“We’re gonna continue to get them all ready to go,” Beaty suggested while internalizing his opinions on the matter during the Big 12 coaches media teleconference, “and whoever gives us the best chance to win will be the guy… We’ll know a lot more by (Tuesday), I’d imagine.”

Should Cozart remain sidelined, Beaty would at least have to consider giving redshirt freshman Carter Stanley the first start of his career Saturday against Iowa State (11 a.m. kickoff, FOX Sports Net).

Stanley relieved Cozart in the third quarter of a 48-21 loss at West Virginia this past weekend and completed nine of his 11 passes, for 127 yards and two touchdowns, with one interception.

Cozart had gone 11-for-24 for 124 yards, throwing his lone interception on KU’s first series, before exiting the team’s eighth consecutive loss. On the 11 possessions before Stanley checked in, the Jayhawks (1-8 overall, 0-6 Big 12) punted six times, twice turned the ball over on downs (once due to a botched field-goal try), suffered an interception and scored one touchdown, via a Ke’aun Kinner rush.

WVU shut out Kansas in the first half, when the Jayhawks only averaged 4.0 yards a play. Beaty said Stanley helped spark the road dogs over the course of the final 20 minutes, and KU averaged 7.8 yards per play after halftime (10.0 per down in fourth quarter).

The Jayhawks reached the end zone on both of Stanley’s first two possessions at QB, as the backup connected with running back Taylor Martin and receiver Steven Sims Jr. for scores.

In six appearances off the KU bench this season, Stanley, a 6-foot-2 right-hander from Vero Beach, Fla., has completed 68.8 percent of his 32 pass attempts for 266 yards and three touchdowns, with two interceptions. Stanley only experienced extended playing time at Baylor and WVU.

Asked whether it’s different for a quarterback to prepare all week at practice as a starter instead of a backup, Beaty said there shouldn’t be.

“And that’s the thing that I’ve been really proud of Carter for, is even though he hasn’t been the starter, he has prepared each week, and I’ve seen him get better at that throughout the weeks,” Beaty shared. “He’s continued to keep a complete positive outlook, in terms of when his opportunity comes and his number gets called. And that’s really indicative of how he was able to go in there and be competitive and be productive.”

Cozart has started seven games this season, though he took a back seat to sophomore Ryan Willis on two occasions. After Willis’ sack and interception issues as a starter against TCU and Baylor, Cozart regained his status as KU’s No. 1 quarterback. Willis hasn’t played since a blowout loss at Baylor, on Oct. 15.

Texas kickoff TBD

The Jayhawks have just two home games remaining this season, and kickoff for their 2016 Memorial Stadium finale remains undetermined.

Following this week’s meeting with Iowa State (1-8, 0-6), Kansas welcomes Texas (5-4, 3-3) to Lawrence on Nov. 19. The Big 12 announced Monday the KU-UT game will air either at 11 a.m. or 2:30 p.m. on one of the following networks: ABC, ESPN, ESPN2 or ESPNU.

Texas is 13-2 all-time against Kansas, with a 6-2 record in Lawrence.