Twice in Lance Leipold’s tenure as Kansas coach, the Jayhawks have gone for it on just 19 fourth downs in a single season; one year, they only attempted 15. Through seven games in 2026, KU has already blown those numbers out of the water with 26 fourth-down tries, which matches the highest ...
Chase Belcher believed he had more to give to the world of college football. By the end of his usual four seasons of action, which he spent at several schools across various levels, Belcher said, “I just felt like I didn’t finish or leave my mark like I was supposed to.” The running ...
The Kansas football program has come a long way from what it was in 2016, when Texas fired Charlie Strong after an overtime loss to the Jayhawks, or in 2010, when Colorado blew a 28-point fourth-quarter lead in Lawrence and then decided it had had enough of head coach Dan Hawkins. But in a ...
After watching BYU deploy trick plays to great effect in its impressive victory over Notre Dame on Oct. 17, Kansas coach Lance Leipold went back to work the following day with a message to his coaches: “You know, let’s not be afraid to dial a few up.” Associate head coach Andy Kotelnicki ...
Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall found the strength within himself to watch the fateful play on Saturday afternoon; his backup Cole Ballard couldn’t look. Middle linebacker Trey Lathan and cornerback Elijah Cannon were on the sideline praying together, hoping for some sort of deliverance ...
The Kansas football team succeeded on Saturday afternoon where it has so often struggled. The Jayhawks took a one-point lead with just over a minute remaining at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, then Blake Herold blocked a potential game-winning 45-yard field goal attempt by Baylor’s ...
Kansas coach Lance Leipold believes his team can still field an explosive offense and an improved defense, even though it hasn’t produced consistent results on either side of the ball in recent weeks. As the Jayhawks look to get their season turned back in the right direction after last ...
