For the first time this season the top 10 doesn’t include Kansas. The Jayhawks dropped to No. 11 in the AP poll released on Monday, with the new top 25 reflecting KU’s Saturday loss at Kentucky. The Jayhawks (16-4 overall, 5-2 Big 12) fell two spots from the previous week, with No. 9 North Carolina and No. 10 Marquette moving past them. Marquette just edged KU in points, 973-972, securing the final spot ...
The amount of support staffers in place for the Kansas football program grew again on Monday, as head coach Les Miles announced three more hires. Jay Niemann will work for KU as a defensive analyst, Chris Woods is taking on an analyst position and Alex Knisely becomes the director of football video operations. Niemann spent the past three years as the defensive coordinator at Rutgers. He also worked previously ...
A contingent of past and present members of the Kansas football program traveled to Richmond, Va., this past weekend to celebrate the life of Kwamie Lassiter. Once a standout defender in the Jayhawks’ secondary, Lassiter died at 49 earlier this month, after suffering a heart attack. His son, KU junior receiver Kwamie Lassiter II, flew east to attend a special service at the Hampton Roads Convention Center on ...
As the Kansas basketball team keeps trying to leap up and reach its seemingly elusive ceiling, a recurring question persists: When will freshman Quentin Grimes become the assertive, effective perimeter player the Jayhawks need him to be? Every time Grimes puts up double-digit points, one can’t help but wonder if this particular performance will be the game that catapults him into consistency. Such is the ...
Having now hired two offensive coordinators in the two-plus months since Les Miles took over the University of Kansas football program, the Jayhawks would love to avoid doing so again anytime soon. Should current OC and quarterbacks coach Les Koenning become in demand on the coaching market, it won’t be as straightforward or budget-friendly for an interested program to hire him away. According to documents ...
Quick grades for five aspects of the Kansas basketball team’s 71-63 loss to Kentucky on Saturday night at Rupp Arena. Offense: C- ---------- KU wisely came out playing through big man Dedric Lawson, and even though he got off to a slow start, the junior had a double-double before halftime. When Lawson wasn’t crafting his way to baskets, though, KU’s offense rarely dissected UK’s defense. The Jayhawks ...