It takes about 10 seconds for anyone talking to him to get a feel for why the Kansas football players like new offensive coordinator Brent Dearmon so much. Funny and full of knowledge, interesting and intelligent, confident and dedicated, Dearmon put all of those traits on display Thursday ...
Give Kansas football coach Les Miles credit for making the difficult move to part ways with offensive coordinator Les Koenning. Now for the easy part — slide out of the way and let Brent Dearmon do his thing. Making a coaching change of this magnitude midseason is never easy. It threatens ...
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.Same as it’s not enjoyable to watch “Avengers” and sit there critiquing it, ...
The first three weeks of Kansas football have provided an interesting case study in riding the proverbial roller coaster. Twists and turns, peaks and valleys and thrills and chills all have been a part of the Jayhawks’ 2-1 start under new head coach Les Miles.But 2-1 is 2-1 and, at least in ...
Call the Kansas football team's 24-17 victory over Indiana State a good first step in the Jayhawks’ quest to replace the sizable hole left in the lineup by the departures of Joe Dineen and Daniel Wise.Full of new faces and unproven players getting their first taste of the big time and first ...
Carter Stanley was not perfect during Saturday’s 24-17 KU victory over Indiana State. But the decision to use him was. And, no, I’m not just talking about Les Miles picking Stanley as the winner of a seven-month quarterback battle with newcomer Thomas MacVittie. I’m talking about Miles ...
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.Nearly every time he has been available to the media since his hiring last November, Miles has been asked how his presence or his ...
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 ...
