With Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels not expected to play Saturday at Oklahoma, and Jason Bean preparing to make the start, the depth behind KU’s top two QBs also has been impacted by Daniels’ injury. Freshman quarterback Ethan Vasko is slated to be Bean’s immediate backup when the 19th-ranked Jayhawks take on the Sooners at 11 a.m. Saturday in Norman. Those who have seen him operate since his arrival ...
Kansas football coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday that junior quarterback Jalon Daniels was “doubtful” for Saturday’s 11 a.m. game at Oklahoma, and all signs point to redshirt senior Jason Bean making the start for the 19th-ranked Jayhawks. Daniels was injured late in the first half of last Saturday’s 38-31 loss to No. 17 TCU when linebacker Jamoi Hodge landed on Daniels’ right shoulder with the ...
Former Lawrence high school legend and University of Kansas shot put standout Bill Nieder, who held significant records in the event at both schools, died last week, his family confirmed to the Journal-World. Nieder was 89. Known best for winning the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Nieder might never have dabbled in the shot put if not for a football injury during his sophomore season at KU. Taken ...
Former Lawrence High football coach Dick Purdy, who presided over some of the most dominant high school football teams in Kansas history, died last week at a hospital in Green Valley, Arizona. Purdy was 88. Known on the field as a disciplinarian who coached a tough brand of football and emphasized even the smallest details, Purdy was remembered in recent days for much more than that. “If you played for ...
The University of Kansas has committed to a comprehensive football facility overhaul, with construction set to begin in 2023, the school announced Friday morning. The plan did not include a specific timeline or a dollar amount for the cost of the project, which KU Athletic Director Travis Goff said would be “unmatched in its vision to benefit a broad range of KU constituents while signaling a new era for ...
There’s a book that Kansas football Offensive Coordinator Andy Kotelnicki considers to be his favorite that addresses and emphasizes the importance of a team coming together in the good times and the bad. The book is called Extreme Ownership, and, according to Kotelnicki, there’s a section in it that highlights a military debriefing after an incident of friendly fire that led to disaster. “It talks ...