Congratulations to the state of Kansas for tying the FCS on Saturday

One of the biggest losers from the first Saturday of the college football season was Kansas. We’re not talking just the Jayhawks — we’re also talking about the state. The whole thing.

Both of the state’s Big 12 teams faced FCS opponents. One lost, the other needed all 60 minutes and a missed field goal to win. Lol.

You might remember Nicholls State because of the scare they put on Georgia in 2016. On Saturday, they took a third quarter lead and never looked back. OK, they kind of did but I mean, it’s Kansas.

Kendall Bussey and Dontrell Taylor carried the Colonels to the victory, with a Bussey 40-yard dash to the end zone being the winning score.

The last time Kansas lost to an FCS school was against South Dakota State in 2015. After the loss, former Jayhawk and All-Pro cornerback Chris Harris Jr. sent out the following tweet:

In fairness, Harris is probably giving Weis a little too much credit. After going winless in 2015, the Jayhawks had just two wins in 2016, and one in 2017.

After today’s loss, I’m not sure there’s reason to think that Kansas football is going to even be just Kind Of Bad next season.

The Wildcats’ last FCS loss came against another Dakota team — North Dakota State. They were quarterbacked by Brock Jensen, whose backup was Carson Wentz.

Coming into Saturday, the Wildcats had an 86% win probability. Going into the fourth quarter, the Wildcats were down 24-12.

Losing by that score would have been hilarious, but the football gods can only give us so much. The Wildcats scored two fourth quarter touchdowns, and the Coyotes missed on a 51-yard field goal that would have sent the game to overtime. So for now, the Wildcats have avoided colossal embarrassment.

It’s more of a basketball state, and that’s fine.