The level of consistent success that Kansas men’s basketball has experienced in its 20-plus years led by Bill Self yields a lot of bafflingly lopsided win-loss statistics. Right up there among the most perplexing of all is this: During Self’s tenure, KU is 13-0 when it faces a higher-ranked, top-five opponent at Allen Fieldhouse. That streak began with a victory over then-No. 3 Michigan State in Self’s ...
The Kansas football team has apparently wasted little time selecting a replacement for former co-defensive coordinator and defensive backs coach Jordan Peterson, as The Athletic and 247Sports both reported Friday evening that KU is set to hire D.K. McDonald to the same role. McDonald will join from the NFL level, where he most recently served as the Philadelphia Eagles' defensive backs coach in 2023 after ...
Playing University of Kansas football games out of town at Children’s Mercy Park and Arrowhead Stadium naturally creates new logistical burdens for Lawrence residents, including for KU students. KU is working on ways to facilitate transportation to those games, its deputy athletic director Jason Booker told the Journal-World in an interview Wednesday evening. “We’re working closely with our student ...
Kansas basketball player Zach Clemence, speaking on the “Hawk Talk” radio show Monday night, described the potential role he’s looking for next year as that of a “4-man that can help a team, whatever that is — shooting, passing, guarding, whatever that is, is something I can bring.” His coach, Bill Self, quibbled with one part of the description: the positional label of “a 4-man.” “I don’t ...
The Kansas football schedule has been out for days now, and while much of the focus has remained on the home venues, there will indeed be at least 12 games — yes, two of them at Children’s Mercy Park and four at Arrowhead Stadium — to be played in the fall of 2024. The loss of Oklahoma and Texas will deprive the Big 12 Conference of two of its traditional powers, but the league has managed to grow its ...
The "home of the Chiefs" chant that has punctuated the national anthem at many a Kansas football game over the years will never be more appropriate than in 2024. As a result of the ongoing renovations to David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and the Gateway District project, KU officially announced Tuesday that it will play its four Big 12 Conference home games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, ...