Monday night, Kansas coach David Beaty went against his usual philosophy of keeping his depth chart mysterious and named sophomore Ryan Willis the starting quarterback for KU’s 11 a.m. home game against TCU on Saturday.
Benton Smith had the story last night and he provides his initial thoughts on what this means for KU football.
**Update: 3:09 p.m.**
Here’s a quick look at a video clip of Beaty and Willis talking about the decision to put the sophomore under center to start Saturday’s game against TCU, along with the full audio of Beaty’s Tuesday press conference, which provides a few answers to some of the questions posed above.
In short, the following quote best sums up why Beaty made the decision to announce the move:
> “At this point in our season, given
> the variables and the circumstances
> that exist today, I felt like it was
> best for our team,” he said. “I felt
> like it was best for Ryan and our team
> overall just to get out in front of
> this and move forward and really kind
> of give our guys the confidence that
> they need moving forward today to know
> where we were headed with the start of
> the game.”
