KU Football

KU football roster could be depleted for Nevada game

Targeting suspensions and nagging injuries are making for a depleted Kansas football roster ahead of Saturday night’s road game. Starting cornerback Cobee Bryant and promising rotational defensive end Austin Booker will both miss the first half at Nevada on Saturday because they were flagged ...

‘He’s just different’: QB Jalon Daniels dazzles in season debut for Jayhawks

In truth, the play that ranked No. 4 on SportsCenter’s top-10 list following KU’s 34-23 victory over Illinois on Friday night wouldn’t have even been possible in recent years. Kansas was leading 21-7 with 41 seconds to go before halftime after Illinois scored for the first time all ...

Oft-questioned KU front breaks through for six sacks against Illinois

The nagging question surrounding the Kansas pass rush during the offseason was which defensive end would step up following the departure of Lonnie Phelps for the NFL. Would it be a returnee like Jereme Robinson or Hayden Hatcher taking a step forward to become a primary option, a transfer like ...

Notebook: KU sends out two quarterbacks to open Friday’s game

Kansas somehow found a way to have both Jason Bean and Jalon Daniels start Friday night, an unusual but fitting development following the last month of speculation about Daniels’ back injury. In an extremely on-brand wrinkle from offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki, Daniels came out in ...

KU starts hot, coasts to 34-23 win over Illinois

With starting quarterback Jalon Daniels back in the fold, the Kansas football team cruised to a 34-23 victory over Illinois on Friday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks have now started 2-0 in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2008-09. Daniels earned the ...