Football

Takeaways from KU’s first depth chart of the 2025 season

The release of an inaugural depth chart is a valuable development at the start of any football season, because it codifies weeks of training-camp speculation in the form of a single, largely unambiguous document. Granted, the 2025 Kansas depth chart still prompts a lot of questions. KU has ...

Daniels, Foster, Finkley named captains

Head coach Lance Leipold announced the Kansas football team’s captains for the 2025 season following the conclusion of Monday's opening game-week practice. Center Bryce Foster, one of the three players chosen, found himself tearing up as the Jayhawks went through their post-practice ...

See Kansas football’s first depth chart of the 2025 season

Ahead of Kansas' week-zero season opener against Fresno State on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, head coach Lance Leipold announced KU's first depth chart of the 2025 season. Offense Quarterback: Jalon Daniels; Cole Ballard; Isaiah Marshall Running back: Daniel Hishaw Jr.; ...

Gibbs brings versatility by playing multiple defensive back spots

Kansas brought in Syeed Gibbs from the portal in large part due to his experience as a nickel back. That was where he did much of his work during his one season at Georgia Tech. On the other hand, his acclaimed 2023 season at Rhode Island, the one that garnered several FCS freshman ...

KU football reveals new white alternate jersey

The Kansas football team debuted a new “Whitehawk” uniform in a video posted on social media on Friday morning. According to KU’s post, the white alternate jersey will be worn at some point in October, a month in which the Jayhawks have away games at UCF on Oct. 4 and at Texas Tech on ...

KU coaches have high hopes for Alexander if he can improve nutrition, strength

The biggest issue for cornerback Austin Alexander early in his Kansas career, as defensive backs coach Brandon Shelby puts it, was his ability to “stay healthy.” Not so much in the traditional sense of that phrase as it’s used in football — although Alexander did miss time during his ...