Bill Self isn’t the type to coach one of his Jayhawks up to the point that the player is pretty good on the basketball court and call it a job well done. And that’s why Self is expecting more out of freshman Bryce Thompson in January, February and March. The highest rated prospect in the Jayhawks’ 2020 recruiting class, Thompson has had his moments for Kansas through the first nine games on the ...
Brandon James was headed toward one of the open concession stands on the west concourse at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on a Saturday afternoon this fall when he thought better of it. The public address announcer for KU football’s home game against Iowa State had just said Kenny Logan Jr., James’ younger brother, was back to receive an Iowa State kickoff. So James, a special teams star in his ...
The rise of Kansas cornerback Karon Prunty proved to be one of the few bright spots for KU’s football program in 2020, a year that wrapped up with the Jayhawks’ young defensive standout being named to 247 Sports’ True Freshman All-American team. Prunty was one just five first-year defensive backs named to the team by 247 Sports this week, following a season in which he started all nine games at corner for ...
Kansas football receivers coach and passing game coordinator Emmett Jones used the same two words to describe his anticipation for the arrival of two of his newest pupils: “can’t wait.” Jones had plenty more to say, too, about Class of 2021 early signees Majik Rector and Kelan Robinson during a recruiting special that streamed on ESPN+. Both high school seniors were rated as three-star prospects by ...
Yet another Kansas football senior, tight end Jack Luavasa, is hoping to extend his college career at a different program. Luavasa, per Tuesday reports from Rivals and 247 Sports, has entered his name into the NCAA’s transfer portal as a grad transfer. After a six-catch season in 2019, when he played in every game and started six, Luavasa only appeared in three games in 2020 and didn’t record any ...
A Kansas football position group that struggled throughout 2020 will have a new assistant coach leading it next year. Head coach Les Miles announced Tuesday he hired Lee Grimes to coach the Jayhawks’ offensive linemen. “Lee is an impressive coach who will bring a lot of passion and energy to the offensive line position room,” Miles stated in a KU release. Grimes served as the O-line coach at Charlotte in ...