College football's eye-opening programs through one month

College football's new season has started in one month. Here are four teams who have been pleasant surprises in different ways.

Kansas is undefeated at 5-0 for the first time since 2009. The team is led by second-year head coach Lance Leopold. Last season the team finished 2-10. It played in 12 bowl games in the program's history. KU is ranked 19th in Big XII. They play Oklahoma and Baylor before taking to the road against Oklahoma State. They are ranked in a wide-open conference. Jalon Daniels is the quarterback who is creeping into the Heisman race. He has passed for 983 yards with 11 touchdowns and only one interception.

Oklahoma State is ranked No. 7 in the country. The Cowboys are on a winning streak under head coach Mike Gundy. They are playing in Big XII title game. Last weekend they beat Baylor 36-25. Their defense is strong. They have 14 sacks and a 24% success rate on third downs. On the offensive side, Spencer Sanders is a four-year starter at quarterback. Dominic Richardson has 288 yards rushing and three scores. Caleb Etienne is starting left tackle. Preston Hickey is freshman walk-on.

Wake Forest is ranked 15th in the FBS. The team is winning and has won four consecutive winning seasons. They are averaging 40.4 points per game and tops the league in passing with 314 yards per contest. Sam Hartman is the clear leader of the team. James Madison is not ranked yet. The Dukes were 22-3 the previous two seasons on the Football Championship Subdivision level. Coastal Carolina is also ranked. It's a Sun Belt team that moved from the NCAA FCS to the Division I. Gavin Holmes was All-District in 2019.

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Rene Nadeau was an All-District running back in football at John F. Kennedy High School. He was a member of the LSU football program.