Nothing about 2020 has felt or will ever seem normal for anyone, including Kansas basketball players who saw a pandemic cancel what they counted on being a lengthy March Madness run. In spite of all the peculiarities that accompanied the pandemic, though, KU big David McCormack discovered some comfort during an isolating offseason. After Bill Self sent the Jayhawks away from Lawrence in March, it ended up ...
A reserve so under the radar that up until this week he was listed as a safety on the Kansas football roster — even though he plays linebacker — Nick Channel got the sense ahead of the Jayhawks’ most recent game he was in line for his first real taste of action on defense. The sophomore walk-on really had no idea what was in store, though, even when defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot informed Channel ...
A former starting cornerback at Kansas, junior Corione Harris is easing his way back into the defensive lineup this fall as a backup safety. After missing all of the Jayhawks’ preseason practices, as well as the season opener, due to a suspension following an offseason arrest, Harris finally played significant snaps in KU’s third game of the season, against Oklahoma State. Sophomore Kenny Logan Jr. and ...
There has been plenty of chatter this week about how it even would be possible for Kansas football coach Les Miles to coach on Saturday at West Virginia after testing positive for COVID-19 late last week, but it’s CDC guidelines and not Big 12 or NCAA rules that will determine his availability. As such, Miles appears to be on track to be in West Virginia this weekend for KU’s 11 a.m. kickoff against the ...
While Kansas players and assistants alike admit the atmosphere around the football team’s complex feels a little different with the head coach’s office vacant, the Jayhawks insist their preparations for the next game on the schedule have regained normalcy, even in Les Miles’ absence. That’s not to say the news of Miles testing positive for COVID-19 left them unaffected. “When he initially told us, we ...
According to Kansas football’s top two coordinators, there currently is no plan for who would fill in for Les Miles if the head coach isn’t cleared to travel with the Jayhawks this week for their game at West Virginia. Defensive coordinator D.J. Eliot told reporters Monday morning during a video press conference that Miles hasn’t designated a replacement in the event his COVID-19 case prevents him from ...