The Latest Breaking News from Lance Leipold

Lance Leipold believes Kansas is pumped for Liberty Bowl. Arkansas’ coach expects it, too.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold plans to walk into Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium in Memphis, Tennessee, on Wednesday like it’s a typical game day.

Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022

John Hadl, Kansas Jayhawks star and longtime NFL quarterback, dies at 82

“John Hadl had a generational impact on Kansas football,” Jayhawks athletic director Travis Goff said. “He was a once-in-a-lifetime Jayhawk student-athlete, a coach and mentor.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 30, 2022

Kansas Football Coach Lance Leipold Gets Contract Extension, per Sources

Leipold has engineered a stark turnaround for the Jayhawks in his second season with the program.

Sports Illustrated · Nov 23, 2022

What We’re Hearing Around College Football’s Job Openings

The coaching cycle has started early again, including at Nebraska, Wisconsin and Georgia Tech.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2022

Kansas’s Lance Leipold Addresses Nebraska, Wisconsin Job Openings

Amid a remarkable turnaround in Lawrence, the Jayhawks coach is being linked to several prominent open coaching positions.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 12, 2022

Sam McDowell: Kansas football is in new territory. But what’s the future for KU and Lance Leipold?

LAWRENCE, Kan. — By 4 p.m. Saturday, the field inside Kansas Memorial Stadium had been cleared, vacated by all but a couple of workers packing up items from the team benches. To the southwest, outside the stadium, a cleanup crew paced over what students here simply refer to as The…

Tribune News Service · Oct 10, 2022

Kansas Announces Major Football Stadium Renovation

The 102-year-old stadium will get a major facelift in early ’23.

Sports Illustrated · Oct 7, 2022

KU’s Leipold speaks about possible distractions: ‘We have no plans of going anywhere’

LAWRENCE, Kan. — Kansas football coach Lance Leipold says he’s spoken to his team about ESPN’s GameDay crew coming to town for Saturday’s 11 a.m. Big 12 battle between No. 19-ranked Kansas and No. 17 TCU.

Tribune News Service · Oct 4, 2022

Vahe Gregorian: How former Kansas coaches Mark Mangino and Glen Mason are tethered to Lance Leipold

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In Rome on Wednesday morning, Mark Mangino went to St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City for a Papal Audience with Pope Francis.

Tribune News Service · Sep 24, 2022

Kansas Coach Leipold Addresses ‘Flattering’ Job Rumors

The Jayhawks have won their first three games of the season for the first time since 2009.

Sports Illustrated · Sep 20, 2022