In the months since the University of Kansas hired Lance Leipold to lead its football program, veteran Jayhawks running back Velton Gardner doesn’t mind revealing he has watched “almost all” of the video clips of former Buffalo rusher Jaret Patterson that he could get his hands on. With Patterson leading the way for Leipold’s Bulls in 2020, UB led the FBS in yards per carry (6.71) and finished second ...
In the months University of Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff has spent around the man he hired to rebuild KU’s football program, Lance Leipold’s attention to details and reputation have stood out to the AD. Goff said during his appearance on the “Kansas Football Season Kickoff Show” earlier this week that Leipold’s approach is characterized by accountability. During an interview with Brian Hanni, ...
The first published Kansas football depth chart of the Lance Leipold era, as expected, didn’t reveal the Jayhawks’ starting quarterback for their Week 1 opener. When the program released its two-deep on Monday morning, the QB spot listed senior Miles Kendrick, sophomore Jalon Daniels and junior Jason Bean as starting candidates. So how close is Leipold to naming the No. 1 QB for Friday’s season debut ...
When the Kansas football team opens the season on Friday versus South Dakota, head coach Lance Leipold and his staff will find out more about the Jayhawks’ young secondary. In the meantime, Leipold said the defensive backs — a group in which five of the eight players listed on KU’s first published depth chart are underclassmen — have impressed him this preseason with their athleticism and overall ...
During his 14 previous seasons as a head college football coach, Lance Leipold first won six Division III national championships at Wisconsin-Whitewater and then turned a down in the dumps Buffalo program into a bowl game regular. Between Leipold’s eight years with Whitewater and six with the Bulls he amassed a 146-39 career record. And he knows none of that guarantees him anything headed into his first ...
After just a few weeks of observing veteran offensive lineman Colin Grunhard during preseason practices, Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold already is convinced the former Notre Dame walk-on will bring “toughness” and a “blue collar mentality” to the Jayhawks’ offense. “He’s my type of guy on the line. He’s gritty,” Leipold said of Grunhard, a 6-foot-1, 290-pound junior who joined KU as ...