Football

Agpalsa and players work on ‘marrying our ideas together’

This is the fourth time Daryl Agpalsa has come into a veteran offensive line room as its new coach, and he fully acknowledges that he hasn't always found the right balance between his own way of thinking and his players'. “I’ve done this before and I’ve failed, if I’m being completely ...

Leipold hopes for ‘sharp’ Spring Showcase on Friday

With a glut of experienced players on the Jayhawks’ roster, Kansas head coach Lance Leipold previously said he wants KU’s annual Spring Showcase to be “probably the same as last year, if not less,” in contrast with a more traditional spring game. That should help moderate expectations ...

Spring football notebook: Hanika out with leg injury

One promising target for Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels will miss the rest of spring practice, as transfer tight end DeShawn Hanika is out with a leg injury, head coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday. Hanika, a native of Topeka who previously played at Iowa State, was KU’s first pickup in the ...

Brown learning about teammates’ roles to bolster own performance

Kansas linebackers coach Chris Simpson said that early last season, linebacker JB Brown was a “see ball, get ball” kind of player. That’s theoretically a good quality for a linebacker to have, particularly one who since arriving from Bowling Green last spring has consistently dazzled his ...

Samuel still finding ways to elevate experienced wideouts

The Kansas wide receivers have become so experienced, and with that experience developed such a high level of sophistication, that position coach Terrence Samuel is willing to give them the chance to sit on quarterback meetings. “That’s another way to try to help speed up the process for ...