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sophomore and electing to transfer. McCay was among the most highly sought prospects in the country coming out of high school, but struggled early at Oklahoma and decided to transfer closer to home.
• "It's hard to describe how I feel," McCay said. "I just don't want to let anyone down, especially my team. If we come out with the win that's all I care about."
• Looking back, Heaps believes the expectations that came with being one of the nation's top prep quarterbacks got to him at BYU. Now, he's more relaxed in a place where expectations -- at least those outside of the program -- are much lower. Kansas has won just six games total the last three years.
• "That was always something that was there. You want to live up to those expectations," Heaps said. "For me, we desperately want to exceed expectations that are here. People don't expect us to win so we want to prove people wrong. But at the same time, you can't worry about that."
• South Dakota also won just once last season, but the Coyotes are coming off a 10-7 season-opening win over UC Davis that filled them with confidence as they head to Lawrence.
• "We played a lot of those games last year and didn't win," South Dakota coach

Joe Glenn said. "This team shows a certain fight we maybe didn't have a year ago, a playmaking ability we didn't have a year ago, and it showed at the end of the game."
• This figures to be a much stiffer test for the Coyotes, though. Here are five things to look for as the Jayhawks welcome them for their season opener:
• NEW-LOOK DEFENSE: In an attempt to slow down the proliferation of spread offense, Kansas has decided to use a nickel package as its base defense this year. That means the Jayhawks will have at least five defensive backs on the field most of the game. Cassius Sendish was the starting nickel early in the fall, but he's now the starting free safety and Victor Simmons is the nickel.
• "The game is faster paced," Kansas defensive coordinator Dave Campo explained. "We need to learn how to survive."
• GROUND AND POUND: South Dakota proved it can run the ball in its season opener, piling up 195 yards against UC Davis. It paid off in the second half, too, when the Coyotes were able to run out the clock against a worn-out defense. They'll try to do the same thing against Kansas, which allowed opponents to run for more than 200 yards per game last season.
• "We ran the ball 31 times in the first half," said Trevor Bouma, who led South Dakota with 17 carries for 95 yards. "That wears down any team, no matter who you're

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