Football

Snyder will no longer be on KU football staff

Sean Snyder, who served as a special assistant to head football coach Lance Leipold, will no longer be on the Kansas coaching staff, a KU spokesperson confirmed Saturday. Snyder, who is starting a personal coaching business, took on a wide-ranging role for the Jayhawks during his lone season ...

Recruits reassert loyalty to KU in wake of Peterson’s departure

Updated 1 a.m. Tuesday: Co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson may have played a pivotal role in shaping the 2024 Kansas football recruiting class, but in the wake of Peterson's departure for his alma mater Texas A&M, several signees asserted that their commitment to KU transcends the ...

Reports suggest Peterson could leave KU for alma mater Texas A&M

The coaching carousel may have dealt another blow to Kansas’ staff. Kansas co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson — who just earned that title via a December promotion, and previously served as defensive backs coach, safeties coach and a defensive analyst — is expected to join his alma ...

Report: KU football gets commitment from guard Simmons

After losing a pair of linemen to the transfer portal, Kansas has now added two new players to the position group. KU earned the commitment of Iowa State transfer guard Darrell Simmons Jr., Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com reported Sunday. Simmons' commitment follows that of Tiffin transfer ...

Amid Washington rumors, Leipold says he’ll be back at KU in ’24

Updated Sunday at 9:30 p.m. Simmering unease among Kansas fans was threatening to boil over Sunday afternoon until KU football coach Lance Leipold posted on X, "The guys come back to campus tomorrow. Can’t wait to get back to work with them in ‘24!! Rock Chalk!!" An increasing number of ...

KU football adds defensive lineman Derritt

The Kansas football team continues to bolster its depth in the trenches via the transfer portal, and on Thursday it earned the commitment of North Dakota State transfer Javier Derritt for the upcoming season. The native of Warrensburg, Misouri, who attended St. Thomas Aquinas in Overland Park, ...

Neal officially announces return for senior year

Kansas running back Devin Neal will return for his senior season. Neal announced the decision in a social media video posted Thursday afternoon. His plan to return to KU was first reported by ESPN on Dec. 26, just before KU's victory in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl. The video reflects on Neal's ...