Tale of the Tait

Kansas football coach Lance Leipold reiterates he’s ‘extremely happy’ at KU

There’s been no shortage of speculation about Lance Leipold’s future this college football season, and the topic came up again on Tuesday during his weekly press conference. Just two days removed from landing on a list of possible replacements for the recently fired Paul Chryst at ...

Matt Tait: KU football’s close win only amplified the celebration

Talk to anyone in a Kansas uniform and they’ll tell you Saturday’s 14-11 win over Iowa State that moved the Jayhawks to 5-0 on the season was anything but comfortable. There was talk from a number of different players about stress, gray hairs, regrets and aches and pains. But as ...

Matt Tait: Not ranked? Who cares? Not the Jayhawks.

Here’s the thing about the 4-0 Kansas football team not being ranked in either the coaches poll or the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. It doesn’t mean the polls are worthless or broken. It doesn’t mean this Kansas team is not any good nor does it indicate that KU’s resume is ...