Hurt QB Daniels to return to Jayhawks in ’24

• Adam Rittenberg, ESPN Senior Citizen WriterNov 16, 2023, 05:10 PM ET

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Jalon Daniels, who has been sidelined by back issues for the majority of the season, plans on returning to the Jayhawks in 2024. Daniels, the Big 12 preseason offensive player of the year, has not played given that a Sept. 23 win versus BYU.He started battling back issues in

preseason camp and did not play in the season opener, however he returned in Week 2 versus Illinois and after that had 705 passing lawns, 5 passing goals and 74 rushing backyards over a three-game stretch.His back problems returned before a Sept. 30 game at Texas Longhorns.The fourth-year player’s injury and continued lack had actually triggered some speculation that

he wouldn’t go back to Kansas.”I’m going to be blunt: This season didn’t go as planned,”Daniels said in a video published on social networks.

“However life comes at you fast, and often your story’s out of your control. However that simply suggests I have incomplete business. My dreams have not changed, my goals are still there, and my vision for my future is clear. So you desire something to discuss? Speak about this: I’m refrained from doing yet, and I’m not going anywhere. Rock Chalk.”Daniels earned second-team All-Big 12 honors in 2022, when he became a dynamic dual-threat quarterback for Kansas. Regardless of missing out on about half of the

season with a shoulder injury, he recorded 2,014 passing backyards and 18 goals, while adding 425 hurrying lawns and 7 scores.Senior Jason Bean has actually started in location of the hurt Daniels during the past two seasons, but he was hurt recently against Texas Tech and was changed by Cole Ballard.Bean returned to practice for the No. 25 Jayhawks on Wednesday, and coach Lance Leipold expressed optimism that he would play against No. 21 Kansas State on Saturday.