Midway through his first season with the Kansas football program, true freshman Devin Neal — KU’s third option at running back in Week 1 — has become an integral part of what the Jayhawks want to do offensively. His coaches say Neal, a former star at Lawrence High and the top-rated prospect in KU’s freshman class, ascended not only because he started running more physically and confidently over the ...
As head coach Lance Leipold summed it up after his Kansas football team’s 41-14 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday, “a lot of different things in a lot of different areas” didn’t go as planned for the Jayhawks. Defensively, one of KU’s more significant problems was a lack of third-down stops. The Red Raiders cruised to a road win with the help of a 9-for-11 success rate on third downs. Leipold expressed ...
A senior safety from the Kansas City metro area on Monday announced his decision to decommit from the Kansas football program and reopen his recruitment. Dewuan Mack, who announced his move on Twitter, plays at Lee’s Summit North (Mo.) and is rated a three-star prospect by Rivals. Mack also thanked the KU coaching staff for believing in him. In particular, Mack thanked former head coach Les Miles, who was ...
A pair of touchdowns in the final minute of the fourth quarter against Texas Tech did little to improve the mood of Kanas football head coach Lance Leipold on Saturday. With his Jayhawks coming off a bye week, Leipold expected a more competitive game than what transpired during a 41-14 homecoming defeat at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, in front of an announced crowd of 25,106. “That was ...
By the time the Kansas football offense finally reached the end zone Saturday in a 41-14 loss to Texas Tech, starting quarterback Jason Bean’s day already had come to a close. Reserve Miles Kendrick ended up being the QB who got the Jayhawks on the scoreboard — twice in the game’s final minute. “The score’s 41-0,” KU head coach Lance Leipold said of his decision to go with Kendrick late and allow ...
— Kansas (1-4 overall, 0-2 Big 12) vs. Texas Tech (4-2, 1-2) • 3 p.m. kickoff, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 65 degrees, sunny, 0% chance of rain • Streaming: ESPN+ • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 Keys for Kansas 1. More pushing the pile Still in the early stages of new head coach Lance Leipold’s rebuilding project, the Kansas football team’s offense hasn’t ...