Football

Jayhawks’ skill-position depth getting tested already

LONDON — Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall said there was a point in Saturday’s loss to Arizona State, as the Jayhawks were attempting to rally, that he didn’t even realize KU was lacking some of its top talent on the offensive side of the ball. “I just was out there playing because I ...

Quick recap: KU’s defensive effort for naught in 24-17 loss to ASU

LONDON — The Kansas defense did its job on Saturday by making the opposing quarterback uncomfortable, playing tight coverage on his receivers and forcing uncomfortable downs and distances by stopping the run. The Kansas offense did not play complementary football. KU didn’t convert a ...

2 Jayhawks ruled out for Union Jack Classic

LONDON — Two notable offensive players for the Kansas football team were ruled out for the Union Jack Classic as part of an availability report released on Friday night. Backup quarterback Cole Ballard and starting tight end Carson Bruhn will not play against Arizona State in the matchup at ...

A look inside KU’s pep rally in London ahead of Union Jack Classic

WESTMINSTER, England — Amid a crimson-and-blue crowd that sang along with the Rock Chalk chant and clapped to the beat of “I’m a Jayhawk” were some local onlookers who had little idea what was going on. Andy Lobban had made the trip on the tube from 25 miles outside of Central London ...

Gill enjoys family support as he proceeds through freshman season

ISLEWORTH, England — Kansas punter Matt Gill, who is from Australia, had his father in attendance for his debut on Sept. 4 against Long Island. Well, at least it was supposed to be his debut — the Jayhawks’ offense was so effective as to render Gill’s services unnecessary. That made ...

Preview: KU hopes to make international debut a memorable one

LONDON — Kansas coach Lance Leipold was a graduate assistant at Wisconsin in 1993 when the Badgers played in the Coca-Cola Classic in Tokyo. They won, rather decisively in fact, which is why Leipold knows firsthand that the memories of playing in such a unique game take on an even greater ...

Marshall taking right steps ahead of next big chance

ISLEWORTH, England — Shortly after Kansas lost 38-21 to Missouri, in a fairly grim performance from the Jayhawks’ offense that featured a turnover-prone quarterback and no real running game, associate head coach Andy Kotelnicki told his charges, “I am excited to see how we will ...