KUsports.com Headlines for August 27

[Kansas soccer picks up first win of 2021, 2-0 over Saint Louis]( [Kansas soccer goalkeeper Sarah Peters grabs for the ball during a preseason practice on Aug. 5, 2020.]( By: J-W Staff Report In addition to leading the Kansas soccer team to its first victory of the 2021 season — 2-0 over Saint Louis — KU goalkeeper Sarah Peters made ... Posted today at 6:29 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Realignment Today: Report pegs KU Chancellor Douglas Girod as part of Big 12's expansion committee]( [Realignment Today: Report pegs KU Chancellor Douglas Girod as part of Big 12's expansion committee]( By: Matt Tait According to a Thursday report from the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, it appears that University of Kansas Chancellor Douglas Girod is part of a sub-committee charged with ... Posted yesterday at 8:47 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Unflinching true freshman RB Devin Neal impressing while learning this preseason with KU football]( [Kansas running back Devin Neal takes off past linebacker Rich Miller during practice on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at Memorial Stadium.]( By: Benton Smith Lance Leipold has led enough preseason football practices in his 15 years as a college head coach that he’s come to expect true freshmen ... Posted yesterday at 5:02 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Standing pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion]( [Pac-12 Commissioner George Kliavkoff fields questions during the Pac-12 Conference NCAA college football Media Day Tuesday, July 27, 2021, in Los Angeles. ]( By: Ralph D. Russo, The Associated Press The Pac-12 said Thursday it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team conference, making it highly unlikely ... Posted yesterday at 2:14 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Steven McBride expected to make much larger impact for KU football as sophomore]( [Kansas wide receiver Steven McBride makes a catch in the first half of an NCAA football game against Kansas State Saturday, Oct. 24, 2020, in Manhattan, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]( By: Benton Smith If you’re looking for a breakthrough performer for the Kansas football offense this season, you’ll have to scan last year’s statistics for ... Posted yesterday at 11:43 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [K-State students find unique way to celebrate USC's NCAA Tournament basketball win over Kansas]( [K-State students find unique way to celebrate USC's NCAA Tournament basketball win over Kansas]( By: Matt Tait Five months after it happened, evidence surfaced of a unique style of celebration by students at Kansas State University, who clearly took great joy in ... Posted yesterday at 8:40 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Notebook: As Week 1 approaches, KU football reviewing all the 'little things']( [Kansas players get stretched out for practice on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at Memorial Stadium.]( By: Benton Smith It’s nearly game week for the Kansas football team and head coach Lance Leipold. But before those final days of preparation for the opener ... Posted August 25 at 2:35 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Realignment Today: All eyes on the Pac-12 for the rest of the week, even if the conference deciding to expand is highly unlikely]( [Realignment Today: All eyes on the Pac-12 for the rest of the week, even if the conference deciding to expand is highly unlikely]( By: Matt Tait From the moment Oklahoma and Texas first announced that they were leaving the Big 12 Conference for the greener bank accounts, I mean pastures, of ... Posted August 25 at 11:42 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU football D.C. Brian Borland and other new staffers feel prepared for 1st season in Big 12]( [Kansas defensive coordinator Brian Borland takes the field with his players for practice on Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021 at Memorial Stadium.]( By: Benton Smith In just a few weeks, Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold and the assistants he brought with him from Buffalo will lead the Jayhawks into ... Posted August 25 at 8:57 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [ACC, Big Ten, Pac-12 ally to 'protect the collegiate model']( By: Facing a rapidly shifting landscape in college sports, the Atlantic Coast Conference, Big Ten and Pac-12 have agreed to work together to create stability during ... Posted August 24 at 10:30 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lance Leipold considers KU football 'in pretty good shape' injury wise]( [Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold observes during a preseason practice.]( By: Benton Smith Injuries have impacted the Kansas football team’s preseason camp to varying degrees this month, but head coach Lance Leipold said Tuesday he considers the ... Posted August 24 at 4:11 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- The KU Sports Hour: [Talking the Alliance, KU's QB battle, notes from camp and more...]( By: Matt Tait Audio-only version... KU Sports Hour · Talking the Alliance, KU’s QB battle, notes from camp and more… Posted August 24 at 3:08 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold on transitioning from camp to the start of the season]( [Kansas football coach Lance Leipold on transitioning from the end of camp to the start of the season]( By: Matt Tait Posted August 24 at 2:49 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Lance Leipold happy to keep evaluating 'competitive' KU football QB race]( [Redshirt senior quarterback Miles Kendrick throws the ball from the pocket in the Kansas Football Spring Game. The White team defeated the Blue team 74-42 Saturday, May 1, 2021.]( By: Benton Smith If Kansas football head coach Lance Leipold and his staff think there’s a definitive leader in the team’s preseason quarterback competition, he “probably ... 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