WRITER: Shane Jackson

Senior RB Khalil Herbert compares KU's backfield to his favorite superheroes

Arlington, Texas — Senior running back Khalil Herbert has always been enthralled with the superhero universe. Herbert is a fan of both Marvel and DC, which has been the case for as long as he can remember. He has a collection of comic books and his walls are draped with posters in his room. And, of course, he has watched all the movies as well. Herbert’s favorite superhero is Flash. But when asked to ...

Big 12 coaches notebook: Iowa State's Matt Campbell handling higher expectations

ARLINGTON, Texas — Five league coaches wrapped up the second and final day of Big 12 Media Days at AT&T Stadium on Tuesday. Neal Brown of West Virginia and Chris Klieman of Kansas State were newcomers to the event, as they both enter their first year at their respective programs. It was quite a contrast to Iowa State’s Matt Campbell and Texas’ Tom Herman, both of whom enter the season with league ...

Head coaches discuss quarterback battles at Big 12 Media Days

Arlington, Texas — Half of the head coaches in the league kicked off Big 12 Media Days Monday morning at AT&T Stadium. Les Miles of Kansas and Matt Wells of Texas Tech were the only new head coaches to step to the podium on the first day. Familiar faces such as Lincoln Riley (Oklahoma), Gary Patterson (TCU) and Mike Gundy (Oklahoma State) also took their turn at center stage in Jerry World. Kansas ...

KU seniors relish opportunity to represent program at Big 12 Media Days

Arlington, Texas — The first thing that Khalil Herbert learned is that it wasn’t anything like the movies. The senior running back was one of four representatives — along with Hakeem Adeniji, Mike Lee and Bryce Torneden — for the Kansas football team during the Big 12 Media Days on Monday at AT&T Stadium. While the event went smoothly for the four KU seniors, the night before was anything but that ...

'This is where I want to be': Clint Bowen provides continuity for KU football

It didn’t take long for Les Miles to meet with Clint Bowen. Once Miles was named the Kansas head football coach last November, he promised to meet with each assistant from the 2018 coaching staff. Bowen, who was KU’s defensive coordinator last fall, was one of the first assistants to sit down with Miles. Bowen eventually became one of two assistants — along with running backs coach Tony Hull — to ...

Conference odds released, KU football at 80/1 to win Big 12 title

It won’t be much longer before the college football season is finally here. I know this because the Big 12 conference released its preseason poll today, and Big 12 Media Days will take place next week. But also more betting information has become available as of late, which is always interesting to look at. Last week, over/under win totals were released on FanDuel for most FBS teams. Today, I looked at odds ...