WRITER: Benton Smith

Jayhawks need to give Isaiah Moss some help outside the arc

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2020/feb/08/330865/ There’s no question that Kansas coach Bill Self is happy with the recent play of his team’s 3-point specialist, Isaiah Moss. “Why wouldn’t I be?” Self said Friday, when asked about the surging senior marksman, who helped No. 3 Kansas stay unbeaten in Big 12 road games, with a 58-49 win at No. 14 West Virginia. Self didn’t share his specific ...

RBs coach Tony Hull leaving KU football

After sticking around for one year as the Kansas football program transitioned from one coaching regime to another, running backs coach Tony Hull is leaving the team. Hull, a four-year KU assistant who helped the program land a number of talented recruits from his home state of Louisiana, announced his move Thursday afternoon, with a lengthy message attached to a tweet. “I would like to take this time to ...

Complementary play of Ochai Agbaji easy to overlook

His name isn’t the first, second or even third to come up in most conversations about the No. 3-ranked Kansas basketball team. Nevertheless, the underappreciated Ochai Agbaji has proven instrumental for the Jayhawks in their pursuit of No. 1 Baylor. So gifted athletically, the sophomore guard seems to leave some wanting more. And now. More 3-pointers. More drives. More points. KU does have to grind through ...

Les Miles expects some 2020 freshmen to take advantage of enrolling in spring

The way Les Miles envisions their futures, several freshmen on the Kansas football roster should be far ahead of schedule by the time the 2020 season arrives. Six members of the Jayhawks’ latest signing class already are enrolled, attending KU classes and getting acclimated when they could still be seniors in high school. Receiver Lawrence Arnold Jr., tight end Will Huggins, offensive lineman Garrett Jones, ...

Benton Smith: Udoka Azubuike reclaims the paint just in time for KU

Morgantown, W.Va. — A shift of power in the paint Wednesday night at WVU Coliseum made a massive difference for No. 3 Kansas. With West Virginia freshman big man Oscar Tshiebwe doubling as a force of nature at times in the first half against the Jayhawks, KU would need its own powerful center to come out of hibernation. The active Tshiebwe even outplayed KU senior Udoka Azubuike early on. But his 7-foot ...

Former Brent Dearmon colleague joining KU as senior offensive analyst

One of Brent Dearmon’s former colleagues is reuniting with the Kansas football offensive coordinator and joining Les Miles’ staff at KU. Kevin Wewers, who used to work with Dearmon at Bethel University, is joining the Jayhawks as a senior offensive analyst, Miles announced Tuesday. Wewers worked the past two years at Bethel. He spent one of those as the co-defensive coordinator and linebackers coach, when ...