Football

Leipold believes Grimes can complement KU’s existing staff

When Kansas was preparing to face Baylor in October 2022, KU coach Lance Leipold said that Jeff Grimes, the Bears’ offensive coordinator, “was going to be probably a head coach in January somewhere.” But when Leipold suddenly found himself looking for a new offensive coordinator of his ...

KU tabs Grimes as new offensive coordinator

Updated 4:25 p.m. Dec. 7: Former Baylor and BYU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes will assume the role of assistant head coach/offensive coordinator for the Kansas football team, KU Athletics officially announced Thursday afternoon. Grimes replaces Andy Kotelnicki, who left for the offensive ...

KU tight end Huggins will enter transfer portal

Kansas tight end Will Huggins, who spent four years with the program, announced Monday afternoon that he will enter the transfer portal. Huggins, a Lenexa native who attended Shawnee Mission South, had one catch for a 20-yard touchdown as time expired against Oklahoma as a freshman in 2020. He ...

KU headed to Guaranteed Rate Bowl, will face UNLV

The Kansas football team will seek a long-awaited bowl win in the same place it got its last one. KU is headed to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. Central Time (7 p.m. local), the school announced Sunday afternoon. The game will be played at Chase Field, the baseball ...

Penn State officially hires Kotelnicki away from KU

Penn State officially announced Friday that it has hired Kansas' Andy Kotelnicki as its new offensive coordinator. In a press release, he called it a "tremendous honor" to join James Franklin's staff. "I would also like to thank Coach Leipold, the coaching staff and the student-athletes who ...

KU promotes two assistant coaches; Kotelnicki reportedly leaving for Penn State

The vaunted continuity of Lance Leipold’s Kansas coaching staff could soon be dealt a significant blow. KU offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki — the architect of the motion-heavy offense with spread concepts that helped restore the Jayhawks to national prominence over the past several ...

Who was the Big 12’s second-best running back this season?

Kansas running back Devin Neal was omitted Nov. 21 from the list of semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, given to the best running back in the country, much to the dismay of his teammates and fans. That list of 10 featured four other Big 12 Conference running backs. One of those four ...

KU comes in at No. 6 in final Big 12 power rankings

The Kansas football team came in at No. 6 in the final edition of the Big 12 Conference power rankings voted on by a panel of beat writers who cover the league. Iowa State surged into fourth place ahead of both Kansas and Kansas State after beating the Wildcats in the Farmageddon rivalry ...