Lance Leipold reveals key to finishing strong ahead of fourth quarter vs. UNLV
After tallying 17 points in the first half against UNLV, Kansas failed to score in the third quarter. Before the fourth quarter began, Jayhawks head coach Lance Leipold revealed what his team must do to escape with a win.
“We got to get back to being more balanced,” Leipold said. “We got to settle Jalon [Daniels] down a little bit. We’ve lost momentum in the run game here a little bit, credit to them. But our defense has been playing really well, and we got to create a big play here, one way or another.”
Evidently, Kansas heard Leipold’s demands. The Jayhawks opened the fourth quarter with a 13-play drive, capped off by a 41-yard field goal to boost Kansas to a 20-16 lead. However, a four-point lead won’t bury the Rebels.
Lance Leipold and Co. must continue to fight to avoid their second-straight loss. Tune into ESPN to watch the Jayhawks and Rebels battle in the fourth quarter.
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Kansas AD Travis Goff gushes over stadium renovations
For the first time since 1921, Kansas isn’t playing its home games at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium this season. Instead, the Jayhawks are hosting their opponents at Children’s Mercy Park in Kansas City while construction occurs back on the school’s campus.
However, the Jayhawks will be rewarded for their wait. The Gateway District Project will transform the north entrance to campus, including Kansas’ football facilities. During the second quarter of Kansas’ showdown against UNLV on Friday, Kansas athletic director Travis Goff pulled back the curtain on the school’s massive project.
“We’re fired up,” Goff said. “First of all, it’s real. We are about nine months into construction, but we have about 10 months to go. On August of 2025, we’ll be playing in a new on-campus stadium in Lawrence and everybody’s fired up about that.
“You think about the importance of college football and athletics — this facility, this venue, this district, is a tangible indicator of that, right? It’s a way to draw people into the university. You think about enrollment impact, think about student experience, alumni engagement — so it runs far beyond football. And we want to have it activated 300+ days a year, conference center and other auxiliary components.”
Phase 1 of the project includes a new build of the southwest, west and north sides of David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium, as well as the conference center on the north end.
Future phases of the project will then focus on the south and east portions of the stadium, along with the entertainment, dining, retail and other potential aspects of the Gateway District.