Kansas brought in Syeed Gibbs from the portal in large part due to his experience as a nickel back. That was where he did much of his work during his one season at Georgia Tech. On the other hand, his acclaimed 2023 season at Rhode Island, the one that garnered several FCS freshman All-American honors, was spent primarily at outside corner. On a KU defense that is expected to feature five defensive backs far ...
Oregon transfer Livvy Moore slotted her first goal as a Jayhawk into the top left corner of the net in the 57th minute, and Kansas walked away with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Dakota State on Sunday at Rock Chalk Park. Moore, a redshirt junior midfielder from Deer Park, Wash., cut inside from the left wing past the Jackrabbits’ fullback Lauren Eckerle and fired her shot beyond SDSU’s diving ...
Cristin Cline describes her transfer process — following head coach Matt Ulmer from Oregon to Kansas — as “a whirlwind of emotions.” But the decision to make the move really wasn’t all that difficult. “I was sold immediately, honestly,” Cline recalled. “I loved my coaches there, and he was like, ‘I’m so sorry we’re leaving, but what does that look like for you?’ And I’m like, ‘Um, ...
Veteran cornerback D.J. Graham II quite obviously provides his main source of value to the Kansas football team when he is on the field. “He’s a vocal guy who has a lot of experience, and so when he’s out on the football field, it calms a lot of those younger guys down,” defensive backs coach Brandon Shelby said. But in recent weeks, Graham has had to apply his expertise primarily from the sidelines. ...
The biggest issue for cornerback Austin Alexander early in his Kansas career, as defensive backs coach Brandon Shelby puts it, was his ability to “stay healthy.” Not so much in the traditional sense of that phrase as it’s used in football — although Alexander did miss time during his true freshman season due to a broken wrist — but with regard to his nutrition and strength. “You got to do a good ...
Kansas men’s basketball assistant coach Chase Buford is leaving the team after one season, as head coach Bill Self said on Friday that Buford has accepted an assistant coach job with the NBA’s Denver Nuggets. “It’s a great gig for him, and happy for him, and he did a really good job here,” Self said. Buford, a former walk-on player under Self from 2007 to 2010, departs Self’s coaching staff after ...