Previously one of the top prospects in the Kansas football program’s 2021 recruiting class — and a would-be walk-on for KU basketball — Keon Coleman announced Tuesday evening he no longer plans on playing for the Jayhawks. Coleman, a 6-foot-4 high school receiver from Louisiana, wrote in a note posted to his Twitter account that it was a hard decision to reach, but he wanted to reopen his ...
After Pooka Williams Jr. finished with only 32 rushing yards against Oklahoma State in the Kansas football team’s 47-7 homecoming loss, head coach Les Miles addressed the challenging day for the junior running back. “Well, I can tell you it’s not Pooka,” Miles said of Williams’ struggles, seemingly referencing blocking issues encountered by KU’s offensive line. “It’s going to be another position ...
Quarterback Jalon Daniels took the first string reps with the Kansas football offense all week leading up to the team’s matchup with Oklahoma State. And the game plan, just as it had been the week before, was to play the true freshman exclusively. Only head coach Les Miles knows for sure whether he would have stuck with that strategy on Saturday versus the Cowboys. Either way, Miles said KU is “fortunate” ...
With the Kansas football offense overwhelmed even before it lost its starting quarterback to an injury against No. 17 Oklahoma State, the Jayhawks never came close Saturday to securing the program’s first victory over a ranked opponent in a decade. A calamitous homecoming afternoon for the long-struggling program ended with a 47-7 drubbing at the hands of the Cowboys at David Booth Kansas Memorial ...
When the Kansas football defense took the field versus Oklahoma State on Saturday, it had to do so without two starting defensive backs, a starting linebacker and a key reserve linebacker. Senior cornerback Kyle Mayberry, senior safety Ricky Thomas and sophomore linebacker Gavin Potter were among the 11 players on the roster who didn’t dress for the homecoming game. Linebacker Dru Prox dressed, but didn’t ...
— Kansas (0-2 overall, 0-1 Big 12) vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State (2-0, 1-0) • 2:30 p.m. kickoff, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 67 degrees, partly sunny, 1% chance of rain • TV: ESPN • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 — Visit KUsports.com for our live coverage and follow our team on Twitter: @KUSports, @BentonASmith, @mctait and @SJacksonLJW Keys for Kansas 1. Improve on the ...