Football

No rest for KU run defense against uptempo UCF

The Kansas defense and its coordinator Brian Borland were acutely aware last week that the Jayhawks had given up 427 rushing yards to Texas in 2022. When it came time to take on the Longhorns again, though, that awareness only meant so much. “We were 100 yards better than we were a year ago ...

Both KU and UCF have to wait and see at quarterback

Four possible combinations of starting quarterbacks could take the field Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and not one of them would be particularly surprising. Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels had his recurring back tightness flare up Saturday at the team hotel in Austin, Texas, ...

Notebook: Not everyone forgets 2021, Sarkisian praises Daniels and more

Austin, Texas — With the Jayhawks’ return to Austin came obligatory questions for head coaches Lance Leipold and Steve Sarkisian about KU’s stunning upset win at Texas in 2021, the first season for both coaches. Neither was too keen on dwelling on that two-year-old result, though both ...

Offense falters, run defense struggles as KU falls 40-14 to Texas

Austin, Texas — For much of Saturday’s game, the Texas offense could do everything but score touchdowns. The Longhorns outgained in time of possession by nearly 20 minutes and total yards by more than 400 but settled for four field goal tries and missed two. That gave the Jayhawks plenty ...