These days in the Big 12 there are few toughness tests out there quite like facing a Chris Beard-coached Texas Tech team in Lubbock. Kansas passed the exam, 58-57, Thursday night in its first true road game of the season, with the No. 5 Jayhawks showing their defensive grittiness. No one on the floor could match Jalen Wilson’s guts in the final seconds. The No. 14 Red Raiders had just called a timeout with ...
For the first time in a decade, no Kansas football players appeared on the Big 12’s postseason all-conference teams. The first and second teams, unveiled by the Big 12 on Thursday, featured multiple players from every other program, but no Jayhawks, following their 0-9 season. It marked the first time since 2010 that KU failed to land at least one player on either of the all-Big 12 teams. Four KU players ...
Make it nine Kansas football seniors who hope to finish their college careers playing on greener turfs. Linebacker Denzel Feaster, like many other KU seniors from the 2020 roster, put his name in the NCAA’s transfer portal, according to Thursday reports from 247 Sports and Rivals. A starter for the KU defense in the first five games of the Jayhawks’ winless season, Feaster finished with 20 total tackles, ...
With a winless 2020 Kansas football season still fresh in his mind, KU Athletic Director Jeff Long said Thursday he thinks the program’s fans should expect “improvement” in 2021, but hesitated to quantify that term. “I honestly believe we’re going to be better,” Long said during a video press conference with media members. “I think how much better remains to be seen.” While Long described the ...
As Kansas football coach Les Miles and his staff continue with their ongoing rebuilding project, they began adding more pieces for the future bright and early Wednesday morning. Once Class of 2021 recruits were able to submit their letters of intent on the first day of December’s early signing period, committed prospects officially became Jayhawks. The first signee announced by KU at a little after 6 a.m. ...
Les Miles opened his video press conference Wednesday afternoon in a jolly mood, inspired by the 18 high school seniors the Kansas football head coach and his staff signed. “Merry Christmas,” Miles began. “Sure is a great day to receive some gifts and some partners in a team. I think we’ll enjoy Christmas pretty routinely with classes like this.” Of course, the Jayhawks didn’t have to go far to ...