Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold didn’t wait until Saturday night’s game in Austin, Texas, was on the line to figure out how the Jayhawks would handle overtime. “We made the decision early. If we scored, we were going for two — going for the win,” Leipold told reporters after KU’s dramatic 57-56 shootout victory at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. Leipold said he resolved to take ...
A blissful opening half for the perennial Big 12 underdog Kansas football program set the stage for the Jayhawks’ first conference road victory in 13 years Saturday night at Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium. But it would take overtime to make it happen in Austin, Texas. The Longhorns took their first lead of the night on their first OT possession. But the Jayhawks had the answer and a successful ...
The Jayhawks didn’t know for certain this past week whether junior quarterback Jason Bean, the Kansas football team’s starter in each of the first nine games, would get the green light to play at Texas on Saturday night. But when Bean wasn’t able to play, the Jayhawks figured sophomore Jalon Daniels, who ended up making his first start of the season, was more than ready to step in. “We’re very ...
— Kansas (1-8 overall, 0-6 Big 12) at Texas (4-5, 2-4) • 6:30 p.m. kickoff, Darrell K. Royal Texas Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 62 degrees, clear, 0% chance of rain • TV: ESPNU • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 Keys for Kansas 1. Rediscover the run game Regardless of whether it’s Jason Bean or Jalon Daniels at quarterback for Kansas, the Jayhawks need to get back to effectively running ...
Kansas senior guard Ochai Agbaji continued to shine as the Jayhawks handled Tarleton State, 88-62, Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse. Agbaji followed up his 29-point explosion against Michigan State earlier this week by putting up 25 in KU’s home openr. KU (2-0) had four players in double figures, as Christian Braun (15), Remy Martin (14) and Jalen Coleman-Lands (10) joined Agbaji. The Jayhawks shot 59% from ...
Kansas football coaches don’t expect to know until Saturday whether quarterback Jason Bean will be able to start in the Jayhawks’ road game at Texas. Offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, while speaking with reporters on a video call after practice Thursday, said Bean, who got hurt in the first half of KU’s loss to Kansas State this past weekend, is still considered “day to day” as he recovers. But ...