“I am pretty excited about it. I think the coach is headed in the right direction, building on last season's defensive play.”

— Mark Crummy, school administrator, Baldwin

“No. I'm not really into football, but I'll be happy if KU beats K-State. I'll be more excited when basketball season starts.”

— Lauren Mayhew, Kansas State University junior, Lawrence

“Not so much now that I live in Kansas City, but when I lived here I was always very excited about it.”

— Sydney Simpson, teacher, Kansas City, Kan.

“For sure. There are a lot of question marks about our team, but I'm confident in the coach. It almost seems like they're hiding something from us - like they'll be better than we expect.”

— Mike Jones, sales, Lawrence