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Kansas receivers coach Emmett Jones slaps hands with players at the start of practice on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2019.
With the future of the Kansas football program in limbo, some Jayhawks on Wednesday night began publicly drumming up support for Emmett Jones to become the team’s next head coach.
The endorsements for Jones, KU’s third-year receivers coach, began hitting the Twittersphere hours after Jeff Long stepped down as athletic director and two days removed from KU parting ways with Les Miles.
Having those two mammoth vacancies coincide made what will come next for the head coaching position all the more unpredictable, perhaps prompting players to voice their preference for Jones.
Take a look as we breakdown some of the top takeaways from the #Run21 class.
1. Jayhawks Sign 20 Incoming Freshmen
Much like the 2020 signing class, Kansas’ #Run21 class is comprised of all incoming freshmen, showing the commitment to bringing in and developing talented football players.
A season ago, 21 true scholarship freshmen played in at least one game with 11 true freshmen making at least one start on the season.
Coach Les Miles and his staff have made a focus on recruiting high school talent and look forward to developing them to make an impact.
Meet the newest group of Jayhawks by clicking below.