Kansas players refused to shake hands with Baker Mayfield at midfield before his impending domination of their team
The Jayhawks got chippy with Mayfield, too.
Oklahoma’s playing at Kansas on Saturday. The Sooners have Heisman Trophy frontrunner quarterback Baker Mayfield, and Kansas is Kansas.
At the pregame coin toss, Mayfield went to shake hands with the guys he was about to put somewhere between 300 and 600 passing yards on. They declined:
Mayfield’s response was a classic, “I’m not even mad. This is actually funny to me” kind of thing, and I respect that. There’s also this anecdote:
So, Mayfield and a Kansas player went helmet to helmet after the coin toss. A ref had to run in from the sideline to separate them. And no, I'm not kidding about this.
— Jenni Carlson (@JenniCarlson_OK) November 18, 2017
Kansas’ rationale here makes sense, though. A handshake is pretty much the only thing the Jayhawks are likely to be able to deny Mayfield on Saturday, so might as well do it.
Mayfield’s legend has grown this year as he’s gotten into heated moments with other teams, though this one wasn’t at all his doing. He previously planted a flag in the middle of Ohio State’s field and got into a pregame ruckus at Baylor, among other little moments along the way. He’s also been the best QB in the country.