Redshirt freshman Carter Stanley will become the 10th quarterback in seven seasons to start a game for Kansas in Saturday’s 11 a.m. kickoff vs. Iowa State at Memorial Stadium. Head coach David Beaty went public with that decision on 610 Radio on Friday morning.
Stanley, who pumped some life into KU’s stagnant offense with a strong second-half performance in last Saturday’s 48-21 loss to West Virginia, completed 9 of 11 passes for 127 yards and two touchdowns and threw one interception. He also rushed for 34 yards in a game that Kansas trailed 31-0 at the half.
It was the first significant playing time for the quarterback who was recruited to Kansas from Vero Beach (Fla.) High by former Kansas linebackers coach Kevin Kane, now defensive coordinator at Northern Illinois.
Montell Cozart has started seven games and Ryan Willis two for Kansas (1-8).
