Football

Puni, Booker won’t play in bowl game

Kansas will be without arguably its top linemen on each side of the ball for Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl against UNLV. Head coach Lance Leipold told reporters in Phoenix Sunday afternoon at KU's bowl media day that offensive lineman Dominick Puni and edge rusher Austin Booker, both ...

Bowl preview: Three lingering questions about the UNLV Rebels

A 15-year drought without a bowl win got one step closer to becoming history when Kansas drew its date with UNLV in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 26. It was Tempe that served as the backdrop for the Jayhawks’ last bowl victory, a 42-21 rout over Minnesota in the 2008 Insight ...

Bowl preview: 3 keys to a KU victory

Kansas came up short in a thrilling defeat to Arkansas during last year’s Liberty Bowl when the Razorbacks recorded a 55-53 victory in Memphis, Tennessee. This time around, as far as opponents go, UNLV is probably the best foe Kansas could have asked for in terms of recording a potential ...

KU arrives in Phoenix with bowl game approaching

The Kansas football team landed at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport Friday afternoon, kicking off a five-day sojourn that the Jayhawks hope will conclude Tuesday night with their first bowl win since 2008. "Our team is extremely excited to be here," head coach Lance Leipold told reporters shortly ...

Former OC Kotelnicki had chance to go to Penn State even before joining KU

Given the swiftness with which former Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki left for Penn State at the start of the month, and with which KU replaced him with Jeff Grimes, the coaching staff hasn't spent much time reflecting on his departure amid a busy bowl season. But head coach Lance ...