On the final day of David Beaty’s tenure as football coach at the University of Kansas, the Jayhawks would need a break or two to go their way on Black Friday in order to recover from a three-touchdown deficit and topple No. 11 Texas. And even though they actually found a few instances of fourth quarter fortune, like so many other games during Beaty’s four years at KU, a victory proved unobtainable. The ...
The hope Friday for the Kansas football seniors, particularly the ones who experienced the Jayhawks’ previous home matchup with traditional powerhouse Texas, was to duplicate the thrill of their 2016 victory over the Longhorns. They couldn’t pull it off in a 24-17, season-ending loss to UT at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Whether it was the adrenaline from playing such a competitive game or just the ...
Quick grades for five aspects of the Kansas basketball team’s 87-81 overtime win over Tennessee Friday night at the NIT Season Tip-Off, in Brooklyn, N.Y. Offense: B- ---------- As is now tradition, Lagerald Vick (15 points) opened the game by knocking down a 3-pointer. But the Jayhawks didn’t rely too heavily on their long range looks. It wasn’t always pretty, and Tennessee’s interior defense at ...
— Kansas (3-8 overall, 1-7 Big 12) vs. No. 11 Texas (8-3, 6-2) • 11:05 a.m. kickoff, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 49 degrees, cloudy, 47% chance of rain • TV: FOX Sports 1 • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 — Log on to KUsports.com for our live game blog and follow our coverage team on Twitter: @KUSports, @BentonASmith and @SJacksonLJW Keys for Kansas 1. Let the seniors ...
The Les Miles brand grew to the height of its powers in Louisiana. It’s where Miles coached the football team at the state’s flagship university, LSU, from 2005 to 2016. And it’s a place that he continued to call home for the past two years, during his hiatus from the sidelines. His accomplishments there — see: Miles’ 114-34 record in 11-plus seasons at LSU, including two SEC titles and a 2007 ...
Has there ever been so much buzz surrounding a Power Five college football program that enters its final game of the season with a 3-8 record? Nobody asked us that — at least I don’t think anyone did — over the past couple of days, but it would be a reasonable inquiry. The Kansas football team, unlike in its primetime faceplant against TCU in 2017, looked relatively competitive this past weekend in a ...