But through three games, the Jayhawks have been on the wrong side of those key plays, including in Friday night’s 23-20 loss to UNLV at Children’s Mercy Park. The Jayhawks (1-2) had multiple opportunities to put the game away. Instead, for a second straight week, Kansas lost a winnable game.

Kylin James scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left to lift UNLV past Kansas 23-20 at Children’s Mercy Park.

A Kansas football season with so much promise is quickly unraveling for head coach Lance Leipold. In the preseason, the Jayhawks were ranked and considered a tr