Lawyers for former University of Kansas head football coach David Beaty filed on Friday a partial motion for summary judgment on their breach of contract claim in U.S. District Court for the district of Kansas. Fired by KU in November of 2018, Beaty filed a lawsuit this past March alleging Kansas Athletics owed him $3 million for firing him without cause, per the contract extension he signed in 2016. “It is ...
It’s nearly impossible to find a college football coach who doesn’t come across as excited when discussing a team’s newly signed recruits. When Kansas football receivers coach Emmett Jones expressed such sentiments about KU’s class of 2020 receivers, he began by explaining how his familiarity with these new Jayhawks fueled his opinion. “I know them well, man, and I know what they bring to the ...
The way Brent Dearmon described the amenities, he worked in a closet with no windows when he first became aware of California prep quarterback Jalon Daniels. Dearmon hadn’t been at the University of Kansas long at that point. At the time he was a senior offensive consultant grinding behind the scenes, looking for prospects. He didn’t know back in February he had just found a quarterback for the Jayhawks’ ...
So much goes into assembling a superior college basketball team. Sure, you’ve got to defend and rebound. Taking care of the basketball and seeking out high-percentage shot attempts to maximize offensive efficiency is a must, too. But sometimes less trackable intangibles are just as vital. Kansas coach Bill Self has constructed enough consistently triumphant squads through the years to notice when those more ...
It appears the bulk of the offseason strength and conditioning work Kansas football players endure in the months ahead will come with the help of a new staff member. As first reported by Jon Kirby of Jayhawk Slant, Zac Woodfin, KU’s director of football strength and conditioning since early 2017, has left the program. A source familiar with the situation confirmed the news to the Journal-World. Hired by ...
Although he has spent most of his professional life on the sidelines with the Kansas football program for which he played, longtime Jayhawks assistant Clint Bowen has left KU. As first reported Thursday afternoon by the Journal-World, Bowen, KU’s safeties coach during Les Miles’ first season with the Jayhawks, was announced as the new defensive coordinator at North Texas. "It had to be the perfect ...