KU Football

Booth Breakdown: A far-out look at the Cincinnati Bearcats

This preview is the final installment of a 12-part series previewing the KU football schedule. It’s no secret that Kansas football’s home opener sits just under a week away. There’s plenty of anticipation for head coach Lance Leipold’s third year at the helm of a once-lowly KU program ...

After unexpected return, Bean growing even more comfortable in third year at KU

The final play of Kansas' Liberty Bowl loss to Arkansas, and the lasting image from the end of KU’s season, featured quarterback Jason Bean, the Jayhawks starter-turned-backup who shepherded the team through a four-game stretch with Jalon Daniels injured, taking a handoff on a trick play and ...

The timeline of Jalon Daniels’ back tightness during fall training camp

Kansas will rely heavily on star quarterback Jalon Daniels, the preseason Big 12 Conference offensive player of the year, this season as it expects even greater success from its high-octane air attack. Daniels missed four games in 2022 due to a shoulder injury as KU came back down to earth ...

Addition of Brantley, return of Gilliom bolster KU’s Hawk group

Kansas’ reserve linebackers at the “Hawk” position have made an impression on their coaches not only on the field but, so it seems, in the dining room. Head coach Lance Leipold told reporters on Aug. 12 that on the evening of KU’s first night practice of the month — which happened to ...

Freshman Ballard making waves in KU quarterback room

When Ethan Vasko opted to leave Kansas in late spring, the conventional wisdom was that redshirt sophomore Ben Easters would slide smoothly into Vasko’s No. 3 spot, as the lone scholarship quarterback behind Jalon Daniels and Jason Bean. Cole Ballard’s performance has quickly disabused the ...

Booth Breakdown: A far-out look at the Kansas State Wildcats

This preview is the 11th in a 12-part series previewing the upcoming KU football schedule. As we slide into the bottom two weeks of the Booth Breakdown, it’s fitting that the in-state rivalry with Kansas State is saved for Week 11. The Wildcats are assuredly a Big 12 Conference title ...