KUsports.com Headlines for August 16

[Assistant Chevis Jackson sees improvements from KU football's mostly young cornerback group]( [Kansas defensive coordinator Brian Borland, left, and cornerbacks coach Chevis Jackson have a laugh during practice on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at Memorial Stadium.]( By: Benton Smith The Kansas football team’s coaches and players knew the moment that Karon Prunty left the program via the transfer portal earlier this summer that ... Posted today at 10:57 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Realignment Today: Alliance chatter between ACC, Big Ten & Pac-12 brings potentially scary times for Big 12]( [Realignment Today: Alliance chatter between ACC, Big Ten & Pac-12 brings potentially scary times for Big 12]( By: Matt Tait The very thing that looked like it could save the Big 12 Conference a couple of weeks ago might now be the thing that winds ... Posted August 14 at 6:50 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lance Leipold still looking for separation in KU football's preseason QB competition]( [Kansas quarterback Miles Kendrick tosses a ball to quarterback Conrad Hawley during practice on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at Memorial Stadium. At left is quarterback Jason Bean.]( By: Benton Smith Though Lance Leipold didn’t seem especially worried about it on Saturday, following his Kansas football team’s ninth preseason practice, the head coach and ... Posted August 14 at 2:33 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Photo Gallery: [KU Football Open Practice Aug. 14, 2021]( KU Football Open Practice Aug. 14, 2021 Posted August 14 at 2:11 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold updates the Jayhawks' progress after Saturday's open practice]( [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold updates the Jayhawks’ progress after Saturday’s open practice]( By: Matt Tait The Kansas Jayhawks staged a full-fledged practice in front of a few hundred supporters at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Saturday morning, drawing a ... Posted August 14 at 11:58 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Reserve LB Alsonso Person suspended from KU football indefinitely following arrest]( [Kansas linebacker Alonso Person]( By: Benton Smith Following a Thursday arrest for what was described in a booking report as suspicion of domestic battery and kidnapping, University of Kansas linebacker Alonso Person ... Posted August 13 at 7:31 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Class of 2022 Texas prep O-lineman Joey Baker commits to KU football]( [Kansas University football recruiting]( By: Benton Smith While preseason camp and the fast approaching season currently have the full attention of the Kansas football staff, head coach Lance Leipold and his assistants ... Posted August 13 at 5:55 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Reshaped DE Malcolm Lee expected to be 'the hammer' for KU football's defense]( [Kansas defensive lineman Malcolm Lee (99) blocks a pass by Oklahoma State quarterback Shane Illingworth (16) during the first half of an NCAA college football game in Lawrence, Kan., Saturday, Oct. 3, 2020. ]( By: Benton Smith When Kansas football assistant Jake Schoonover watches senior Malcolm Lee during practices this preseason, the defensive ends coach sees more than a veteran with something ... Posted August 13 at 4:23 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [RB Velton Gardner finally able to practice, makes camp debut with Jayhawks]( [Kansas Jayhawks running back Velton Gardner (0) tries to stiff arm Oklahoma State Cowboys defensive tackle Amadou Fofana (97) during a run in the fourth quarter of a Big 12 football game between the Oklahoma State Cowboys and Kansas Jayhawks on October 3, 2020 at Memorial Stadium in Lawrence, KS. (Photo by Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire)]( By: Benton Smith After seven Kansas football preseason practices without a blue No. 0 jersey anywhere to be seen, the man who wears that uniform, junior running back ... Posted August 13 at 2:53 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