For all of his offensive prowess, University of Kansas big Dedric Lawson, the most skilled player on the roster, isn’t necessarily known as a long-range threat. Picture the 6-foot-9 forward with the ball in his hands, and your mind goes straight to a layup, a jump-hook, a spin move or some type of impressive footwork display in the paint. Yet, in crunch time of a tight Big Monday game against Iowa State, ...
The first road football game of the Les Miles era at the University of Kansas will come a day earlier than expected. The Jayhawks’ trip to the eastern-most portion of ACC country to take on Boston College this coming season was moved up a day, to Friday, Sept. 13, the teams announced on Tuesday. Kickoff time and television coverage for KU’s nonconference finale at Alumni Stadium, in Chestnut Hill, Mass., ...
Twelve days after first-year Kansas football coach Les Miles lost his short-lived offensive coordinator to an FBS head coaching job, an OC replacement has been found. Miles announced Tuesday he has hired Les Koenning to fill the position. Most recently the running backs coach at Southern Miss, Koenning now takes on the roles of offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach in the wake of Chip Lindsey leaving ...
One way or another the four-way tie atop the Big 12 standings was getting broken up by the end of Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse. At least for a day. The winner of Kansas State-Texas Tech will get a chance to join Kansas 20-some hours after the fact, but until then, the conference lead belongs to the Jayhawks. The battle of four-guard lineups, which ISU won easily 16 days earlier, in Hilton Coliseum, went the ...
Quick grades for five aspects of the Kansas basketball team’s 80-76 win over Iowa State on Big Monday at Allen Fieldhouse. Offense: B ---------- Kansas had one of its most lopsided games of the season in terms of scoring inside. Thanks in large part to a dominant night by junior big Dedric Lawson, the Jayhawks scored 46 points in the paint. With so much of the team’s offense coming off of ...
At some point before the season’s conclusion, it was bound to happen. Ochai Agbaji’s uncanny transition from redshirt player to sixth man would hit some turbulence. The first jolt to the University of Kansas freshman’s surprisingly smooth assimilation to college basketball came against a program and in a venue known to vex Jayhawks, even those much older and experienced than Agbaji. So, in retrospect, ...