Further along than most freshmen in his position might be thanks to an ideal frame of mind, Christian Braun knows he doesn’t have to score to make an impact when he checks into a game off the Kansas bench. But when Devon Dotson’s hip injury kept the Jayhawks’ leading scorer out of the lineup at Oklahoma, Braun actually could have taken a more assertive approach and heard zero complaints from his coaches ...
The newest member of Les Miles’ football coaching staff at the University of Kansas, Jordan Peterson signed a contract to become the Jayhawks’ safeties coach for at least the next two seasons. Formerly the defensive coordinator and safeties coach at New Mexico, Peterson signed a deal that’s guaranteed for both the 2020 and 2021 seasons, and could potentially last four additional years, through the 2025 ...
Norman, Okla. — Anyone who has watched Udoka Azubuike play knows he can score over the top of defenders when opponents allow him to catch the ball inside and don’t quickly and aggressively double team the big man. His 16 points on 7-for-10 shooting in the Jayhawks’ road win at Oklahoma? That’s nothing new. When Azubuike’s healthy, this type of performance against that type of defense has been the ...
When the University of Kansas promoted the football team’s receivers coach, Emmett Jones, to passing game coordinator and extended his contract, the administration also made sure to make it a little less appealing for other teams to hire him away. Jones’ new deal with Kansas Athletics gave him a raise that will pay him $300,000 a year, for as many as six years, with the first two guaranteed. But if another ...
Norman, Okla. — Deep as it is at full strength, take away one of this Kansas basketball team’s most important players and it starts to look a lot more beatable. The Jayhawks didn’t need to play a game without Devon Dotson to understand just how critical the starting point guard is to their success. They had to experience it, though, Tuesday night at Lloyd Noble Center, when Dotson’s lingering hip injury ...
Baylor wasn’t the first team this season to scheme a game plan around taking away Kansas center Udoka Azubuike. And especially after the Bears’ win at Allen Fieldhouse, they won’t be the last. Sticking to a Baylor blueprint, though, will be more easily devised than executed for future opponents in search of the best formula to knock off the Jayhawks. KU usually outscores its opponents by double digits ...