KU Football

KU eager to deploy Edwards in return game

As a holdover from Les Miles’ final staff at Kansas, running backs coach Jonathan Wallace had the chance to coach Pooka Williams Jr. in his first year with the program. Williams didn’t stick around long in 2020; the multi-year all-conference selection left the team midway through the ...

New eligibility rules could mean extended special-teams action for young Jayhawks

Twelve snaps on special teams were a valuable part of Kansas linebacker Malachi Curvey’s first year of college football. “It was good to get a feel for the game speed,” the redshirt freshman said. Like so many other freshmen in recent years, however, Curvey was limited to four games — ...

Quarterback room to benefit from DeFilippo’s NFL experience

As a Cleveland native, Kansas passing game coordinator Jim Zebrowski has stuck with the Browns through thick and thin. That included the 2015 season in which John DeFilippo — by that point a veteran NFL quarterbacks coach whom Zebrowski had met through a mutual friend — served as their ...

College football rule changes include removing next-game DQs for a first targeting penalty

Targeting penalties assessed in the second half of a game will no longer require the offending player to sit out the first half of his team's next game, offensive pass interference will become a 10-yard penalty and the little-used fair catch kick will be introduced to college football. Those ...

Crouch brings veteran experience, continued growth to weak-side linebacker spot

Kansas linebacker Bam Crouch, as a fifth-year senior, has been around the block. Crouch played 40 games at Boston College, including as a full-time starter in 13 in 2024, and was a team captain entering the 2025 campaign before an injury limited him to four appearances and an unexpected ...