KUsports.com Headlines for December 3

[Kenny Logan Jr. will be 'back for more' as a KU football senior in 2022]( [Kansas safety Kenny Logan Jr. (1) celebrates a fumble recovery by the Jayhawks during the first quarter on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021 at Memorial Stadium. (Photo by Nick Krug/Special to the Journal-World)]( By: Benton Smith Anyone worried about the future plans of Kansas football safety Kenny Logan Jr. got some reassurance on Thursday, when the defensive back from St. Augustine ... Posted today at 11:48 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [No pressure: KU volleyball upsets No. 19 Oregon to reach 2nd round of NCAA Tournament]( [Kansas volleyball's Caroline Crawford and Anezka Szabo extend their arms above the net to go after a block, during the Jayhawks' NCAA Tournament matchup with Oregon, on Dec. 2, 2021, in Omaha, Neb.]( By: Benton Smith Whatever pressure that is supposed to go hand in hand with playing in the NCAA Tournament was nearly nonexistent for the Kansas volleyball team Thursday ... Posted yesterday at 8:52 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Ray Bechard: KU volleyball peaking at right time]( [Ray Bechard: KU volleyball peaking at right time]( By: Benton Smith After his Kansas volleyball team knocked out No. 19 Oregon — in 3 sets — in the first round of the NCAA Tournament, head ... Posted yesterday at 7:02 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Crawford, Turner and Bien react to KU volleyball's NCAA Tournament win]( [Crawford, Turner and Bien react to KU volleyball's NCAA Tournament win]( By: Benton Smith Kansas volleyball players Caroline Crawford, Camryn Turner and Caroline Bien react to the Jayhawks' 3-0 upset victory over No. 19 Oregon in the first ... Posted yesterday at 6:51 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [After pair of 'poor' games, Bill Self expecting sophomore Jalen Wilson to get back on track]( [Kansas forward Jalen Wilson, left, drives to the basket in front of North Texas forward Thomas Bell during the first half of a NCAA college basketball game Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. ]( By: Benton Smith Three games into his redshirt sophomore season, Kansas wing Jalen Wilson’s production has lagged behind what he did for the Jayhawks a year ago ... Posted yesterday at 3:41 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Game day breakdown: No. 8 Kansas basketball at St. John's]( [Kansas' Remy Martin (11) drives past Michigan State's Max Christie (5) and Tyson Walker during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)]( By: Matt Tait A look at some of the keys for eighth-ranked Kansas in Friday night's Big East-Big 12 Challenge matchup with St. John's at the ... Posted yesterday at 2:56 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Veteran KU football defenders Kyron Johnson, Kenny Logan Jr. make All-Big 12 2nd team]( [FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2020, file photo, Kansas linebacker Kyron Johnson (15) follows a play during an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma in Norman, Okla. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)]( By: Benton Smith Though the Kansas football team registered just one victory during Big 12 play in 2021, the conference’s coaches didn’t overlook two of the ... Posted yesterday at 12:16 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU women's basketball turns slow start into blowout vs. UTRGV]( [Kansas center Taiyanna Jackson looks to get to the basket against Texas Rio Grande Valley, on Dec. 1, 2021, inside Allen Fieldhouse.]( By: Benton Smith After a slow first quarter Wednesday night versus Texas Rio Grande Valley, the lead for the Kansas women’s basketball team just kept growing in ... Posted December 1 at 9:13 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [Memorable former KU basketball manager eager for reunion with Jayhawks Friday night in NYC]( [Memorable former KU basketball manager eager for reunion with Jayhawks Friday night in NYC]( By: Matt Tait New York — After years of putting his heart and soul into all things Kansas basketball, former KU manager, Chris Huey, is a little more ... Posted December 1 at 8:20 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU Athletics: Calling off 2022 Kansas Relays 'the financially responsible decision']( [Kyle Clemons, a Kansas track and field alumnus and US Olympic Gold Medalist finishes first in the 400 meter dash at the Kansas Relays, April 19, 2019 at Rock Chalk Park.]