Football

One player to watch at each position ahead of spring practice

Spring practice is just a few days away for the Kansas football team, and head coach Lance Leipold has already suggested it could be pretty light at times for some of KU’s more experienced players. And the Jayhawks have quite a few this time around, particularly on offense, where ESPN ranks ...

New assistants finding their place in KU’s recruiting strategy

Make an appointment. Show up on time. Be honest with whomever you talk to. Follow up with coaches when you’re done. Be “genuine, authentic, professional" and in short "do it the right way." For Kansas coach Lance Leipold, those are the basics you need to recruit high school football ...

Agpalsa returns to Leipold’s staff with newfound knowledge

When Kansas coach Lance Leipold recently described the circumstances of former offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki’s departure, he pointed out that he and Kotelnicki had realized they'd been working together for 10 years — “Shoot, that’s almost three times as (long as) most ...

McDonald brings NFL experience to KU defense

New Kansas co-defensive coordinator D.K. McDonald is bringing proven NFL coaching experience to this year's defensive backs — but he's even helping out players from before he arrived in Lawrence, too. “I had a great conversation with Kenny Logan the other day," McDonald said Thursday. "He ...

Bumgardner has chance for immediate impact on O-line

Kansas coach Lance Leipold isn’t used to new faces in the middle of his offensive line. “If I told you I had two centers in nine years as a Division I coach…” he said Thursday. It’s true — in his first season at Buffalo after taking over from Jeff Quinn he inherited redshirt ...

Leipold gets raise as part of new contract

Updated 1:15 p.m. Wednesday: Kansas athletic director Travis Goff said in November that he wanted Lance Leipold to coach at Kansas "until the wheels fall off." KU Athletics has taken another significant step toward bringing that goal to fruition, announcing Wednesday that Leipold has agreed ...

KU football Spring Showcase announced

The Kansas football team's annual Spring Showcase will take place on April 12 at 7 p.m. at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, KU announced Tuesday morning. The event, which is less a traditional spring game and more a practice with some scrimmage-like elements, will come near the conclusion of KU's ...