WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU embraces challenge of playing without Dickinson, builds 'more of an identity' in the process

Las Vegas — When Kansas’ preseason All-American center Hunter Dickinson got ejected midway through the second half of Tuesday night’s game, head coach Bill Self remembered telling his team, “Now we’ll find out how tough we are.” The Jayhawks, as it turned out, were just tough enough to scrape together a few exceptional defensive possessions late and beat No. 11 Duke, 75-72. In the process of doing ...

Puzzling through postseason prospects if KU beats Baylor

The Kansas football program has one major hurdle to clear if it wants to reach a third straight bowl game for the first time ever: beating a streaking Baylor team in a stadium where the Jayhawks have never won. If they do that, it’s anyone’s guess what the month of December might hold. Due to the new 12-team College Football Playoff format, a possible excess of bowl-eligible teams and a relatively low ...

KU football notebook: Daniels, Leipold shed light on quarterback's decision to walk on senior day

Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels, who has one year of eligibility left with which to play college football, participated in senior-day festivities on Saturday against Colorado, but he said postgame it was primarily because he graduates this winter. “I feel like that’s really all that went into it,” Daniels said. “This is a class that has been here since 2020. We got guys like Luke Grimm. I mean, Cornell ...

Moore 'out indefinitely' due to ongoing pain in foot

Las Vegas — Kansas head coach Bill Self said prior to the start of Tuesday night's game against Duke that fifth-year guard Shakeel Moore is "going to be out indefinitely" due to ongoing pain in his foot. Moore broke a bone in his foot during the offseason and missed approximately two months of practice. After he was unable to play in the Jayhawks' first three games of the season, KU eventually eased him into ...

Jayhawks hold on for dear life, emerge victorious over Duke 75-72

Las Vegas — Kansas played some of its best basketball at the start of each half on Tuesday night against Duke, only to see one extended lead after another — as many as 13 points early and eight points later on — fall by the wayside. Still, the top-ranked Jayhawks persisted against the 11th-ranked Blue Devils, clinging to a narrow advantage for the vast majority of the game, and after the second-half ...

Todd is latest young player to contribute significantly to KU's recent run

The 2024 Kansas football season has afforded players recruited out of high school by Lance Leipold’s staff greater opportunities to contribute than in any of his past three seasons, especially on defense. Redshirt freshman defensive tackle Blake Herold has established himself as a key part of the rotation and one of the best pass-rush options upfront. After a rash of injuries in his position group, Herold’s ...