WRITER: Benton Smith

Jayhawks think Da'Jon Terry and Marcus Harris will be 'special' duo on D-line

For those who are around Da’Jon Terry and Marcus Harris on a daily basis, the bond between the pair of Kansas football redshirt freshmen is beyond doubt. “Those kids, they about have their own language,” KU senior offensive lineman Chris Hughes said, when asked about Terry and Harris. “It’s almost like they can read each other’s thoughts and stuff like that. They move together well, they communicate ...

Freshman RB Daniel Hishaw Jr. wowing KU teammates with his power

Daniel Hishaw Jr. wasn’t a recruit who generated a ton of buzz in Kansas football’s most recent signing class. But once the freshman running back arrived on campus this past summer, some of his new teammates didn’t even need to see him play to be impressed. “We knew Daniel Hishaw, from the very first time we saw his legs, that he was going to be something special,” KU receiver Andrew Parchment ...

KU O-linemen cleared from quarantine after false positive confirmed

The Kansas football team’s offensive line should be back at full strength this week after all, because senior starters Api Mane and Adagio Lopeti are no longer in quarantine. A positive COVID-19 test for one KU player this past Friday led to contact tracing protocols that made both Mane and Lopeti unavailable for the Jayhawks’ home game versus Iowa State this past weekend, but KU spokesperson Dan Beckler ...

Freshman Jalon Daniels learning through unexpected emergence as No. 1 QB

When Jalon Daniels decided late last year to play football at the University of Kansas, the young quarterback from Lawndale, Calif., saw it as an opportunity to do something remarkable. “I’ve always wanted to be the guy to turn around a program,” Daniels said. Even so, the true freshman said he had “no idea” when he arrived on campus that he would get a head start on those endeavors within a few ...

2 starting KU O-linemen to miss another game; Jayhawks have Election Day off

The Kansas football offense will once again be without two typical starters up front this week when the Jayhawks play at No. 19 Oklahoma. KU head coach Les Miles said Monday senior center Api Mane and senior right tackle Adagio Lopeti will miss their second game in a row. Miles said the reason for the veteran offensive linemen's absences was COVID-19 tracing protocols, not a positive case for either of those ...

KU sophomore Kenny Logan Jr. shows his 'talent's pretty extreme'

Long before Kenny Logan Jr. made his first career start for Kansas earlier this year or emerged as the Jayhawks’ leading tackler, head football coach Les Miles envisioned Logan making game-altering plays in a KU uniform. And though Logan, who on Saturday against Iowa State became the first FBS player in a little more than two years to intercept a pass and return a kickoff for a touchdown in the same game, ...