WRITER: Benton Smith

Some more captivating KU football over/under numbers to go with those extra-long Big 12 title odds

Long-suffering Kansas football fans didn’t need Las Vegas’ input to know the Jayhawks aren’t expected to win the Big 12 this fall, in new head coach Lance Leipold’s first season. While various sports books and websites have continued this summer to roll out some exceedingly long odds for KU football, some new over/under bets posted this week by SportsBettingDime.com figure to be more compelling for ...

KU football's Kenny Logan Jr. and Kwamie Lassiter II land on preseason watch lists

Two of the Kansas football team’s key veteran leaders, junior safety Kenny Logan Jr. and super-senior receiver Kwamie Lassiter II landed on separate preseason watch lists on Thursday. The Louisville Sports Commission announced Logan is one of the 57 players in the running for this year’s Paul Hornung Award, presented to college football’s most versatile player. Meanwhile, Lassiter’s name appeared on the ...

No longer 'starstruck,' former KU thrower Mason Finley heads to 2nd Olympics with big goals in mind

Nearly five years ago, when it was time for Mason Finley to make his Olympics debut in Rio de Janeiro, the former University of Kansas thrower discovered the stage felt even larger than he had imagined. Now that Finley knows what to expect, though, he anticipates a different experience awaits him in the men’s discus next week in Tokyo. “I remember going to the ’16 Olympics and seeing all of my idols ...

Player-led practices, studying video clips crucial parts of summer for KU football

With the start of preseason camp in early August on their minds all summer, Kansas football players have made sure to invest much of their down time in preparing on their own for the first practices of the Lance Leipold era. According to a couple of the team’s leaders, the Jayhawks are resolutely supplementing their typical offseason strength and conditioning workouts and staff-led meetings and video review. ...

KU football veterans say defense needs 'pretty young' corners to 'play big'

Not one of the three players who started at least one game at cornerback for the Jayhawks last year will even be on the roster when the Kansas football defense makes its 2021 debut in the fall. Potential KU super-seniors Elijah Jones (Oregon State) and Kyle Mayberry (Utah State) opted last winter to transfer out of the program. And then, following the spring semester, Karon Prunty (South Carolina) exited via ...

Jayhawks understand no quick fixes exist for Lance Leipold's rebuilding project

Since Lance Leipold agreed to take on the renovation project that is the Kansas football program, the team’s newest head coach said he has come to appreciate the excitement his players have for the new staff’s vision, which he hopes will make the Jayhawks consistent winners. Eventually. “I think there's no simple quick fixes in building a program or in rebuilding a program,” Leipold said during Big 12 ...