Football

Where KU should look in the spring portal window

The transfer portal opens once again for college football Tuesday, and Kansas has a chance to reflect on the early returns from its winter portal window while using the two-week period to supplement its roster even further. In the winter KU acquired six players, who have shown various levels ...

Jayhawks could make splash in upcoming NFL Draft

The Kansas football program has only had one player drafted since 2020. It will almost certainly exceed that total in a single draft later this month, with offensive lineman Dominick Puni and defensive end Austin Booker expected to go in the middle rounds of the 2024 NFL Draft. If either ...

KU football provides sneak peek of 2024 at Spring Showcase

The Kansas football team introduced fans to its 2024 squad at the annual Spring Showcase on Friday night, treating a crowd of loyal fans to a cycle of practice drills followed by about an hour of scrimmage action. The event was held at KU’s soccer complex at Rock Chalk Park, at one of the ...

Agpalsa and players work on ‘marrying our ideas together’

This is the fourth time Daryl Agpalsa has come into a veteran offensive line room as its new coach, and he fully acknowledges that he hasn't always found the right balance between his own way of thinking and his players'. “I’ve done this before and I’ve failed, if I’m being completely ...

Leipold hopes for ‘sharp’ Spring Showcase on Friday

With a glut of experienced players on the Jayhawks’ roster, Kansas head coach Lance Leipold previously said he wants KU’s annual Spring Showcase to be “probably the same as last year, if not less,” in contrast with a more traditional spring game. That should help moderate expectations ...

Spring football notebook: Hanika out with leg injury

One promising target for Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels will miss the rest of spring practice, as transfer tight end DeShawn Hanika is out with a leg injury, head coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday. Hanika, a native of Topeka who previously played at Iowa State, was KU’s first pickup in the ...