Ryan Willis will start for the Jayhawks Blog Sports 10/07/2015 Tweet True freshman Ryan Willis will be under center for the Jayhawks when they take on the 3rd best team in the country according to the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The team believes that the freshman may be young but is ready and excited. Related posts: Ryan Willis is Progressing Willis’ injury brings up questions about the backup QB situation KU Football Comes Close to Texas Tech KU Loses Top Two Quarterbacks After Loss to Iowa State