WRITER: Benton Smith

'You couldn't ask for a better partner': Dineen, Wise feel like they're leaving KU in better position than when they arrived

If he hadn’t spent the past five years in the same football program as Joe Dineen, Daniel Wise could have left Kansas as its all-time leader in tackles for loss. Yet, it’s just about impossible to envision Wise, the Jayhawks’ perennial standout on the defensive line the past few years, without his sidekick, Dineen, just behind him at linebacker. On their way to finishing their time at KU as consensus ...

Benton Smith: Try not to view KU basketball through Grinch-colored glasses

Does the Kansas basketball team’s first loss of the season and the Jayhawks’ ensuing drop (exaggerated gasp), all the way down to No. 5 in the latest AP poll, have you in full-blown Grinch mode? Well, keep your spirits up. Be merry and jolly. Deck the halls. 'Tis the season and all of that. Get over any lingering humbugs by first unwrapping this idea: KU remains one of the nation’s best teams. The ...

Prep D-lineman Da'Jon Terry makes signing with KU official on Christmas Eve

Any Kansas football fans fretting about the status of prep prospect Da’Jon Terry received some welcome news on Christmas Eve. When KU published this past week its list of early Class of 2019 signees, it didn’t include Terry. That’s not to say his official national letter of intent documentation went without his signature during the early signing period. It was just that Terry wanted to wait and have his ...

New KU O-line coach Luke Meadows once again teaming up with OC Chip Lindsey

When Luke Meadows decided to leave his job at Eastern Michigan to become an assistant for the University of Kansas football program, part of the allure was reuniting with offensive coordinator Chip Lindsey, a former colleague. But the Jayhawks’ new offensive line coach was equally intrigued by the idea of working for Les Miles, and not only because of the head coach’s track record at LSU and Oklahoma ...

Les Miles and staff extend offers to prospects in 2019 and beyond

While much of the buzz surrounding the Kansas football program this past week focused on the commitments and signings Les Miles and his staff were able to land for the Class of 2019, KU’s coaches also put in some work for the extended future of the program. Even as many high school and junior college prospects were signing their national letters of intent for next season, other prospects picked up offers from ...

Benton Smith: Familiar flaws finally cost No. 1 Jayhawks

Welcome to the point in the season when we are supposed to overreact. That’s what we are trained to do when a team on a roll loses for the first time or falters when faced with a new challenge. The No. 1-ranked (for now) Kansas basketball team checked both of those boxes Saturday night. The Jayhawks suffered their first defeat of the season in their first true road game on the schedule. The trouble is ...