One of the most explosive skill players to come through the Kansas football program in more than a decade, Pooka Williams had to sit through all seven rounds and 259 picks of the 2021 NFL Draft without hearing his name called. However, Williams didn’t need to sit tight long before finding a deal as an undrafted free agent. Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported the Cincinnati Bengals picked up the former ...
With new head coach Lance Leipold in attendance for the Kansas football program’s spring game, the Jayhawks’ defense stole the show Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Using a modified scoring system that gave the defense points for hitting certain incentives, coordinator D.J. Eliot’s group closed the spring with a 74-42 victory for the defense. With three interceptions, two forced ...
After arriving in Lawrence on Friday, one of new Kansas football coach Lance Leipold’s first stops was at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, where he addressed the Jayhawks following their 14th spring practice. “I could not be more proud for the opportunity to work with you,” Leipold said, upon introducing himself to the team, as seen in a video posted to the KU football program’s social media ...
A little more than three weeks after taking over an athletic department with no head football coach in place, new University of Kansas AD Travis Goff filled the high profile vacancy, hiring Lance Leipold to lead the Big 12’s perpetually rebuilding program. The former head coach at Buffalo in the MAC and Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater, where Leipold won six national championships, the 56-year-old heads to ...
New Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold will get his first glimpse at the roster he’s inheriting Saturday night, as the Jayhawks wrap up their five-week offseason practice schedule with their spring game. Led by KU receivers coach and passing game coordinator Emmett Jones since March 11, the Jayhawks have been looking forward to the final scrimmage (kickoff at 6 p.m., ESPN+) as an opportunity to show the ...
After weeks of uncertainty, Kansas football players should soon have some clarity on the program’s future, with Athletic Director Travis Goff’s coaching search nearing its conclusion. And many Jayhawks are glad they’ve had interim head coach Emmett Jones guiding them through a potentially tricky set of circumstances. During interviews with the media in recent weeks, players continually have praised Jones, ...