KU Football

Juco LB Mike Smith joins KU football’s 2022 recruiting class

The first recruiting class for head coach Lance Leipold at the University of Kansas won’t be completely comprised of high school prospects. The Jayhawks got their first junior college addition to the Class of 2022 this past week, when Mike Smith committed. A 6-foot-1, 225-pound sophomore ...

Walk-on Jared Casey ‘a baller’ again in KU football’s narrow road loss at TCU

Fort Worth, Texas — No one-hit wonder, Kansas football walk-on Jared Casey proved to be even more productive in his second game contributing as a tight end than he was in his first. A week after becoming a college football overnight sensation, with his game-winning two-point conversion for ...

Notebook: Devin Neal hurt, misses 2nd half of KU football loss to TCU

Fort Worth, Texas — The Jayhawks had to try to rally back in the second half without Devin Neal on Saturday at TCU. The Kansas football team’s starting running back, Neal appeared to injure a shoulder late in the second quarter. Though he was on the sidelines for the final two quarters, ...

Horned Frogs’ late FG puts end to KU football road rally

Fort Worth, Texas — Despite a promising start Saturday at TCU, the Kansas football team couldn’t quite replicate its road magic from a week ago. The Horned Frogs’ Griffin Kell kicked a 25-yard field goal with six seconds to play, and the Jayhawks fell, 31-28, at Amon G. Carter ...

Long-struggling KU football program hopes to build off of marquee win at Texas

Nearing the end of his sixth year in the Kansas football program, super-senior receiver Kwamie Lassiter II has witnessed more losses than he cares to remember, as well as a handful of victories — 11 to be exact. Lassiter was a first-year walk-on who was redshirting in 2016, when KU upset ...

3 keys for KU football at TCU

— Kansas (2-8 overall, 1-6 Big 12) at TCU (4-6, 2-5) • 3 p.m. kickoff, Amon G. Carter Stadium • Game-time forecast: 76 degrees, mostly sunny, 0% chance of rain • Streaming: ESPN+ • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 Keys for Kansas 1. Strain to seize every opportunity Kansas football ...