Kansas Football: 3 takeaways from crushing home loss to TCU

1. What’s next for TCU?

The Horned Frogs have established themselves as the front-runner in the Big 12 after a blowout win against Oklahoma and this win against Kansas. It is possible that the Sooners are not as good as first thought, but the Jayhawks are legit. TCU came into a hostile environment and — led by their veteran quarterback — came away with a close win.

If anyone still thinks that TCU is not a legitimate Big 12 contender, they need their eyes checked. The Horned Frogs are the real deal, and head coach Sonny Dykes has them playing well. Coach Dykes and his defensive staff have to address the poor tackling at times in this game, but a win is a win.

What’s next for Kansas?

The Jayhawks have nothing to be ashamed of in this game. Kansas played this game expecting to win despite some mistakes it made on offense and defense. Lance Leipold and his staff do not believe in moral victories, and they will make sure this team knows they cannot make the mistakes they made this afternoon.

Kansas did get exposed for their lack of perimeter speed this afternoon. That lack of speed makes the margin for error small for the Jayhawks. However, they might win this game if Kansas doesn’t make those critical errors.