KU Football

A look inside KU’s pep rally in London ahead of Union Jack Classic

WESTMINSTER, England — Amid a crimson-and-blue crowd that sang along with the Rock Chalk chant and clapped to the beat of “I’m a Jayhawk” were some local onlookers who had little idea what was going on. Andy Lobban had made the trip on the tube from 25 miles outside of Central London ...

Preview: KU hopes to make international debut a memorable one

LONDON — Kansas coach Lance Leipold was a graduate assistant at Wisconsin in 1993 when the Badgers played in the Coca-Cola Classic in Tokyo. They won, rather decisively in fact, which is why Leipold knows firsthand that the memories of playing in such a unique game take on an even greater ...

Gill enjoys family support as he proceeds through freshman season

ISLEWORTH, England — Kansas punter Matt Gill, who is from Australia, had his father in attendance for his debut on Sept. 4 against Long Island. Well, at least it was supposed to be his debut — the Jayhawks’ offense was so effective as to render Gill’s services unnecessary. That made ...

Marshall taking right steps ahead of next big chance

ISLEWORTH, England — Shortly after Kansas lost 38-21 to Missouri, in a fairly grim performance from the Jayhawks’ offense that featured a turnover-prone quarterback and no real running game, associate head coach Andy Kotelnicki told his charges, “I am excited to see how we will ...

KU defensive backs emphasizing more aggressive play style

If the Kansas defensive backs need to be convinced of the potential benefits of playing more aggressive coverage, beginning on Saturday against Arizona State, they need only look at their own body of work for evidence. On one particular snap in Friday’s loss to Missouri, cornerback Austin ...