Kansas running backs coach Tony Hull encourages his players as they warm up during practice on Tuesday, April 5, 2016.

SEC schools, other football programs with national cachet and whatever school hires Les Miles have a better shot, but it’s not impossible that Kansas could end up snagging one or two of the recruits verbally committed to LSU who decide to reopen the recruiting process.

It’s a long shot, sure, but a few factors make it worth dreaming about, whereas in past years it would have amounted to a waste of time.

Factor No. 1: Daylon Charlot.

Kansas landing the Alabama transfer and Louisiana native made anything possible. Nick Saban was sorry to see the fleet wide receiver grow impatient and leave the program. Watching him run at KU’s practices, it’s easy to see why Saban had long-term plans for him.

Factor No. 2: Tony Hull.

KU’s running backs coach. A native of New Orleans and former high school head coach there, Hull already has gained commitments from three players from Louisiana high schools: receiver Takulve Williams, defensive end Troy James and athlete Travis Jordan.

Hull also was the high school coach of red-shirting Kansas quarterback Tyriek Starks, who committed to Kansas before Hull was hired to replace Reggie Mitchell.

Six of LSU’s 20 commitments are from Louisiana.

Factor No. 3: KU’s state-of-the-art, second-to-none new locker room.

Anyone who doesn’t think it was worth the fund-raising effort needs to consider what linebacker recruit Jarvis Russell told Jon Kirby of Rivals: “Words can’t describe how nice the locker room is. Their locker room is top of the line and I think I could live in there for the rest of my life.”

A linebacker from Grenada, Miss., Russell visited Kansas during the weekend the Jayhawks lost to Ohio. He originally had committed to Mississippi State but decided to open up his recruitment. So any LSU recruit to do the same would not be the first from the mighty SEC to make Kansas one of his visits.

Also, LSU transfer wide receiver Tyron Johnson was pursued by Kansas beore choosing Oklahoma State.