When Les Miles introduced his first signing class at the University of Kansas this past February, the head coach provided some sort of details about every incoming prospect. Not one of them was an offensive lineman. That meant when practices began in the spring, there were no transfers or early enrollees to acclimate. Similarly, KU’s first preseason practices in August will involve only experienced ...
If Les Miles’ sporadic dietary urges spawned a trend it was news to him. The Kansas football coach, known through the years to grab a blade of grass or two from the playing field for a taste, didn’t know that another prominent sports figure shared his eccentric habit. At Big 12 Football Media Days earlier this week, one reporter asked Miles whether he saw Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic polishing off his ...
No one outside of the staff and players who spend so much of their time inside the Anderson Family Football Complex know exactly what the Kansas football team’s offense will look like in the first year of the Les Miles era. It seems a safe assumption, though, that the Jayhawks’ running game will feature heavily in the coach’s plans. Senior running back Khalil Herbert deduced as much long before he ever ...
As much of an emphasis as Les Miles puts on recruiting, maybe he should have seen the wave coming. But eight months after he became the University of Kansas head football coach, Miles admitted earlier this week that the Jayhawks might be off to an even better start on the recruiting front than he expected. “I think we’ve done a good job of identifying the guys that we want, going after them, giving them an ...
Head coach Les Miles won’t be the only new attraction coming to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this fall. University of Kansas Athletic Director Jeff Long announced Wednesday that fans attending KU home games now will be able to buy beer and wine, beginning with the Jayhawks’ Aug. 31 season opener versus Indiana State. With the introduction of widely available alcoholic beverages, Kansas Athletics ...
If anyone is searching for a breakout performer on the Kansas football team this season, Mike Lee just might have your playmaker in waiting. Lee, a senior safety from New Orleans, is a talker. So any subject matter thrown his direction is generally met with a welcoming response. Ask him about Takulve Williams, though, and Lee’s eyes widen as his grin stretches. “Oh, great,” Lee said earlier this week at ...