Football

Former Jayhawk Booker impresses in Bears’ preseason opener

Back on the field for the unofficial start of his second professional season, former Kansas defensive end Austin Booker turned in a dominant performance in Chicago on Sunday. In his preseason opener with the Chicago Bears, Booker recorded three sacks and matched a team-high total with six ...

Fall sports preview: KU football brings rebuilt roster to new stadium

Head coach Lance Leipold and his staff have always tried to implement what they call a “culture of competition.” If the Kansas football team succeeds in 2025, it will be as a direct result of that culture. Gone is nearly everyone who had a firm grip on a starting spot in 2024. Many of ...

Offensive tackle Cruz was ‘starstruck’ from first glimpse of KU

Kansas offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa recruited Enrique Cruz Jr. when Agpalsa was at Northern Illinois and Cruz was one of the top prospects in the state, coming out of Willowbrook High School in the Chicago suburbs. But, as Agpalsa admits somewhat sheepishly now, he didn’t offer Cruz a ...

Hurley has adapted to ‘whole different culture’ since arriving at KU

Jahlil Hurley’s dream was to stay in the SEC. The Alabama transfer had entered the portal after two years with the Crimson Tide, and after having grown up in Florence, Ala. When he came out of high school as a four-star prospect, Auburn, Florida and Georgia were also among the schools he had ...

Foster ‘full go’ for final stretch of fall camp

If Kansas center Bryce Foster is a race car, then, as offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa puts it, the restrictor plates are now off. As of Friday’s practice, the 13th overall of KU’s fall training camp, it’s full speed ahead for Foster. The coaching staff has gradually ramped him up ...

Taking advantage of KU’s schematic fit, Bray brings versatility to Jayhawks

Defensive end Alex Bray had seen the Jayhawks up close as much as just about anyone who joined Kansas during the offseason. He had faced off against KU each of the last two seasons as his previous school, Illinois, split a home-and-home series against the Jayhawks. “The atmosphere here, it ...