Frisco, Texas — Tight end DeShawn Hanika had the opportunity to represent Kansas at Big 12 media days this week before ever playing a snap for the Jayhawks. “It’s a true honor,” Hanika said on Wednesday. “I think for me, it just shows how much trust coach (Lance) Leipold has in me, ...
Frisco, Texas — When Lance Leipold was an assistant coach at Nebraska-Omaha, the start of the football season was quite a ways away from July 24 — the day on which he and his wife Kelly were wed in 1999. “I got married, went on a week’s honeymoon, came back and still had over a week ...
Frisco, Texas — Kansas coach Lance Leipold didn’t know quarterback Jalon Daniels was bringing his receiving corps to California until the plan was already in motion. Whether it was actually Daniels’ idea, though, or instead originated from Alabama transfer Emmanuel Henderson Jr., is up ...
Frisco, Texas — Kansas center Bryce Foster was originally announced as a representative of the KU football team at Big 12 media days on Wednesday at Ford Center at The Star, but was unable to attend due to a recent “cleanup” medical procedure, head coach Lance Leipold said. “Bryce had ...
Frisco, Texas — Kansas athletic director Travis Goff and the rest of the athletic department have long repeated that the David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium renovation process is on time and on budget for the Jayhawks’ season opener against Fresno State on Aug. 23. Now, though, the stadium ...