KUsports.com Headlines for August 21

Tale of the Tait: [An updated look at the draft stock of two former Jayhawks now that the 2020 NBA draft order is set]( [An updated look at the draft stock of two former Jayhawks now that the 2020 NBA draft order is set]( By: Matt Tait The NBA held its annual drawing to determine the lottery order for this year’s draft on Thursday night. And while the time and events ... Posted today at 11:10 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Smithology: [Jayhawks share standout moments from preseason scrimmage]( [Jayhawks share standout moments from preseason scrimmage]( By: Benton Smith 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 ... Posted yesterday at 11:26 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Jayhawks OK with sacrifices if it means there's football this fall]( [The Kansas football team celebrates following a 37-34 win over Texas Tech Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Oct. 26, 2019.]( By: Matt Tait It’s easy, on Aug. 20, for anyone on the Kansas football team to say in a mostly empty room that they’re going to ... Posted yesterday at 6:44 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notebook: Corione Harris' future with KU football still up in air]( [University of Kansas football cornerback Corione Harris]( By: Benton Smith Suspended from the Kansas football team since January, following an arrest, cornerback Corione Harris’ future with the program remains unresolved. Posted yesterday at 5:36 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Chris Hughes, Pooka Williams, Kyle Thompson & Denzel Feaster at KU's (Zoom) Media Day]( [Several Jayhawks discuss KU’s preseason camp thus far]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 4:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU QB Miles Kendrick discusses where the Jayhawks are at after a strange offseason]( [KU QB Miles Kendrick on the strange 2020 offseason]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 3:25 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU quarterback Thomas MacVittie talks about Year 2 with the Jayhawks]( [KU QB Thomas MacVittie on Media Day]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 3:06 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU football dealt with 40 positive COVID tests since players returned in June]( [Kansas football head coach Les Miles wears a mask while walking around during an early August practice in the team's indoor facility.]( By: Benton Smith Though Kansas football coach Les Miles reported Thursday during his first video press conference of the preseason that nobody in the program is currently suffering ... Posted yesterday at 2:19 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU football coach Les Miles during Media Day 2020]( [KU football coach Les Miles meets with the media on Aug. 20, 2020]( By: Matt Tait Posted yesterday at 2:01 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Why Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot could be poised to deliver his best season yet]( [Why Kansas forward Mitch Lightfoot could be poised to deliver his best season yet]( By: Matt Tait You know about his passion for all things Kansas, you’ve witnessed his crazy faces on the Allen Fieldhouse floor and you probably even saw ... Posted yesterday at 10:27 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [NCAA moves toward free year of eligibility for fall athletes]( [(Boston, MA, 09/13/19) Kansas Jayhawks head coach Les Miles, left, talks with punter Kyle Thompson (80) prior to the start of an NCAA football game at Boston College in Boston, Mass., on Friday, September 13, 2019.]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press College athletes who play fall sports, including football, will be given a free year of eligibility no matter how much they compete over the next ... Posted August 19 at 7:15 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas Athletics seeking $20 million emergency line of credit in case pandemic alters football, basketball seasons]( [New University of Kansas athletic director Jeff Long addresses those gathered for his introductory news conference on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at the Lied Center Pavilion. To his left is University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod and at his right is former]( By: Conner Mitchell University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod on Wednesday called an emergency meeting of the governing board that oversees Kansas Athletics seeking permission for Athletic Director ... Posted August 19 at 5:16 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [‘Million-dollar question’: Experts' opinions vary on possible heart issues for athletes who get COVID-19]( [Oklahoma quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs up the sideline as Kansas safety Davon Ferguson (7) closes in during the second quarter on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019 at Memorial Stadium.]( By: Benton Smith On the same day the Pac-12 and Big Ten announced there would be no football in 2020 for their conference members, the Big 12 didn ... Posted August 19 at 4:35 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- ['Spontaneity, luck' helped keep the KU-Coastal Carolina football series alive in 2020]( [Kansas wide receiver Kwamie Lassiter Jr. is taken down on a return by Coastal Carolina's Jordan Morris Saturday night at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Sept. 7, 2019.]( By: Matt Tait Coastal Carolina Athletic Director Matt Hogue does not yet know what his team’s travel plans will be for the Chanticleers’ Sept. 12 football game ... Posted August 19 at 11:04 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Smithology: [KU football preseason camp thoughts (from afar)]( [KU football preseason camp thoughts (from afar)]( By: Benton Smith 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 ... Posted August 18 at 11:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Five under-the-radar names worth watching on the Kansas football roster]( [Five under-the-radar names worth watching on the Kansas football roster]( By: Matt Tait Everybody knows Pooka Williams, Andrew Parchment and Stephon Robinson. And, heck, you’ve probably even heard enough about quarterbacks Miles Kendrick and Thomas MacVittie to ... Posted August 18 at 5:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- You are receiving this email because of your relationship with the Lawrence Journal-World or because at some point in the past you shared your email address with us. If you no longer want to receive emails from us, follow instructions at the link below. [Click here to unsubscribe and manage your email subscriptions.]( Lawrence Journal-World P.O Box 888, Lawrence, Kansas 66044