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Benton Smith: Jayhawks, fans enter season without NCAA allegations on their minds
This Kansas basketball season is going to be a movie. And a packed Allen Fieldhouse on Friday night proved the program’s fans are ready to suspend their disbelief, throw down some popcorn and take in the show. By Benton Smith
Matt Tait: Hopping off the roller coaster the next step for Kansas football
The first three weeks of Kansas football have provided an interesting case study in riding the proverbial roller coaster. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: KU's new-look defensive front earns passing grade with room to grow
Call the Kansas football team's 24-17 victory over Indiana State a good first step in the Jayahwks’ quest to replace the sizable hole left in the lineup by the departures of Joe Dineen and Daniel Wise. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: Les Miles' decision to stick with 1 QB the right move for Kansas
Carter Stanley was not perfect during Saturday’s 24-17 KU victory over Indiana State. But the decision to use him was. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: Kansas football coach Les Miles determined to make KU rebuild about more than him
It doesn’t matter where you look or who you talk to, everybody wants to make the upcoming Kansas football season about new head coach Les Miles. Except Les Miles. By Matt Tait
Shane Jackson: KU's revamped energy is evident during preseason camp
By now, you have surely seen it. This past weekend, a video from a Kansas football team meeting surfaced via social media. KU head coach Les Miles, who is now a little over two weeks away from his debut with his new team, was captured dancing to ‘Before I Let Go’ by Frankie Beverly & Maze. Shane Jackson
Matt Tait: Les Miles' plan to fill spots a better approach than rewriting depth chart
It’s a daily conversation between Les Miles and his coaching staff, but there’s no tag line or marketing ploy associated with it. It’s just good, old-fashioned evaluation, and it’s just as important today as it was on Day 1 of preseason camp and as it will be on the final Friday before the season opener, which is now just 19 days away. By Matt Tait
Shane Jackson: Landing 4-star linebacker Brennon Scott is a huge win for KU football
Even though the season opener is a little over three weeks away, Kansas football might have picked up one of its most significant wins of the year. Shane Jackson
Matt Tait: The optimist's outlook on the 2019 KU football team
After a long offseason full of changes, Kansas fans are that much closer to learning the answer to the biggest question surrounding Les Miles’ football program — how good can the 2019 Jayhawks be? By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: The pessimist's outlook on the 2019 KU football team
I don’t know about you, but it sure would be nice to know a little more about this Kansas football team heading into a critical 2019 season. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: Training camp a key component of Self Made's TBT journey
Organized by Elijah Johnson and coached by Brady Morningstar, the Self Made TBT squad has run through a short training camp on KU's campus during the past few days in preparation for Thursday's tourney opener in Wichita. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: Beer sales at Memorial Stadium worth the risk for Kansas football
Selling beer at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium won’t automatically fill the place with 50,000 rabid KU football fans. But it’s a start. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: What if college basketball followed the NBA's free agency model?
Imagine a world in which KU big man Udoka Azubuike left for North Carolina, Devon Dotson jumped ship to Texas and Michigan State point guard Cassius Winston wound up at Villanova for his senior season. By Matt Tait
Matt Tait: Rock Chalk Roundball Classic just keeps getting bigger, better
For years, the Rock Chalk Roundball Classic was a fun, summer event that brought together a bunch of former KU basketball players for a night of highlights. Today, the Roundball Classic has become a powerhouse, three-day fundraiser for a great cause — helping area families that are fighting against pediatric cancer. By Matt Tait
Give the man credit, Les Miles is going for it — for now
It’s been 137 days since Les Miles was introduced as the next football coach at the University of Kansas and in that time the program has taken on an entirely different look. By Matt Tait
