For someone who loves the city of Lawrence, where he grew up playing football and even stuck around for another five years after graduating from Free State High in order to play linebacker at the University of Kansas, Joe Dineen hopes to soon become a longterm resident of Denver, Colo. Since joining the Broncos as an undrafted free agent in late April, the Kansas native spent much of May and some of early June ...
An unheralded junior college linebacker out to make a name for himself at a summer camp inside the University of Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium a couple weeks back, Hayden Hatcher was caught off guard when someone pulled him away from a drill to let him know he needed to take a break. “Les wants to talk to you,” was the message that set the stage for an even more unexpected revelation. Hatcher already had ...
Kansas football coach Les Miles won’t be able to talk on the record about any of his staff’s Class of 2020 recruits until those players officially become part of the program by signing National Letters of Intent. However, Miles was able to speak far more generally on the subject of KU’s recent recruiting success during a “Hawks & Highways" tour stop earlier this week in Wichita. Miles explained ...
Former Kansas football standout Darrell Stuckey will be coaching up youth athletes in his hometown of Kansas City, Kan., on Saturday, when the one-time San Diego Charger pro bowler will head up what’s being touted as Dotte Football Camp. “I am hosting a free camp solely because I love this game and want to share my passion with the youth of my community,” Stuckey said in a release. “I want athletes to ...
After one redshirt season with the Kansas football program, defensive back D’Juan Moore officially has moved on. The 5-foot-9 cornerback from Baltimore who had entered his name in the NCAA transfer portal this spring announced on Wednesday his plans to join the football team at the University of Delaware. Moore, who tweeted out news of the move, told the Journal-World no animosity existed between him and his ...
While there’s little question that the Kansas football team’s 2020 recruiting class is shaping up favorably, what with its June commitment bonanza, it’s difficult to project which players in the group could turn out to be the most impactful at the college level more than a year from now. The exercise in distinguishing prospects is made even more intriguing due to the fact that most of the Jayhawks’ ...