the rank for Kansas.

The Jayhawks received a commitment from their highest rated recruit ever, who was ranked 148th nationally among all recruits.[2]

Highest rated recruit
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Deshawn Warner
DE		 Goodyear, AZ Desert Edge 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jul 1, 2023 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79

Preseason

Big 12 preseason poll

The preseason poll will be released in July.

Schedule

The Jayhawks conference opponents through 2027 were announced in November 2023.[3] The exact dates will be announced at a later date.

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31Lindenwood*
September 7at Illinois*
September 14UNLV*
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
TBDColorado
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
TBDTCU
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
TBDHouston
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
TBDIowa State
  • David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium
  • Lawrence, KS
TBDat Arizona State
TBDat BYU
TBDat Baylor
TBDat Kansas State
TBDat West Virginia
  • *Non-conference game

[4]

Roster

The Jayhawks preliminary roster will be released when spring practice begins.

References

  1. ↑ "2023 Guaranteed Rate Bowl Box Score" (PDF). KUAthletics.com.
  2. ↑ "Kansas football wraps up big National Signing Day with 2024 class". Kansan.com.
  3. ↑ "Big 12 Announces 2024-27 Football Schedule Matrix". KUAthletics.com. November 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Football 2024 schedule". KUAthletics.com.
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