Updated 1:54 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 15: One of Kansas offensive tackle Bryce Cabeldue’s legs is stronger than the other. “I’ve been kicking off my left foot forever,” Cabeldue said. “I’ve been pushing off my left leg forever, and so now trying to push off my right foot or my right leg, it’s a little bit weaker.” Cabeldue has spent his past four years with the team, including 33 starts over the ...
With fall camp drawing to a close, as he met reporters on Thursday for one of the final times before the season opener on Aug. 29 against Lindenwood, Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes held forth on a variety of topics. But his most informative answer was a single word uttered without hesitation: "No." The question had been whether the offensive line was where Grimes wanted it to be. His response ...
It was a night of firsts for the Kansas soccer team on Thursday, as freshmen Jillian Gregorski and Shea Ryan each scored in their collegiate debut and the Jayhawks took down South Dakota State 2-1 in the season opener under new coach Nate Lie. KU goalie Sophie Dawe stopped all four shots on target from the run of play as the Jackrabbits scored their lone tally on a free kick by Laney Murdzek in the 20th minute. ...
Head coach Lance Leipold said it was hard to get a read on defensive end Dylan Wudke at first. The sixth-year senior, who transferred from Youngstown State in the winter, dealt with a hamstring issue following his arrival in Lawrence. "Definitely, it was tough, I feel like (for) momentum more than anything, just coming in, because I know I got to prove myself coming in," Wudke said. "I feel like it pushed me ...
At the end of spring practice, Kansas offensive line coach Daryl Agpalsa told center Shane Bumgardner how he would need to improve in order to do what he came to KU to do: earn significant playing time in his final year of college football. “Part of it was nutrition,” Agpalsa said. “(And) continuing to feel good about the offense and the system. You could tell at times in the spring there was just a ...
DJ Warner seems to be handling the transition to college football quite well — and not only because, when asked about the biggest thing he had to get used to after arriving on campus, he replied, “Probably the time difference.” Warner has made enough of an impression since coming to Lawrence for summer workouts — two time zones away, this time of year, from his hometown of Goodyear, Arizona, — that ...