Kansas football: The long march from the bottom begins
By Phil Poling
Schedule and Prediction
| Week | Date | H/A | Opponent |
| 1 | 9/1/2018 | vs | Nicholls State |
| 2 | 9/8/2018 | @ | Central Michigan |
| 3 | 9/15/2018 | vs | Rutgers |
| 4 | 9/22/2018 | @ | Baylor |
| 5 | 9/29/2018 | vs | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | 10/6/2018 | @ | West Virginia |
| 7 | 10/13/2018 | BYE | |
| 8 | 10/20/2018 | @ | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 10/27/2018 | vs | TCU |
| 10 | 11/3/2018 | vs | Iowa State |
| 11 | 11/10/2018 | @ | Kansas State |
| 12 | 11/17/2018 | @ | Oklahoma |
| 13 | 11/23/2018 | vs | Texas |
The Kansas Jayhawks are once again predicted to finish at the bottom of the Big 12. Is there any way they can climb from the cellar and at least win a couple conference games, though?
The Jayhawks open the season against Nicholls State, who finished 8-4 last year. Then they’ll travel to Central Michigan to play the Chippewas before hosting Rutgers in Week 3. CMU finished 8-5 last year, while Rutgers went 4-8. Best-case scenario for Kansas is going 2-1 in non-conference play, winning one of their first two games and beating the Scarlet Knights.
Unfortunately for the Jayhawks, conference play begins in Week 4 and will be a tough battle through the season’s end. Opening with Baylor, the Jayhawks must contain a high-octane offense right out of the gate. There are two conference games I’m picking Kansas as the favorite – their opening conference game against Baylor and their game after the bye week against Texas Tech.
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Baylor won’t be world-beaters this season, neither will the Red Raiders. And since I’d rather not predict a win-less conference record for the Jayhawks, I’m giving them a shot in these two games – the conference opener and the game following their bye week.