KU Football

Leipold weighs in on Klieman’s retirement: ‘He just felt it was time’

Kansas coach Lance Leipold and his counterpart at Kansas State, Chris Klieman, have often spoken over the years about their friendship. They share common roots as former Division III head coaches — Leipold at Wisconsin-Whitewater, Klieman at Loras — who worked their way up through the ...

KU gets first portal commitment by flipping defensive lineman Conde

The Kansas football team has earned its first transfer commitment of the offseason by way of a flip. Defensive tackle Jibriel Conde, formerly of Division II Grand Valley State and for about two days committed to Wisconsin for the 2026 season, will instead attend KU, his agent Kyle Logan of ...

KU football remains confident in future despite back-to-back 5-7 seasons

The Kansas football team seemed poised to reach a bowl game for the third straight year for the first time in program history ahead of the 2024 season. Instead, the Jayhawks have now missed bowl eligibility twice by going 5-7 in back-to-back seasons, leaving questions about what needs to ...

Daniels ends KU career ‘heartbroken’ with three turnovers in loss

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels came to Lawrence off of a 3-9 season for KU, a year in which the Jayhawks went 1-8 in conference play. His first year, he played in seven games during a 0-9 campaign that ended with the coach who recruited him to KU being fired months afterward. On Friday, ...

KU was this close to a 6th win and bowl eligibility

The Kansas football team is facing the prospect of another empty winter. With Friday’s gut-wrenching 31-21 loss to No. 13 Utah, the Jayhawks finished 5-7 for the second straight season, again suffering a decisive loss in their final game with one last chance to clinch bowl eligibility. But ...