The Kansas football program set a record for both concession sales and merchandise sales during last week’s sold-out win over Duke. But that did not keep KU administrators from looking for ways to improve upon the game day experience for fans, who have suddenly started showing up in huge numbers to support the 4-0 Jayhawks. Last week’s game marked the first KU football sellout in three years, and with ...
It’s truly amazing what an incredible opportunity this Kansas football team has in front of it after a 4-0 start to the 2022 season. For years, as Memorial Stadium sat mostly empty on game days, we heard people say, “If you give the fans something to watch, they’ll show up to watch it.” And the fans did exactly that last weekend for KU’s 35-27 win over Duke. A sellout crowd of more than 47,000 ...
Here’s the thing about the 4-0 Kansas football team not being ranked in either the coaches poll or the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. It doesn’t mean the polls are worthless or broken. It doesn’t mean this Kansas team is not any good nor does it indicate that KU’s resume is devoid of quality wins. It doesn’t mean that the teams ranked ahead of Kansas are definitely better than the Jayhawks — ...
As if unveiling the newest championship banner and handing out NCAA title rings to the returning players was not big enough for this year’s Late Night in the Phog, Kansas Athletics has added a little more physical size to the event, as well. NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, now known as “DJ Diesel,” will be the featured performer, hosting what a KU news release called, “an energetic and fast-paced set on ...
In front of its first sellout crowd in three years, the Kansas football team improved to 4-0 with a 35-27 win over previously unbeaten Duke on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The win moved Kansas to 4-0 for the first time since 2009 and featured the Kansas offense racking up another massive day on the stat sheet. KU quarterback Jalon Daniels was particularly impressive — once again, ...
Thanks to Saturday’s 35-27 win over unbeaten Duke that moved the Kansas football team to 4-0 on the season, KU Athletic Director Travis Goff now should have just one thing on his to-do list. Find the nearest paper shredder, toss Lance Leipold’s contract into it and get to work on drafting another one. Put another way: Pay the man and make it sing. More money and more years makes a whole lot of sense. ...