Two of the Kansas football team’s veteran leaders proved to be among the most impactful players in the Big 12 this season. When Pro Football Focus announced its all-conference teams this week, KU super-senior defensive end Kyron Johnson and junior safety Kenny Logan Jr. both landed on the second team. PFF used season grades and advanced statistics to determine which players received the honors. A fifth-year ...
In the 24th start of his college football career, Kansas junior linebacker Gavin Potter put together the most prolific individual outing of his time with the Jayhawks. Not only did Potter record a season-high 10 total tackles against West Virginia, he also came away with the first fumble recovery of his career, and when he secured his first interception as a Jayhawk, Potter went ahead and returned it to the end ...
When the Kansas football season ended this past Saturday night with a six-point home loss to West Virginia, the emotions in the locker room minutes after the finale reflected not only the conclusion of a challenging year, but also a growing sense of hope about the program’s future. “It’s always sad, because we’re losing guys,” junior safety Kenny Logan Jr. said, while describing the scene, referring ...
Lance Leipold’s Kansas football coaching staff for next year already has a new look to it, just two days after the conclusion of Leipold’s first season in charge. Leipold announced Monday that neither defensive line coach Kwahn Drake, nor cornerbacks coach Chevis Jackson, will be retained. With the former position coaches leaving, Leipold promoted Taiwo Onatolu and Jordan Peterson, both of whom were ...
A day after the conclusion of his first season as the Kansas football head coach, Lance Leipold received a commitment from a junior college tight end who could help the Jayhawks in his second season. Tevita Noa, a 6-foot-4, 245-pound prospect from Salt Lake City, Utah, told Leipold and the KU coaches Sunday he wanted to join the program’s 2022 recruiting class. Noa, who recently played his sophomore season ...
In another tight November game for the improving Kansas football team, the Jayhawks’ late mistakes kept them from concluding Lance Leipold’s first season as head coach with another upset win. West Virginia secured two takeaways in the fourth quarter Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and prevailed, 34-28, in the regular-season finale. A speedy and efficient late-game touchdown drive ...