KU Football

Finkley lauded for leadership by coaches, fellow players

Ever since Lance Leipold took over as Kansas football coach in 2021, the KU football players have exclusively selected team captains who have been with the Jayhawks for the entirety of Leipold’s tenure. Yes, as recently as 2024, KU had two captains who came to Lawrence in 2020 in Jalon ...

Former Jayhawk Booker impresses in Bears’ preseason opener

Back on the field for the unofficial start of his second professional season, former Kansas defensive end Austin Booker turned in a dominant performance in Chicago on Sunday. In his preseason opener with the Chicago Bears, Booker recorded three sacks and matched a team-high total with six ...

Offensive tackle Cruz was ‘starstruck’ from first glimpse of KU

Kansas offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa recruited Enrique Cruz Jr. when Agpalsa was at Northern Illinois and Cruz was one of the top prospects in the state, coming out of Willowbrook High School in the Chicago suburbs. But, as Agpalsa admits somewhat sheepishly now, he didn’t offer Cruz a ...

Hurley has adapted to ‘whole different culture’ since arriving at KU

Jahlil Hurley’s dream was to stay in the SEC. The Alabama transfer had entered the portal after two years with the Crimson Tide, and after having grown up in Florence, Ala. When he came out of high school as a four-star prospect, Auburn, Florida and Georgia were also among the schools he had ...

Transfers, former reserves continue to battle for starting spots on KU’s O-line

Competition is still raging at a pair of positions along the offensive line as the Kansas football team proceeds through its final practices of training camp. That’s no surprise to those in the program. “I thought at the end of the day, knowing the type of men we brought into our room, ...