Every starter except defensive end Dorance Armstrong returns on defense. Center Mesa Ribordy, tight end Ben Johnson and part-time starters Chase Harrell at receiver, and Zach Hannon from various spots on the offensive line, are the only significant losses to the offense. The returning players have had an extra year in the weight room and in the playbook. Mix in 14 newcomers recruited from junior colleges and ...
On a defense that welcomes so many new faces into the mix to battle for spots on the depth chart, there is an increased value to a smart player who has played in 22 games in the program, started 11 last season and brings a team-first attitude that will make him not only willing but eager to share his knowledge with players battling to supplant him from his starting spot. Bryce Torneden, a junior ...
Most of this list consists of players who made their way onto it either because of past performance or their names being brought up by players and/or coaches as making big strides without first being asked about them. Every list needs at least one exception. Daylon Charlot, a junior transfer from Alabama in his second year of eligibility and third year in the program, qualifies as that. As much as I try, I ...
There might not be a more dedicated player in the Kansas football program than Jeremiah Booker, a 6-foot-2, 212-pound senior receiver from College Station, Texas. A captain, Booker frequently is cited by teammates as a player who provides leadership in the weight room, on the practice field and off the field. He exhibits a strong work ethic that younger players model. Booker hopes to make this his first ...
A same old, same old malaise overcame a segment of the Kansas football fan base after Peyton Bender was announced as the starter for the Sept. 1 season opener against Nicholls State. Does this mean nothing has changed with the approach KU will take to trying to score enough points to remain competitive into the fourth quarter of games? Well, maybe not. It’s only same old, same old if the Kansas offensive ...
The Kansas football team's secondary needs all the help it can get and one of the best ways to help it is to put a steady stream of pressure on the quarterback. And Dorance Armstrong is playing for the Dallas Cowboys now. So who will make the opposing offensive line pay extra attention to him the way Armstrong did? Maybe Azur Kamara. Wishful thinking putting him on this list? Probably, but it's necessary ...