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Learning about the Tigers: Q&A with a Missouri writer

After both teams cruised without incident in season openers against FCS foes, Kansas and Missouri are about to see the degree of difficulty ratchet up significantly when they meet for the Border War at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. Despite some familiar names on both ...

KU football players who have more to show after Week 1

The Kansas football team managed to squeeze 86 players into its season-opening blowout win over Long Island on Friday night, head coach Lance Leipold said, with many of them cameoing in the second half once the score was already well out of hand. That provided quick introductions to many of ...

McMillan shows off wide-ranging skills in KU debut

Lawrence Arnold’s 782 receiving yards in 2023 are still the high-water mark for a Kansas receiver since Lance Leipold took over as head coach. If Nik McMillan wants to reset that record this year, he’s off to a roaring start. The Buffalo transfer, who cleared the 100-yard mark in six ...

What did we learn from KU’s win over Long Island?

The Kansas football team did not start the season in the most glamorous possible form with a six-point first quarter against FCS Long Island, before the Jayhawks settled for a field goal early in the second. But as head coach Lance Leipold pointed out afterward, it’s hard to take too much ...