After an emotionally draining loss to Coastal Carolina on Saturday night, Kansas football quarterback Carter Stanley expressed his remorse about his play in particular, going as far as to say he was to blame for the 12-7 setback. Stanley described the scene in the locker room afterward as “tough” and “what you would expect” from a group of KU players and coaches who felt as though they should have left ...
The All-Big 12 running back expected by many to ignite the Kansas football team’s offense with his open field magic, Pooka Williams couldn’t turn the Jayhawks into some kind of juggernaut by simply returning to the lineup. Though Williams proved effective in his return from a one-game suspension, the KU offense labored most of Saturday night against Coastal Carolina at David Booth Kansas Memorial ...
Carter Stanley got through his first start of the season without an interception but the Kansas quarterback couldn’t extend that streak to two games on Saturday against Coastal Carolina. On Stanley’s ninth throw of what proved to be a 12-7 KU loss at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, the KU QB got picked off looking for receiver Andrew Parchment deep down the right sideline, early in the second ...
— Kansas (1-0 overall) vs. Coastal Carolina (0-1) • 6 p.m. kickoff, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 82 degrees, mostly sunny, 0% chance of rain • Video stream: ESPN+ • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 — Log on to KUsports.com for our live coverage and follow our team on Twitter: @KUSports, @BentonASmith, @mctait and @SJacksonLJW Keys for Kansas 1. Welcome back, Pooka The ...
Before the season began, Kansas football coach Les Miles indicated the Jayhawks may resort to using more than one kicker on their field goal tries and extra points. In a Week 1 victory over Indiana State, though, Miles and special teams coordinator Mike Ekeler went with junior Liam Jones exclusively, despite one missed field goal and one extra point gone awry. After two full seasons of handling the team’s ...
Before he became a high school football player, Ben Miles had a sneaking suspicion that he wasn’t going to have the height or frame to play a glamorous position. An offensive linemen on his little league teams in Baton Rouge, La., Miles thought he possessed enough athleticism to at least play in the backfield, though. So Miles leaned into a future as a fullback. It worked, too. By the end of his prep career ...