After talking with his parents Monday, Free State High junior Jay Dineen decided he couldn’t wait any longer. He knew where he wanted to play college football. Dineen picked up the phone and called Kansas University football coach David Beaty, giving his oral commitment to the school. His ...
The first time Bill Snyder decided to retire as Kansas State football coach, the school didn’t get it right in hiring a replacement.Ron Prince lasted just three seasons (2006-08). Once Snyder departed, the college-football tide in the state of Kansas turned away from K-State and in favor of ...
Covering the Chicago Cubs as a traveling beat writer in 1990, I enjoyed listening to the late Don Zimmer’s tales about his baseball life. I’ll never forget the look on his face, eyes burning, cheeks seemingly puffing even larger than usual, when he shared horror stories from an ownership ...
According to JayhawkSlant.com, the Kansas University football program officially has offered a scholarship to Bishop Miege standout Jafar Armstrong.The 6-foot-1, 185-pound wide receiver has long been considered one of the top Kansans in the 2017 recruiting class and, according to Miege head ...
San Jose, Calif. — Prosecutors say they have charged former San Francisco 49er and Kansas University player Dana Stubblefield with the rape of a “developmentally delayed” woman.The Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office says the 45-year-old Stubblefield was charged Monday with ...
Life in the NFL for an undrafted free agent is all about opportunity — and not just getting one.It’s finding the right opportunity that matters the most, and that’s why former Kansas University defensive lineman Ben Goodman elected to sign a free agent contract with the New York Jets ...
During his 17 months as the leader of the Kansas football program, David Beaty has talked often about the importance of what he calls the “hidden third” of the game.That, in Beaty terminology, refers to special teams, and it’s an area in which the Jayhawks struggled mightily during the ...
I intended to write about the professional football draft history of players from Kansas University, but then I glanced at the opposite page in the media guide and the lid flew off my head again, courtesy of one of the greatest injustices in sports.I saw John Hadl’s name under Jayhawks in the ...
The big increase in the number of athletes in the Kansas University football program who achieved specific standards for strength and speed heading into this past spring football season, as compared to heading into the spring of 2015, revealed encouraging signs on a few fronts.The better ...
One of the most popular statements uttered by Kansas University fans during the past several struggle-filled football seasons sounds something like this: Don’t just tell me they’re improving. Tell me how and show me.Last week, on the heels of his second spring in charge of the program, KU ...
Kansas University quarterbacks Montell Cozart and Deondre Ford on Wednesday received word from the Big 12 Conference that their applications for hardship waivers had been accepted. As a result, both will receive an extra year of eligibility and enter the 2016 season as red-shirt juniors with ...
The NCAA revealed Wednesday that Kansas University tied an athletic department record with six teams scoring a perfect APR score of 1,000 for the 2014-15 school year. In addition, all 16 of KU's varsity athletic programs came in above the 930 multi-year APR number which the NCAA considers to be ...
Tuesday’s annual post-spring Big 12 football coaches teleconference featured questions and answers about everything from position battles at individual schools to big-picture topics affecting the conference.Second-year Kansas University coach David Beaty was asked about both during the 10 ...
Monday marked the start of the second incarnation of a recruiting phenomenon known as the Kansas Blast for the Kansas University football program.With spring football in the books and a long list of desired targets in the 2017 recruiting class warranting a little attention, several KU coaches ...
The rebuilding Kansas University football program still lacks the depth and experience to compete week in and week out against a brutal schedule, but the Jayhawks will find themselves in a few close games after scoring an expected blowout victory in the opener against University of Rhode ...
Thursday marked the final spring practice of the 2016 season for the Kansas University football program and, after finishing the spring semester and surviving finals, the Jayhawks will be given back to strength and conditioning coach Je’Ney Jackson for the summer.Jackson, who joined ...
Second-year Kansas football coach David Beaty made waves on the first day of spring football back in March, when he announced that he, and not offensive coordinator Rob Likens, would be calling plays for the Jayhawks this fall.Last Saturday, during the Jayhawks’ annual spring game, Beaty got ...
Overall, it appears Kansas University’s football team has more depth than at the end of spring football 2015, but still not have sufficient depth by Big 12 standards.The defense in particular looks deeper and more experienced.Yet, the search is on for signs that Kansas will have an easier ...
The 200 or so students and faculty members who showed up to Memorial Stadium on Tuesday to watch the 14th practice of Kansas University’s spring football season were gifted with a pleasant surprise.Sophomore quarterback Ryan Willis, who was limited most of the spring after suffering a right ...
The Kansas University football team held its second public and 14th overall practice of the spring Tuesday afternoon.It’s not a stretch to believe that the 2016 Jayhawks will be better than they were when they went 0-12 last fall. But enough better to make much of a difference in the ...