It’s not clear yet whether either of Kansas’ players who wear No. 7 will be able to take the field on Friday night against Missouri. The statuses of linebacker Bam Crouch and wide receiver Cam Pickett, both key starters for the Jayhawks who are battling injuries, remain in doubt after head coach Lance Leipold was not yet certain about their prospects in his weekly press conference on Monday. “Bam did not ...
The Kansas football team managed to squeeze 86 players into its season-opening blowout win over Long Island on Friday night, head coach Lance Leipold said, with many of them cameoing in the second half once the score was already well out of hand. That provided quick introductions to many of the Jayhawks’ numerous newcomers, and reintroductions to the returning contributors. But because KU only ran with its ...
Lawrence Arnold’s 782 receiving yards in 2023 are still the high-water mark for a Kansas receiver since Lance Leipold took over as head coach. If Nik McMillan wants to reset that record this year, he’s off to a roaring start. The Buffalo transfer, who cleared the 100-yard mark in six consecutive games to close out last season with the Bulls, continued in his usual form with six catches for 130 yards and the ...
The Kansas football team did not start the season in the most glamorous possible form with a six-point first quarter against FCS Long Island, before the Jayhawks settled for a field goal early in the second. But as head coach Lance Leipold pointed out afterward, it’s hard to take too much issue with a game in which his team never punted — depriving newly acquired Australian freshman Matt Gill, it must be ...
It didn’t take Isaiah Marshall long on Friday night to improve on his career totals of three pass completions for 28 yards. Kansas’ new starting quarterback, a redshirt sophomore from Southfield, Michigan, hit receivers downfield for 46- and 47-yard connections in the first half of his 2026 debut. By the end of the second quarter, he had already gone 13-for-17 passing for 240 yards and a touchdown pass to ...
The Kansas volleyball team reached match point on a pair of occasions in the fourth set on Friday night, but ultimately lost in five (24-26, 25-21, 25-19, 26-28, 13-15) to Florida State in Nashville, Tennessee. The Jayhawks hit .302 and got 15 kills, seven digs and six block assists from Taylor Stanley, as well as double-doubles from Reese Messer and Grace Nelson. They also benefited from 16 service errors by ...