When the Kansas football team makes its season debut on Sept. 1, a few Jayhawks that the program’s followers got used to watching in certain uniform numbers will take the field sporting new digits. After breaking out as a complementary receiver wearing No. 19 as a sophomore, 6-foot-3 junior Evan Fairs will run his routes in a No. 3 jersey this fall. The man responsible for 74 of KU’s 224 points in 2017, ...
Two years ago, Iowa State’s football program endured its fourth consecutive season with three or fewer victories. Then, the Cyclones took off in 2017. They finished, 8-5, achieved an AP poll top-15 ranking at the height of their success and capped the run with a Liberty Bowl victory. Eternal optimist David Beaty would like to see his Kansas football program mimic ISU’s escape from the doldrums this ...
If everything goes according to plan, members of the Kansas football team’s offense won’t have to wait all of preseason camp and the week leading up to the season opener — like they did last year — to learn the identity of the starting quarterback. Head coach David Beaty this past week used words such as “urgency” when describing how he and offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Doug Meacham ...
Most high-level student-athletes have enough going on as undergraduates that the hiring of an athletic director might not resonate until they interact with their head coach’s boss face to face. However, Kansas football senior Daniel Wise happened to know plenty about Jeff Long before KU chancellor Douglas Girod ever announced his hiring. Wise’s older brother, Deatrich Wise Jr., played football at ...
The next catch Mavin Saunders makes in a college football game will be his first in a Kansas football uniform, as well as his first recorded reception since late in the 2016 season. Nevertheless, the former Florida State passing target enters the fall as one of more than 60 players on the John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List, which tracks potential nominees for the hardware handed out to the nation’s top ...
One of the freshest additions to the Kansas football program, offensive lineman Alex Fontana quickly impressed new teammates upon arriving in Lawrence earlier this summer. According to those who train alongside the graduate transfer from the University of Houston, it’s Fontana’s maturity, both in his approach and physical development, that makes him stand out. Listed on KU’s roster at 6-foot-2, 300 ...