“I know he’s got Texas ties, so hopefully he can recruit some Texas players.”

— Josh Gall, health care administrator, Lawrence

“His success in recruiting Texans is exactly what we need.”

— David Bailey, fundraiser, Lawrence

“I don’t know anything about it. Maybe it’s because people don’t follow football here the way they do basketball.”

— Nichole Carmen, office manager, Lawrence

“I think in regards to how our team did this year, that’s probably for the better. You can only go up from where we are, really.”

— Rae Ehly, student, Lawrence