Kansas will be without arguably its top linemen on each side of the ball for Tuesday's Guaranteed Rate Bowl against UNLV. Head coach Lance Leipold told reporters in Phoenix Sunday afternoon at KU's bowl media day that offensive lineman Dominick Puni and edge rusher Austin Booker, both first-team all-conference performers this season, did not travel with the team to Phoenix. “Those were two very fine players ...
Kansas linebacker Rich Miller approached every game this season with the mentality that he and his teammates had to “do what we needed to do from the jump.” That instinct, he said, originated from the 2022 Liberty Bowl, in which “we fought hard but we waited too late to do it.” The Jayhawks, playing in the postseason for the first time since 2008, fell behind Arkansas 38-13 in the third quarter before ...
The state of Arizona is becoming more and more of a second home for the Kansas football team. In one sense the transition is quite purposeful, as KU’s coaches — particularly co-defensive coordinator Jordan Peterson and even head coach Lance Leipold — are rapidly becoming better acquainted with the region as they build a pipeline there from scratch, and four incoming Jayhawks in the class of 2024 call the ...
Ahead of the bowl game is a great time to give some shine to players who don’t always get the star treatment. Here are a couple of Jayhawks who helped the team grow this year and didn’t always get much recognition for it. Both of them have additional eligibility and could figure prominently in KU’s future plans. Lawrence Arnold Junior wide receiver from DeSoto, Texas. Numbers to know: 112 receiving ...
Given the swiftness with which former Kansas offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki left for Penn State at the start of the month, and with which KU replaced him with Jeff Grimes, the coaching staff hasn't spent much time reflecting on his departure amid a busy bowl season. But head coach Lance Leipold did comment on the recent loss of his longtime assistant, who helped elevate the Jayhawks' program over the ...
The Kansas football team landed at Phoenix's Sky Harbor Airport on Friday afternoon, kicking off a five-day sojourn that the Jayhawks hope will conclude Tuesday night with their first bowl win since 2008. "Our team is extremely excited to be here," head coach Lance Leipold told reporters shortly after touching down. "I think it's going to be a great experience. Got a great opponent in UNLV that has had an ...