Welcome to the most scrutinized Kansas football season in recent memory. The Jayhawks have put together their best campaign in 13 seasons, have begun to and will continue to modernize their football facilities, and have secured a place in a stable conference amid the gale-force winds of ...
Kansas will rely heavily on star quarterback Jalon Daniels, the preseason Big 12 Conference offensive player of the year, this season as it expects even greater success from its high-octane air attack. Daniels missed four games in 2022 due to a shoulder injury as KU came back down to earth ...
Kansas’ reserve linebackers at the “Hawk” position have made an impression on their coaches not only on the field but, so it seems, in the dining room. Head coach Lance Leipold told reporters on Aug. 12 that on the evening of KU’s first night practice of the month — which happened to ...
When Ethan Vasko opted to leave Kansas in late spring, the conventional wisdom was that redshirt sophomore Ben Easters would slide smoothly into Vasko’s No. 3 spot, as the lone scholarship quarterback behind Jalon Daniels and Jason Bean. Cole Ballard’s performance has quickly disabused the ...
This preview is the 11th in a 12-part series previewing the upcoming KU football schedule. As we slide into the bottom two weeks of the Booth Breakdown, it’s fitting that the in-state rivalry with Kansas State is saved for Week 11. The Wildcats are assuredly a Big 12 Conference title ...
One of the more entertaining storylines at fall camp for the Kansas football team this year — and a succinct reflection of the team’s increased experience, as well as the trust it has built among its coaches — is the offense’s ongoing creation and presentation of plays to offensive ...
JB Brown's work as a weak-side linebacker in Kansas football training camp has frequently pitted him against the Jayhawks' stable of powerful running backs. “They’re a bunch of physical and fast dudes," Brown said after a recent practice. "I’ve hit heads with Dev (Neal) and (Daniel) ...
When Torry Locklin first committed to Kansas, he was a lefty dual threat quarterback, a two-star prospect as assessed by Rivals and the 18th addition to David Beaty’s class of 2018. A grayshirt season, four years and two coaching changes later, Locklin is still in Lawrence as a running back, ...