KU Football

Strong communicator Fletcher emerges as camp standout, solid backup linebacker

Tristian Fletcher’s long-term prospects at Kansas weren’t the brightest entering the 2024 campaign. As defensive coordinator Brian Borland put it, “he might have been on the outside looking in at some things.” Fletcher took just eight snaps during the 2023 season, according to Pro ...

McGee set for return to defensive line after lengthy hiatus

Ron McGee was slated to arrive at Kansas as a senior when he first transferred to the school. That was in the summer of 2021, and McGee was a defensive tackle. Three years later, he is still in Lawrence and ready to play one more year of college football as a defensive end. “You never know ...

Maintaining team culture will be ‘daily fistfight’ for KU in 2024 and beyond

The Kansas football team has reaped the benefits of upgraded facilities during its fall training camp, and strength coach Matt Gildersleeve reckons it’s been by far the Jayhawks’ healthiest camp since he and Lance Leipold arrived on campus in 2021. Over the past three weeks in the ...

Daniels, receivers savoring return of familiar connections

The day Quentin Skinner arrived at KU in 2020 is still fresh in his mind, in part because he did it at the same time as fellow wideouts Lawrence Arnold and Luke Grimm and quarterback Jalon Daniels. “I remember that first day we moved in, cheesy, but like it was yesterday, man,” he said on ...

How the rest of KU’s true freshmen have fared in fall camp

Several true freshmen seized the spotlight during Kansas football’s fall camp. Defensive ends DJ Warner and Dakyus Brinkley have garnered plenty of attention because of their high ratings and their opportunity to play immediately given KU’s lack of depth at the pass-rush spot. Isaiah ...

Assessing KU players with uncertain roles ahead of depth-chart release

One can only read so much into the initial Kansas football depth chart. It's filled with the word "or," it can be arbitrary about how many backups it lists at given spots and it doesn't necessarily reflect how some positions on the roster rotate more than others. It certainly won't hold firm ...