KU’s David Beaty pleased overall with Carter Stanley’s first start

The Kansas football team’s third starting quarterback of the season will keep his job for at least another week.

Redshirt freshman Carter Stanley will be the Jayhawks’ signal-caller against Texas on Saturday, with coach David Beaty saying the position is being evaluated week to week.

Stanley completed 26 of 38 passes for 171 yards in Saturday’s 31-24 loss to Iowa State. He also had a touchdown pass and interception.

“He actually played a pretty efficient game,” Beaty said. “There were a few throws and a few decisions that I know he’s going to want back and we wish we had back, but you don’t get it that way.”

Beaty pinpointed one play in particular that hurt KU. On a second-and-8 in the fourth quarter, a poor read from Stanley cost the Jayhawks a shot at a long gain, Beaty said.

There were still reasons to be encouraged. Stanley’s 53.7 Total QBR — ESPN’s schedule-adjusted quarterback rating — was the highest mark by a KU starter since Week 1 against Rhode Island. Fifty is considered an average performance.

“I thought he did a good job getting out of trouble with his feet. He didn’t take a lot of sacks,” Beaty said. “Some things I thought he did for his first start were pretty good.”

This story was originally published November 14, 2016 at 11:08 AM with the headline "KU’s David Beaty pleased overall with Carter Stanley’s first start."