The Kansas offense under Andy Kotelnicki may not yet have met its match on the field, but it certainly has on paper. Oklahoma's defense — engineered by defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Ted Roof and overseen by head coach Brent Venables — is every bit as diverse, and can throw as many different looks at opponents, as does KU's motion-heavy, pro-style, spread-influenced offense. “The best way I ...
As goes Elmarko Jackson, so go the Jayhawks? It might not be such a stretch, at least based on what Kansas coach Bill Self said at the team's media day Wednesday. "If you’re going to have a crystal ball and say, 'Who needs to play well to give us the best chance to max out?', I’d say Elmarko would be at the top of that list," Self said. "Just because I think he can add an element that this team will ...
Kansas coach Bill Self said at Big 12 Conference media day last week that every year upon receiving the NCAA Tournament bracket, one of the first things he would do was look for Illinois. Self always had complex feelings bound up with the prospect of having to play against the Illini, the team he had coached for three successful seasons immediately prior to departing for KU. His Jayhawks beat Illinois once in ...
The Kansas soccer team had managed just one goal in its previous eight matches; it scored two Monday night in its last game of the season. Raena Childers seized on a pass from Shira Elinav and drove in a sliding effort to open the scoring early, then Jocelyn Herrema sent an off-balance shot across her body and into the back of the net late for her first career goal. Kansas State gained some small consolation on ...
For the first time in 25 years, and just the fourth time in its history, the Kansas soccer program will have a new coach next year. The Jayhawks’ longtime leader, Mark Francis, the longest-tenured coach in Big 12 Conference history, announced his retirement Tuesday evening, one day after Francis completed his final campaign at the helm. All told, Francis accumulated an overall record of 262-200-49 since he ...
Updated 1:36 p.m. Monday: The Kansas football program waited decades for its first taste of ESPN's "College GameDay." Now, the Jayhawks have lured both that show and its Fox competitor to Lawrence in the span of two seasons. For the first time, "Big Noon Kickoff" will come to KU when the Jayhawks host No. 6 Oklahoma on Saturday. The show will lead into the 11 a.m. Central Time (noon Eastern) broadcast on ...