Football

Leipold gets raise as part of new contract

Updated 1:15 p.m. Wednesday: Kansas athletic director Travis Goff said in November that he wanted Lance Leipold to coach at Kansas "until the wheels fall off." KU Athletics has taken another significant step toward bringing that goal to fruition, announcing Wednesday that Leipold has agreed ...

KU football Spring Showcase announced

The Kansas football team's annual Spring Showcase will take place on April 12 at 7 p.m. at Rock Chalk Park in Lawrence, KU announced Tuesday morning. The event, which is less a traditional spring game and more a practice with some scrimmage-like elements, will come near the conclusion of KU's ...

Leipold set to hire Daryl Agpalsa as O-line coach, per report

After bringing in new faces at offensive coordinator (Jeff Grimes) and co-defensive coordinator (D.K. McDonald), Kansas coach Lance Leipold looks poised to pick a past colleague to lead his offensive line. ESPN reported Tuesday afternoon that Daryl Agpalsa, the run game coordinator and ...

Report: Fuchs leaving KU staff for NFL

The Kansas football team is set to lose another key assistant. John Brice of FootballScoop, a coaching news site, reported Friday afternoon that KU’s offensive line coach Scott Fuchs is going to take an offensive assistant role with the Tennessee Titans under their new head coach Brian ...

KU officially adds McDonald to coaching staff

The Kansas football team has officially hired former Philadelphia Eagles assistant D.K. McDonald as its co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach, KU Athletics announced Thursday afternoon. McDonald served as the defensive backs coach for the Eagles in 2023 after spending the previous two ...

KU football builds on 2024 class, adds all-Kansan walk-on group

While the Kansas football team had already laid out most of its vision for the future when it inked 17 freshmen and one transfer in December, the Jayhawks officially added a few more promising talents as part of Wednesday's National Signing Day. KU rounded out its transfer class by signing ...

Reports: KU set to hire D.K. McDonald as Peterson’s replacement

The Kansas football team has apparently wasted little time selecting a replacement for former co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Jordan Peterson, as The Athletic and 247Sports both reported Friday evening that KU is set to hire D.K. McDonald to the same role. McDonald will join ...

A quick survey of the 2024 KU football schedule, Part 2

Following an Oct. 12 open date — one of two bye weeks the Kansas football team has this season in the span of a month — the Jayhawks’ schedule really kicks into gear. October features battles with a new-look Houston and rival Kansas State before the Jayhawks welcome Iowa State and ...