Wise beyond his years, Mitch Lightfoot is ready to severely rein in his 3-point firing tendencies. What’s that? You don’t recall the Kansas forward taking copious amounts of jumpers from beyond the arc? Well, that’s because Lightfoot’s 3-point binge transpired behind closed doors, during KU practices throughout his redshirt season. Joining forces with walk-ons and end of the bench players on KU’s red ...
University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long has heard the concerns and disappointments from fans and donors alike, regarding the KU football program. And in response, Long is asking the fan base for some tolerance during head coach Les Miles’ rebuilding project. The Jayhawks finished 3-9 in Miles’ first season as head coach a year ago, and will need to pick up a victory at some point in their final ...
Still more than a year out from when current high school juniors can first sign with their college football programs of choice, the Kansas coaching staff now has three commitments lined up for the Class of 2022. Dewuan Mack, a junior defensive back at Lee’s Summit North (Mo.), announced Wednesday night his plan to eventually join the Jayhawks. As reported by Jon Kirby of Jayhawk Slant, Mack received a ...
It’s not often that one Kansas football player gets to the quarterback for a sack multiple times in a game. In fact, when senior outside linebacker Kyron Johnson contributed two sacks in a blowout loss at Oklahoma this past Saturday, he was the first Jayhawk to record more than one on the same day in a little more than two years. Johnson raced into the backfield to strip OU QB Spencer Rattler early in the ...
Kansas starting quarterback Jalon Daniels, whose left leg was injured during the Jayhawks' blowout loss at Oklahoma last weekend, should be able to return to the lineup after KU’s bye week, head coach Les Miles said Monday. “It appears to me that he will practice in this bye week and prepare to play,” Miles said during the Big 12 coaches teleconference. KU's next game will be Nov. 21, when Texas visits ...
Kansas football coach Les Miles didn’t envision his Jayhawks getting steamrolled at Oklahoma on Saturday. Following the 62-9 vanquishing, Miles called what transpired a “painful event,” because “I promise you I felt like we could play with these guys. I felt like we could run the football with them and throw efficiently.” As so often has been the case this year for the winless Jayhawks, though, the ...