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SportsBeat KC: Projecting how K-State, KU might fare when college football returns

Kansas State wide receiver Malik Knowles (4) runs during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Bowling Green Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas State wide receiver Malik Knowles (4) runs during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Bowling Green Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) AP

Spring is in the air, but spring football on college campuses has been grounded. So let’s play a little what-might-have-been with Kansas State and Kansas: If spring football had continued, what were the biggest questions that confronted those programs?

KC Star and Eagle beat writers Kellis Robinett and Jesse Newell talk K-State and KU football, along with some other topics like NFL Draft prospects from those schools, beer sales at Kansas State, Kansas and Missouri — that’s from a story by Kellis that appeared over the weekend and is linked to below — plus the issues with re-starting a college football season.

When will it return and how might it look?

Story links:

Fans embrace beer sales at KU, K-State, Mizzou by guzzling Bud Light, Michelob Extra

When college football returns, Big 12 should be loaded at quarterback

Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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