Kansas’ veteran wide receivers have a clearly defined short-term goal. “We want to win the (Big) 12,” senior Lawrence Arnold said on Sunday. “We’re going to win the 12. I’m 100% confident in our team.” The specific way they approach preparing for that goal, however, could impact ...
Around the time Kansas hosted UCF last October, defensive tackle Caleb Taylor wanted to get on the field more, and he sat down with Jim Panagos for a fateful conversation. “I believe football is a game of series of efforts,” said Panagos, Taylor’s position coach. “Each play is seven ...
Caleb Taylor is always a little concerned when a new transfer arrives at his position. "Our room, we have really good chemistry," said Taylor, one of Kansas' leaders at defensive tackle this season, "so I’m a bit worried that if we get a transfer, that that might possibly upset the chemistry ...
Not many teams in college football have backfields like Kansas’. In fact, in the eyes of the PwC SMU Athletic Forum that picks candidates for the Doak Walker Award, only nine others do. KU was one of 10 schools, and just a pair in the Big 12, to have two players — Devin Neal and Daniel ...
The format of Kansas football's fall camp, with its interviews with numerous assistant coaches and athletes in rapid succession, tends to result in a lot of different players' names getting brought up. Some are young prospects with a ways to go before they contribute meaningfully; others are ...
The first phase of construction for the University of Kansas’ football stadium is still just over a year from its conclusion, and there’s no firm date set for the completion of KU’s full Gateway District project. But EA Sports gave KU fans a glimpse of the future with the installation of ...
In his early days at Kansas, assistant coach D.K. McDonald earned respect from his cornerbacks based on his NFL resume. “He was teaching grown men and those are the shoes that I want to be in,” senior Mello Dotson said in the spring. As the months have drawn on since his hiring in ...
Whether a coaching staff wants to supply them or not, Kansas coach Lance Leipold said on Wednesday, there have to be opportunities for players to tackle. "It’s hard because you’re trying to keep guys healthy and you want to be fundamentally sound and doing all these things," Leipold said, ...
