Football

What did we learn from KU’s win over Middle Tennessee?

As impressive as Kansas’ record-breaking yardage total in Saturday's 55-0 win over Middle Tennessee may have been — it was 706 yards, blowing away the program-record 651 against Vanderbilt in 1985 — the shutout might have been an even more impressive feat. KU hasn’t had a lot of ...

Cox grateful for touchdown against former team

Kansas wide receiver Nahzae Cox had plenty of opportunities for a moment in the sun against his former team on Saturday afternoon. After Cox had garnered five combined targets in his first three games as a Jayhawk, he got four down the field in the first half of the 55-0 win over Middle ...

Edwards scores first 3 touchdowns at KU in career-high day against MTSU

A lack of running back depth in Kansas football’s game against Middle Tennessee gave Dylan Edwards the opportunity he’d been looking for. Edwards wanted to show the coaches that he could handle the workload of being the bell-cow back, rather than playing a more specialized role that he’s ...

Preview: Jayhawks open 9-game stretch by facing Middle Tennessee

It’s all water under the bridge now, but it bears repeating that Kansas’ schedule was not supposed to turn out this way. When the Jayhawks agreed to play in the Union Jack Classic on Sept. 19, the idea was that they would secure waivers to move the Middle Tennessee game scheduled for the ...

KU players, coaches embrace newest additions

When Kansas defensive coordinator D.K. McDonald was in the NFL — he spent three years working with the Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive backs — a new player would arrive midseason and by the following weekend the coaching staff might have to have him ready to start. KU finds itself in a ...

Stroh enjoying early-season action amid rise to starting role

Kansas guard Connor Stroh says he is having more fun than he has ever had playing football, and when he feels that way, he can play free. But he is also playing physically free of what he has realized is an impediment to his potential production: “This has been the first time I have played a ...