Former Kansas football coach Mark Mangino had a simple message when he addressed the current Jayhawks after their team meetings Friday evening: "Thank you." "Thank you for restoring some pride in this program," Mangino said. Mangino, who took the helm of the KU program for eight years and oversaw four bowl appearances and three wins — including the seminal 2007 Orange Bowl victory over Virginia Tech — was ...
What a remarkable start to the fall it’s been for the Lassiter family. Kwinton Lassiter, a current Kansas cornerback, picked off a pass for the first time in his career in the Jayhawks’ season opener Sept. 1 and immediately flipped the ball to his brother, Cincinnati Bengals wideout and KU alum Kwamie “KJ” Lassiter II, who happened to be right there on the sideline to witness it. Three weeks later, ...
Kansas head coach Lance Leipold will tell you he has more pressing matters to attend to than surveying David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to assess attendance levels in the middle of a football game. Support for KU has become a hot-button topic in recent weeks, particularly after athletic director Travis Goff penned an open letter hoping to stir up interest from ambivalent fans. But Leipold said Monday he was ...
The Houston Cougars picked up their first road conference win since joining the Big 12 this season, and Kansas found itself the unlucky team on the other end of the result. KU more than tripled Houston's total number of shots Sunday at Rock Chalk Park, with sophomore Maree Shinkle's five shots for the Jayhawks equaling the total for all 19 of Houston's field players. However, the Jayhawks gave up a pair of ...
Not only did Kansas golfer Jordan Rothman post the best single round of her career Sunday, when she carded a 6-under 66, it was enough for her to surge into the lead at the Ron Moore Intercollegiate in Denver and win an event for the first time as a Jayhawk. Rothman, a junior from Cape Town, South Africa, entered the event with a stroke average of 71.17. She outdid herself in each of the three rounds, shooting ...
Kansas inducted the 24th and 25th members of its Ring of Honor at halftime Saturday, acknowledging running back Tony Sands (1988-91) and linebacker Nick Reid (2002-05) for their contributions to the Jayhawks’ football program. Sands, who rather serendipitously wore No. 24 at KU, set school records for rushing attempts, rushing yards and rushing touchdowns during his tenure with the Jayhawks, posting his ...