Kansas QB Montell Cozart to have season-ending shoulder surgery

Kansas quarterback Montell Cozart will have surgery on the shoulder he injured last month and miss the rest of the season.

Cozart, who was the Jayhawks starting quarterback at the beginning of the season, suffered what coach David Beaty called a “shoulder strain” in the loss to Iowa State on Oct. 3. He hasn’t played since.

Ryan Willis, who has been nursing a sore groin, will start against TCU this weekend.

Cozart is the third quarterback lost for the Jayhawks this season. Senior Michael Cummings tore his ACL during the spring game and Deondre Ford suffered a season-ending thumb injury in the loss to Rutgers.

Willis injured both groins during Saturday’s 59-20 loss at Texas.

After Willis, the quarterbacking roster gets a little thin. Redshirt freshman Keaton Perry and junior T.J. Millweard are the potential backups.

Cozart had played in four games this season and Beaty said Tuesday he was hopeful that a medical hardship waiver request to the NCAA would allow Cozart to come back for another year of eligibility.

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