Ahead of Saturday’s season opener, Kansas football head coach David Beaty has a message for his counterpart at Nicholls State, Tim Rebowe. It came when asked during his Tuesday press conference to elaborate on his declaration the night before on his "Hawk Talk" radio show that backup quarterback Miles Kendrick will play this week, as well as in “every game” this season. “That’s the only thing I'm ...
Speaking publicly for the first time since naming Peyton Bender his team’s starting quarterback for Saturday’s season opener, Kansas football coach David Beaty shared Monday morning some of the details that led to the decision. “Peyton has done a terrific job of taking command,” Beaty said on the Big 12 coaches media teleconference, explaining the senior QB showed during camp practices he has developed ...
We already knew the identity of the starting quarterback for the Kansas football team’s season opener against Nicholls State. Now some greater clarity exists for the rest of the Jayhawks’ lineup, too. Five days ahead of the team’s debut, KU published its first depth chart of 2018 on Monday evening, six days after announcing senior Peyton Bender won the starting job at QB. As one would expect, names such ...
Internally, head coach David Beaty knows how critical it will be for his fourth University of Kansas football team to outperform the three that preceded it. Externally, Beaty won’t say how many games his Jayhawks need to win to squelch questions about his job security, he has acknowledged such debates come with his position. “Well, the name of the game in college sports is production,” Beaty said earlier ...
Ask Daylon Charlot to name one Kansas football receiver he thinks is ready to have a breakthrough season and he won’t vacillate. “I would pick myself,” the junior from Patterson, La., will respond, “because I’ve been working hard.” Charlot recently answered that question with the conviction of a man who didn’t abruptly get expelled to the secondary just 10 months ago. The 6-foot, 209-pound ...
Junior Khalil Herbert just might be the Kansas football team's frontrunner to start at running back this fall. And most of the Jayhawks’ supporters are counting down the days until they get to see true freshman Pooka Williams with the football in his hands. Just the same, sophomore Dom Williams allocated too much of his offseason time to becoming a more effective rusher to get overlooked. Actually, the ...