Kansas' Hunter Dickinson said that once upon a time, he used to find it flattering when he would get double-teamed earlier in his career. “Now it kind of gets a little annoying," the 7-foot-2 center said Thursday. "You get so used to it, it’s kind of expected. Like I’m almost shocked if I get a one-on-one.” The experience is nothing new for Dickinson; as his coach Bill Self noted, he's probably been ...
One of the great pleasures of journalism is depicting people via their own words. The following array of quotations aims to provide a frank, sometimes humorous, sometimes poignant look at the most significant events in Kansas sports over the course of the last year, in the words of those who experienced them. Many more nearly made the cut — Bill Self’s “chicken finger sandwich” after a loss in Ames, ...
Phoenix — Kansas running back and Lawrence native Devin Neal just closed the curtain on a 1,280-yard, 16-touchdown junior campaign, but he may have an encore performance still to come. ESPN’s Pete Thamel reported just over an hour prior to kickoff of Tuesday night’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl that Neal had told the KU coaching staff he intends to return for the 2024 season. Neal ran 20 times for 71 yards and a ...
Phoenix — Jason Bean threw a pair of nearly identical third-and-long interceptions in the third quarter Tuesday night — both rolling to his right, both forced into coverage, both snagged by UNLV’s Cameron Oliver. The rest of his game, though, could have gone down one of two distinct paths: the Oklahoma State route or the Oklahoma route. At Oklahoma State in October, Bean threw two picks in the second half ...
Phoenix — The departures of Dominick Puni and Austin Booker, who did not travel to Phoenix after opting out of the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, forced some less experienced linemen to fill in for Kansas on Tuesday night. True freshman and Lawrence native Calvin Clements earned his first career start as the left tackle. Meanwhile, usual right tackle Bryce Cabeldue, who missed the Cincinnati game to close the regular ...
Phoenix — The Kansas football team spent its regular season as one of the most disciplined teams in the Big 12 Conference. The Jayhawks got flagged between four and five times for an average of 43.7 yards per game. Under the bright lights of Chase Field at the Guaranteed Rate Bowl, and under the watchful eye of an Atlantic Coast Conference officiating crew, KU was penalized. It was penalized pre- and ...