College football season is back and area colleges should all get off to good starts.

Kansas State, Missouri and Kansas each played in a bowl game last season, and returning to the postseason is at least the objective for all of them this season.

On SportsBeat KC, The Star’s sports podcast, the beat writers check in to preview their teams, offer strengths and weaknesses and provide a projected final record.

Kellis Robinett covers the defending Big 12 champion Wildcats, who return quarterback Will Howard. Chris Kwiecinski covers Mizzou for the Columbia Tribune, and Shreyas Laddha follows the Jayhawks.

Spoiler alert: All have the teams they cover headed to another bowl game this season.

Story links:

Kansas State vs. Southeast Missouri: 5 things to know

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/kansas-state/article278605079.html

Kansas vs. Missouri State: 5 things to know

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/big-12/university-of-kansas/article278673024.html

Missouri: Game by game predictions, and five bold predictions

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/college/sec/university-of-missouri/article278419829.html

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