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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2014
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Running back Corey Avery shakes off a Kansas State defender in Kansas' last game of the 2014-15 season. Avery, a freshman, is waiting with the rest of the team to find out about possible changes in the coaching staff.
GEORGE MULLINIX/KANSAN
Cornerback JaCorey Shepherd intercepts a pass against Texas Christian University. Shepherd is one of 21 senior players who will be graduating. Fourteen of the 21 were starters this season.
Kansas football faces difficult season ahead
STELLA LIANG
@stelly_liang
Kansas football faces a long road next season, and right now the only certainty is uncertainty.
As the questions of head coach and coaching staff hang in the air, the personnel on the field will also be different. There are 21 players graduating; 14 of them are starters.
"I see a team that has to continue to build and come together no matter what goes on with the situation as far as coaching," senior cornerback jaCorey Shepherd said following the 51-13 loss at Kansas State. "Like coach Bowen says, play harder, smarter and
tougher. ... Without that discipline, we will never be where we want to be."
Shepherd went on to correct himself and used the pronoun "they" instead of "we" because Shepherd is one of those departing seniors. Along with him, other major contributors departing include linebacker Ben Heeney, wide receiver Nick Harwell, punter Trevor Pardula and cornerback Dexter McDonald.
According to Rivals.com, Kansas currently has 13 commitments for the class of 2015. They are all two- and threestar recruits, mostly from Kansas and Texas. All but one committed while Charlie Weis was still in charge
of the program
said one of his main goals was to keep the already committed recruits. He said instead of focusing on the coaching staff, he wants to sell the program and the school to them
of the program.
Since taking over, interim head coach Clint Bowen has
sons that those young men chose to come to Kansas in the first place," Bowen said. "We'll
"There's zero doubts in my mind that Kansas football can win football games every year. There's no excuses."
On Nov. 25, Bowen said he would continue to visit those players.
"There's still a tremendous amount of positives and rea-
CLINT BOWEN
Interim head football coach
just continue to build on those and work hard to keep those moment solid."
Josh Moore, a tight end from Olathe, committed verbally to Kansas on
Oct. 23. According to Rivals. com, Moore had originally committed to Ohio State and had offers from Auburn, Kansas State, Missouri, Florida State and others. The commitment from the three-star player is the first Bowen has secured.
Whoever suits up for Kansas next season will face a tough schedule, as the Jayhawks start the 2015 season by playing host to South Dakota State and Memphis and traveling to Piscataway, N.J., to take on Rutgers. After that, it's the usual, brutal trek around the Big 12.
Kansas defeated South Dakota State, a FCS team from the Missouri Valley Conference, in 2012. Memphis is in first place in the American Athletic Conference this season. Going on the road is always tough, and Rutgers is a Big 10 team that is on track for a bowl game.
In the Big 12 next year, Kansas will host Baylor, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Kansas State. This means Kansas will travel to Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Texas and TCU. As many as seven teams from the Big 12 could make a bowl game this season, with Baylor and TCU in the running for a national championship.
"There's zero doubts in my mind that Kansas football can win football games every year," Bowen said. "There's no excuses. There's not anything other than putting the work in and putting the grind in and getting it done."
Edited by Logan Schlossberg
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