A host of Kansas football players tried their hand at saying “Rock Chalk” in British accents in a social media video KU posted in the spring, but only one actually called up an English parent to do it on his behalf.
That was KU kicker Martin Connington, whose father’s side of the family hails from York, England. Needless to say, they are excited about the upcoming Union Jack Classic, a game against ...
Kansas defensive tackle Eamon Smalls has garnered his fair share of nicknames over the years, and he’s certainly gotten accustomed to having “The Sandlot” quoted in his direction: ”You’re killing me, Smalls!”
But nicknaming him after the Notorious B.I.G.’s second stage name Biggie Smalls — which one of his UAB coaches started doing last year — seems particularly appropriate: His name starts ...
In an interview with Jon Rothstein released Thursday on the “Inside College Basketball Now” podcast, Kansas coach Bill Self shed new light on his decision to return for a 24th season with the Jayhawks, reiterating that he feels much better physically and explaining that he is motivated to prove himself in a new era of college basketball.
After KU lost in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to St. ...
Twelve snaps on special teams were a valuable part of Kansas linebacker Malachi Curvey’s first year of college football.
“It was good to get a feel for the game speed,” the redshirt freshman said.
Like so many other freshmen in recent years, however, Curvey was limited to four games — the maximum in which he was allowed to play to preserve his redshirt, meaning he could still play in four full seasons ...
As a Cleveland native, Kansas passing game coordinator Jim Zebrowski has stuck with the Browns through thick and thin.
That included the 2015 season in which John DeFilippo — by that point a veteran NFL quarterbacks coach whom Zebrowski had met through a mutual friend — served as their offensive coordinator.
That year, like most this century, did not end particularly well for the Browns, and DeFilippo was ...
Javon Bardwell's long-awaited reclassification has arrived, but he won't be playing for Kansas.
The 6-foot-6 wing from Harlem, New York, had been committed to KU since Oct. 3 as a member of the class of 2027, but there was always some thought he might move up to join the Jayhawks ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.
However, he has now reclassified but decommitted from the Jayhawks in the process, he announced in ...
