MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Cobee Bryant didn't care that nearly everyone on Kansas' sideline was yelling at him to down the football and end the game. The sophomore cornerback saw the end zone and couldn't stop. "I wanted to score, to be honest," Bryant said after his interception in overtime, which he returned 86 yards for a touchdown, gave the Jayhawks a 55-42 win at West Virginia. "I wanted the pick six. Next ...
Much has been made about the way the Kansas football team overhauled its roster during the offseason by adding 21 players via the transfer portal. West Virginia doesn't have nearly as many, but between the addition of one of the country's most experienced quarterbacks in JT Daniels and the incorporation of several starters on defense, the Mountaineers look different than they did when the Jayhawks closed their ...
Despite all that Ioanna Chatzileonti experienced during the summer — time back home in Athens, success representing Greece internationally — she was often thinking about being back in Kansas. "I missed being here," Chatzileonti said. "Everybody's so excited for the next season." Chatzileonti, now a junior, believes the Jayhawks have much more to prove in the coming months. After they went 21-10 and reached ...
Devin Neal is aware of what Kansas' coaching staff has been able to achieve over the years with a strong rushing attack. So, as he considers the situation the Jayhawks find themselves in this season, with five running backs whom they believe have the ability to be significant contributors, Neal can't wait to get back out on the field. "I just think everybody's on the same page about what needs to be done for ...
Late last week, with the start of the new season rapidly approaching, Kansas coach Lance Leipold began speaking to his players about what happened in January. That, Leipold reminded them, is when they began working toward the success that they hope to achieve come this fall. "Everybody's excited, and they put in all those long hours all the time in the weight room, all the things we ask," Leipold said. "First ...
Kansas has signed football coach Lance Leipold to a one-year contract extension that will keep him in charge of the program through the 2027 season. Leipold, whose second season will begin Friday when the Jayhawks face Football Championship Subdivision opponent Tennessee Tech at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, went just 2-10 in his first year. But athletic director Travis Goff found it worthwhile to ...