KU Football

Onatolu to focus on special teams; Dineen will coach defensive ends

Along with Wednesday’s press conference to reintroduce Kansas associate head coach Andy Kotelnicki came another bit of coaching news. Head coach Lance Leipold has elevated Joe Dineen from defensive analyst to serve as the assistant coach for defensive ends. Taiwo Onatolu, who previously ...

Kotelnicki explains why he returned to KU as associate head coach

When Andy Kotelnicki first got offered and accepted a job working for Lance Leipold back in 2013, he took less than 48 hours to make his way to Bismarck, North Dakota, where he had been working at the University of Mary, and then back to Whitewater, Wisconsin, to get started as Leipold’s ...

Some thoughts on KU’s unenviable 2026 schedule

The Kansas football team’s schedule has been out for a handful of days, providing plenty of time to process the unusual slate of games the Jayhawks have drawn for the 2026 season. From three bye weeks down to one, from starting on Aug. 23 to Sept. 4, from a home conference opener on Sept. 20 ...

See latest renderings of KU’s Gateway project

The University of Kansas athletic department on Thursday afternoon released a suite of new renderings related to the second phase of its ongoing Gateway project, as well as additional details about upcoming construction. With the west end of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and the ...

KU releases 2026 football schedule

The Kansas football team announced its 2026 schedule on Wednesday morning, officially revealing a series of games that promises to be unlike any other the Jayhawks have played before. The season begins on Friday, Sept. 4, against Long Island at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, and ...