Kansas football coach Les Miles can’t seem to get through a press conference these days without mentioning one of the program’s youngest talents by name. Miles doesn’t necessarily have to be asked about the secondary or even the KU defense, but inevitably he will find a way to bring up cornerback Karon Prunty. Typically, Miles highlights the true freshman starter as a way to allude to both how many young ...
If all goes according to plan, an influx of new players will be joining the Kansas football secondary next year. KU picked up a sixth commitment from a high school defensive back in the Class of 2021 — all of whom are from the southeast — when Jayson Gilliom announced Monday night his plans to sign with the Jayhawks. Rated a two-star prospect by Rivals, Gilliom, from Swanee, Georgia, is listed at 6-foot-2 ...
It appears the Kansas football team’s starting quarterback question is finally resolved: Barring an injury or any other unpredictable turns, freshman Jalon Daniels should retain his spot atop the depth chart, KU coach Les Miles said Monday. “If he stays healthy, I think he’ll be the guy that starts,” Miles said. “With some experience, he’s going to be very special.” Daniels already has started ...
Playing for the first time this season without preseason All-Big 12 running back Pooka Williams, the Kansas football team’s rushing attack, which hadn’t been that productive with Williams, once again rarely found success in a blowout loss to rival Kansas State — even with the added element of a rushing quarterback. Although Daniel Hishaw Jr. technically got the start because he was the first running back ...
According to Kansas football head coach Les Miles, the Jayhawks are expecting to have running back Pooka Williams back on the roster in 2021. Williams’ decision earlier this week to opt out came without much clarity on his future plans. But Miles, fielding questions from reporters for the first time since the announcement, said on Saturday the star rusher could be back on campus for the spring ...
The winless Kansas football team found a new way to lose in 2020 on Saturday in Manhattan. In earlier games this season, it had been KU’s offense or defense — or both — that did the Jayhawks in. But during the Sunflower Showdown, the Jayhawks’ special teams no-showed and took the majority of the blame in a 55-14 rout. No punt was safe once Kansas State sophomore Phillip Brooks got his hands on the ...