The massive overhaul of personnel on the Kansas University football team that has taken place this offseason highlights the danger in universities making coaching changes so frequently. An athlete who fits what one coaching staff is trying to accomplish might be a poor fit for the next staff. ...
David Beaty and Clint Bowen haven’t just run up and down the same practice fields in their intermittent years of service for Kansas University’s football program. The two coaches have darted back and forth on the same Florida beaches on family vacations together.Beaty says Bowen wears him ...
With the departures of Ben Heeney and Jake Love, the Kansas University football team lost 180 tackles at the linebacker position from last year's team.And replaced those with a guy who made 31.While the math might not line up favorably for the Jayhawks, the addition of South Carolina transfer ...
In the hours and days that followed last April's freak accident during the Kansas University spring football game that left starting quarterback Michael Cummings with a serious knee injury and pushed senior safety Michael Glatczak into the public eye for the wrong reasons, several Jayhawks ...
Opening Day-starter announcements, whether in major-league baseball for the pitcher or college football for the quarterback, generally fall into the anti-climactic category. A trail of crumbs usually leads to the obvious choice.Rob Likens, Kansas University’s offensive coordinator, dropped a ...
Three practices into preseason camp, Kansas University junior quarterback Montell Cozart needed just a few words to describe the Jayhawks’ new Air Raid offense.“Fun. Simple. Fast. And fun,” Cozart said. “It’s been really fun, and we’ve been able to put in our up-tempo and put a lot ...
Just days after learning that he was in line to open the 2015 season as the Philadelphia Eagles' starting nickel back, former Kansas University cornerback JaCorey Shepherd suffered a knee injury that ended his season before it began. Shepherd, a sixth-round pick by the Eagles in last spring's ...
Lawrence High senior football standout Amani Bledsoe knows some of the difficulties of being one of the top recruits in the country. All of the phone calls and messages. The time needed to build relationships with dozens and dozens of coaches. The 6-foot-5, 270-pounder is ranked as the top ...
Kansas University offensive coordinator Rob Likens is a big believer in preparation and focus, and he expects the players he coaches to bring both to the practice field every day.“Here’s my philosophy,” Likens said. “You love ’em and make the environment fun for ’em before practice ...
By now, roughly seven months into their time in Lawrence, the new Kansas University football coaches have figured out they are going to have to emphasize a bunch of little things if they hope to win games during the first year or two of the transition to head coach David Beaty.Beaty set the ...
The third practice of Kansas football's 2015 preseason camp featured all kinds of memorable plays and strong efforts from players on the current KU roster.It also featured a glimpse into the future.In town on a visit with his father, three-star Houston linebacker Maciah Long orally committed to ...
Englewood, Colo. ? Aqib Talib is still at the top of his game. Only, he finds himself often overshadowed by fellow University of Kansas alum Chris Harris Jr.Both of the Denver Broncos’ starting cornerbacks had Pro Bowl seasons in 2014, each collecting 17 pass breakups, a sack and a forced ...
Carter StanleyBy Tom KeeganView it as a three-horse race for the starting quarterback position for Kansas University’s rebuilding program and then ask yourself to identify and defend the best-case scenario.Junior Montell Cozart shapes up as the favorite to land the job because he has the most ...
Already known for his energy, passion and unrelenting enthusiasm, first-year Kansas University football coach David Beaty on Thursday did his best to dwell in reality following the first official practice of the 2015 season.Just moments after his team returned to the Anderson Family Football ...
The updated Kansas University football roster, released Wednesday night, on the eve of the start of preseason camp, featured nearly two dozen new names and included a couple of notable omissions.Wednesday afternoon, KU revealed that offensive linemen Joey Bloomfield and Junior Visinia were no ...
August has arrived and that means another Kansas University football season is officially upon us.The Jayhawks will report to preseason camp today — they’ll stay in the Holidome this year instead of Naismith Hall on campus — and kick off the first practice of the 2015 season on Thursday ...
Year after year, with player after player, coaches consistently talk about what an advantage it is for prospects to graduate high school early and make it to their college campuses in time for spring football practices.For Kansas University freshman receiver Chase Harrell, that path paid major ...
He has only been playing the position for a few years, but former Kansas University standout JaCorey Shepherd may already have positioned himself to become a starting cornerback in the NFL.Drafted in the sixth round last May by Philadelphia, Shepherd consistently has impressed the Eagles ...
The Denver Broncos may be looking to add another former Kansas University football to the three they already have on their roster. According to Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports, the Broncos recently hosted wide receiver Nigel King for a workout. Denver has a roster spot available after fifth-year ...
Lawrence High senior football standout Amani Bledsoe cut his list of potential college choices on Sunday. The 6-foot-5, 270-pound defensive end, ranked as the top recruit in Kansas and No. 131 nationally by Rivals.com, cut his list to 10 schools: Kansas University, Miami, Missouri, Nebraska, ...