( By: Benton Smith When KU Athletics Inc., decided to call off the 2022 Kansas Relays, citing ongoing challenges related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the athletic department’s concerns ... Posted December 1 at 6:53 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Bobby Pettiford on the Jayhawks' defensive emphasis at practice]( [Bobby Pettiford on the Jayhawks' defensive emphasis at practice]( By: Benton Smith Posted December 1 at 3:28 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Zach Clemence on the Jayhawks' mood, approach this week]( [Zach Clemence on the Jayhawks' mood, approach this week]( By: Benton Smith Posted December 1 at 3:18 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [Bill Self on emphasizing defense, KU's upcoming trip to St. John's]( [Bill Self on emphasizing defense, KU's upcoming trip to St. John's]( By: Benton Smith Posted December 1 at 3:09 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [KU football's 2022 schedule finalized]( [Kansas head coach Lance Leipold leads his team onto the field before an NCAA college football game against Oklahoma Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)]( By: Benton Smith The calendar for Lance Leipold’s second season coaching the Kansas football team is now set. The Big 12 announced Wednesday dates for all conference ... Posted December 1 at 11:58 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Kansas volleyball confident, excited heading into opening-round NCAA Tournament match vs. Oregon]( [Freshman setter Camryn Turner runs the Kansas offense against the Kansas City Roos on Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021 at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. ]( By: Matt Tait As the Kansas volleyball team gets set for its first NCAA Tournament match since 2017, the young Jayhawks are both fired up and focused ahead ... Posted December 1 at 9:35 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- Tale of the Tait: [More 'human' Ochai Agbaji still averaging 22.5 points per game for Kansas]( [More 'human' Ochai Agbaji still averaging 22.5 points per game for Kansas]( By: Matt Tait Through the first six games of the Kansas men’s basketball season senior guard Ochai Agbaji has been on fire, leading the team in scoring ... Posted December 1 at 9:22 a.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- KUsports Video: [KU volleyball players and head coach Ray Bechard break down the Jayhawks' return to the NCAA Tournament]( [4 Kansas volleyball players discuss KU's return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017]( By: Matt Tait Posted November 30 at 4:04 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Talented freshman class played huge role in KU volleyball program's return to NCAA Tournament]( [Kansas freshman Caroline Bien swings at a ball during the Jayhawks' home sweep of Wichita State on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021 at Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena. ]( By: Matt Tait A talented trio of freshmen, all of whom were honored by the Big 12 Conference in one way or another this season, has played a ... Posted November 30 at 3:51 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [Best performance of Gavin Potter's KU football career left LB wanting more]( [Kansas linebacker Gavin Potter intercepts the ball and runs it back for a touchdown against West Virginia wide receiver Isaiah Esdale (9)during the third quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) ]( By: Benton Smith In the 24th start of his college football career, Kansas junior linebacker Gavin Potter put together the most prolific individual outing of his time with ... Posted November 30 at 3:35 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [2022 Kansas Relays postponed; KU planning 100th anniversary celebration in 2023]( [Kansas freshman Zach Bradford soars over the bar during the pole vault event at this weekend's Kansas Relays at Rock Chalk Park. Bradford broke a 36-year-old KU record in the event by clearing 18 feet, 11 inches during one of his attempts on Saturday, April 20, 2019. ]( By: Matt Tait Because of “ongoing challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic,” Kansas Athletics Inc., announced Tuesday that the 2022 Kansas Relays have been postponed. By Matt Tait Posted November 30 at 2:11 p.m. --------------------------------------------------------------- [QB Jalon Daniels wants KU football to 'come in with a bang' in 2022]( [Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels (6) looks to pass against West Virginia defensive lineman Sean Martin (91) during the first quarter of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021, in Lawrence, Kan. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) ]( By: Benton Smith Jalon Daniels’ improbable sophomore season, when he went from a redshirting third-stringer to the starting quarterback in the final weeks, had just come to an ... 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