WRITER: Benton Smith

Notebook: KU football RB Devin Neal goes for 100 yards for 2nd time in freshman season

The scare the underdog Kansas football team gave No. 3 Oklahoma on Saturday wouldn’t have been possible without prolonged offensive drives and a solid running game. So although the Sooners rallied for a 35-23 road victory at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, true freshman running back Devin Neal felt encouraged by the Jayhawks’ showing. “I’m just super-proud of the O-line, and the receivers blocked ...

No. 3 Oklahoma rallies for 35-23 road win over KU football

An upset bid for the long struggling Kansas football program came with a dose of fourth quarter drama before No. 3 Oklahoma got out of David Booth Kansas Stadium with a 35-23 victory on Saturday. After going scoreless in the first half, the Sooners had to rally and convert a bizarre fourth down late in the game to head back to Norman, Okla., with their undefeated record intact. The Sooners (8-0 overall, 5-0 ...

Halfway through challenging Year 1, KU football coach Lance Leipold disappointed for his Jayhawks

His Kansas football team has lost five times in a row since rallying for a late-game victory over South Dakota in his debut. But Lance Leipold said midway through his first season as the Jayhawks’ head coach that he’s disappointed for the players — not disappointed in them. Although KU has lost each of its past five outings by 19 or more points and been blown out by 27 or more in all three of its Big 12 ...

Jayhawks looking for more consistency out of QB Jason Bean in weeks ahead

Through the first third of the Big 12 schedule, the struggling Kansas football offense hasn’t found much success through the air. In the weeks ahead, head coach Lance Leipold said, the Jayhawks are looking for more consistency in their passing game, and they think that can be achieved with improved decision-making by quarterback Jason Bean. “Jason’s unhappy with his performance,” Leipold said, “and ...

Q & A with KU football LB Gavin Potter

Now a junior and one of the more experienced players for the Kansas football defense, linebacker Gavin Potter started 10 games in a row before coming off the bench this past week against Texas Tech. A 6-foot-2, 222-pound veteran from Broken Arrow, Okla., Potter responded with what head coach Lance Leipold said was one of his better games of the season. Now with 18 career starts, including eight as a true ...

KU football plans to redshirt reserve QB Jalon Daniels this year

Don’t expect to see much of Kansas reserve quarterback Jalon Daniels the rest of this football season. Head coach Lance Leipold revealed Tuesday the staff plans for Daniels to use 2021 as a redshirt year. That wasn’t the plan for Daniels going into the season, as the sophomore and returning starting QB for the Jayhawks spent most of the preseason in a depth chart battle with Jason Bean and Miles Kendrick. ...