LAWRENCE - Kansas coach Lance Leipold begins Year 2 of his rebuild against Tennessee Tech, which won just three games a year ago in the Football Championship Subdivision.
The Jayhawks then jump into Big 12 play against West Virginia before tougher out-of-conference games against Houston and Duke, making a win over the Golden Eagles imperative.
Tennessee Tech has never beaten a Big 12 opponent in three tries and is 2-36 against Football Bowl Subdivision teams with its last win in 1980.