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Some predictable (and other more intriguing) KU football odds and props

Kansas football fans, you may want to sit down for this. Oddsmakers don’t like the Jayhawks chances of winning the Big 12 title this year. Obviously that doesn’t come as a surprise to anyone. But if you follow the Jayhawks closely, the types of odds and props that SportsBettingDime.com ...

NCAA waiver could allow KU football to bring back seniors for bonus season in 2021

The NCAA is doing what plenty of people wish they could — pretending like 2020 never happened. At least that’s the approach its Division I Board of Directors is taking with eligibility for its fall sports athletes. The board this past week officially gifted football players and other D-I ...

Jayhawks share standout moments from preseason scrimmage

Ask Les Miles about what he saw in his team’s first preseason scrimmage and the Kansas football coach will intentionally keep his answer vague and broad. You know, just to be sure no one outside of the closed practice somehow discovers some nugget or piece of insight that would provide a ...

KU football preseason camp thoughts (from afar)

Adapting common approaches to various aspects of life has become routine in the time of COVID-19. No one likes the new normal, but most of us grin and bear it as best we can while following guidelines that hopefully make this all go away before long. One very minor consequence of the ...

Les Miles sees consistency from Jayhawks during stop-and-go preseason

There was no mention of quarterbacks, position battles or depth charts, but Kansas football coach Les Miles finally spoke publicly about the Jayhawks’ preseason camp on Monday night. The Jayhawks, now with an official season-opening date and opponent, resumed practicing in pads and prepping ...

What happens if an outbreak forces a Big 12 team to miss a game?

While planning a college football schedule the Big 12 hopes to play to completion during a pandemic, the conference tried to build in a little wiggle room. The Big 12’s programs might need some flexibility after all, if a team or two have to suspend play in the middle of the season due to a ...