It’s not uncommon for a successful football offense to feature a go-to receiver in the passing game. A target who is not only reliable but also possesses the kind of athleticism and instincts that lead to chunks of yardage and quick-strike touchdowns. If such a player surfaces in the weeks ahead for the Kansas football team, you won’t hear any protests from receivers coach Emmett Jones. Maybe senior ...
As the start of the college football season inches closer by the minute, here at KUsports.com and the Lawrence Journal-World we are counting down to kickoff by each day revealing a new KU player on Benton Smith’s list predicting the top 11 Jayhawks for the 2019 season. Les Miles will lead the Kansas football team onto the field for the first time on Aug. 31 versus Indiana State. It’s now been close to two ...
Les Miles hinted earlier this month the competition for the Kansas football team’s starting quarterback job might last all the way up to the Jayhawks’ season opener. Five days before making his sideline debut as KU’s head coach, Miles updated the situation Monday morning, saying he doesn’t plan to announce the No. 1 QB before the Jayhawks face Indiana State on Saturday. It will be either Thomas ...
The starting quarterback job isn’t the only one on the Kansas football team that remains unresolved as the Jayhawks go through game week preparations for their season opener. The first published depth chart of the Les Miles era arrived Monday, and it lists seven first string spots up for grabs ahead of KU’s Saturday debut versus Indiana State. While the QB battle between junior Thomas MacVittie and senior ...
Head coach Les Miles felt confident he could identify the best leaders on his Kansas football team. A player vote this past weekend confirmed it. “I’m thrilled about the captains,” Miles said Monday, after the Jayhawks elected three — senior defensive back Bryce Torneden, senior offensive tackle Hakeem Adeniji and junior punter Kyle Thompson. According to Miles, his philosophy for choosing team ...
As the start of the college football season inches closer by the minute, here at KUsports.com and the Lawrence Journal-World we are counting down to kickoff by each day revealing a new KU player on Benton Smith’s list predicting the top 11 Jayhawks for the 2019 season. Les Miles will lead the Kansas football team onto the field for the first time on Aug. 31 versus Indiana State. For a true freshman, playing ...