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The powerful legs and arms that made Daniel Hishaw Jr. an effective rusher as a true freshman this past fall continue to earn the Kansas running back acclaim within the program this spring. "He's just like a bowling ball in the backfield," senior offensive lineman Earl Bostick Jr. said of what Hishaw is doing during the Jayhawks' practices lately. A sophomore back from Moore, Okla., Hishaw appreciated the comparison. "I mean a bowling ball knocks down pins, and that's what I'm gonna do," Hishaw said of his approach as a ball carrier. "So if that's how you're going to describe it, you look at it that way, I'll take that."

One of the many freshmen who emerged as promising prospects for KU football in 2020, Hishaw played in eight games, started in three and produced 229 rushing yards on 52 carries (4.4 yards per attempt) in his first season of college football. His most productive outings came late in the season, after Pooka Williams Jr. opted out and Velton Gardner suffered an injury. In two of his starts, Hishaw rushed for 73 yards at Oklahoma and later finished the year with 87 rushing yards and a touchdown at Texas Tech. - Lawrence Journal World

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RB Daniel Hishaw Jr., Kansas
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04/17/21 - Taiwan Berryhill Jr., rSr/2025, Kansas, 6-2, 230 (DS#999 OLB) + More +

The Kansas football defense could end up relying a lot on a pair of relatively new inside linebackers this year. Between former safety Nate Betts switching positions during the offseason and Taiwan Berryhill moving inside late during his freshman year, the Jayhawks hope those two can bolster a group that also includes junior Gavin Potter, junior Nick Channel, senior Jay Dineen and redshirt freshman Krishawn Brown. "We're coming along," Berryhill, a sophomore from New Orleans, said of the group's progress this spring, adding it helped that the players came in well conditioned. "We're starting to get used to the defense, getting more comfortable. Every day we're getting better, day by day."

As a true freshman in 2020, Berryhill didn't play at all during KU's first four games. But as the linebacking corps became depleted, the Jayhawks needed him late in the season, so much so that he ended up starting in the finale at Texas Tech. He was still new to playing inside linebacker at the college level - and adjusting on the fly - at that point. But Berryhill told reporters this week that he feels much more confident in his role now, a few weeks into spring practices. "I've grown as a linebacker," Berryhill said. - Lawrence Journal World

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OLB Taiwan Berryhill Jr., Kansas
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04/13/21 - Jalon Daniels, rSr/2026, Kansas, 6-0, 220 (DS#28 QB) + More +

In the early stages of what very well could be a lengthy quarterback competition for the Kansas football team in 2021, a number of contenders are getting their chances to make their case for the job. Sophomore Jalon Daniels, who started in six of nine games for the Jayhawks in 2020, said following the team's fourth spring practice that he and other QBs are rotating in and out to get reps, and working with a variety of teammates in the process. "We're all switching," Daniels, the first QB to speak with the media this spring, told reporters on Thursday night. "Every single day at practice, switching ones, with the twos, with the threes," he added, referencing the first, second and third team groupings. Interim head coach Emmett Jones, who last was made available for a media session on March 30, following spring practice No. 1, described the team's QB situation as "an all-out race" with "seven guys out there competing." The three names that have been brought up by players most often so far during interviews this spring are Daniels and seniors Miles Kendrick and Miles Fallin. True freshmen Conrad Hawley and Ben Easters also arrived at KU early this spring, each hoping to work his way up the depth chart. - Lawrence Journal World

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QB Jalon Daniels, Kansas
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04/05/21 - Colin Grunhard, rSr/2023, Kansas, 6-0, 290 (DS#999 OG) + More +

KU junior center Colin Grunhard, who just joined the Jayhawks as a graduate transfer from Notre Dame this semester, provided an update on the Jayhawks' offenses after practice No. 2. He described the system being put into place by new coordinator Mike DeBord as "a great scheme." "We've only gone through our first three installs," Grunhard shared. "It's a great offense, very similar to what I'm used to - it's a pro style offense." Without giving away too many details, Grunhard said KU's quarterbacks can "make some great reads" in the offense, which also sets up offensive linemen to execute double team blocks. "It's a lot of fun to play in," Grunhard attested. Additionally, the veteran O-lineman said KU's new O-line coach, Lee Grimes, is introducing techniques that fit in with DeBord's system. "It's been all good so far," Grunhard said. "We're just ready to put some pads on." - Lawrence Journal World

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OG Colin Grunhard, Kansas
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03/27/21 - Jason Bean, rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-2, 196 (DS#20 QB) + More +

The Kansas football team's quarterback competition has a new contender. A former starting QB at North Texas, Jason Bean announced Friday his plans to transfer to KU and join the Jayhawks. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 189 pounds on the Mean Green's roster in 2020, Bean started in seven of the team's 10 games as a redshirt sophomore before deciding to move on from the Conference USA program. Bean was involved with a QB competition at North Texas throughout much of what would be his final season with the team. He finished with a 54.5% completion percentage, and threw for 1,131 and 14 touchdowns in eight appearances in 2020. Bean went 79-for-145 through the air, with five interceptions. Known for his speed, Bean gave UNT a rushing element as a QB, too, and averaged 6.2 yards per carry, while running for five touchdowns this past season. - Lawrence Journal World

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QB Jason Bean, Kansas
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03/07/21 - *Pooka Williams Jr., Jr/2021, Kansas, 5-10, 170 (DS#20 RB) + More +

Back in Lawrence to show off his speed, footwork and more, former Jayhawks running back Pooka Williams returned to the Kansas football spotlight on Friday, more than four months after he opted out the 2020 season. Williams clocked a 4.38 40-yard dash at KU's pro day, displaying some of the velocity that helped him stand out during his 26 career games with the Jayhawks. "I was happy about the whole thing really," Williams told reporters on a video call following the closed event. "Just performed well, and was being myself for real."

One of KU's most talented skill players in recent memory, Williams, a preseason All-Big 12 running back in 2020, announced four games into the 10-game schedule he would opt out of the season. Speaking with media members for the first time since then, Williams, who announced in December his plans to turn pro and leave KU, said he didn't think his time away from practicing and playing in games from mid-October through early December would hurt him heading into this year's NFL Draft. "Nah. If it does hurt me, once I get in there I'll just prove myself again," Williams declared. - Lawrence Journal World

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RB *Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas
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03/03/21 - *Pooka Williams Jr., Jr/2021, Kansas, 5-10, 170 (DS#20 RB) + More +

Former Kansas football star running back Pooka Williams will be back in Lawrence this week, hoping to prove himself as an NFL prospect at the Jayhawks' pro day on Friday. Due to the pandemic, there won't be an NFL Scouting Combine in 2021, making the pro days hosted by individual college football programs all the more important for the players trying to make it to the next level. The NFL still extended invitations to players for a virtual version of the combine this year, though, and Williams received one, KU announced on Tuesday. Williams, a four-star high school prospect when he signed with KU as a touted recruit from Louisiana, figures to be a player of interest for NFL teams, whose scouts and coaches will be able to access video footage and results from KU's pro day drills. - Lawrence Journal World

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RB *Pooka Williams Jr., Kansas
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02/04/21 - Kwamie Lassiter II, rSr/2022, Kansas, 5-11, 185 (DS#62 WR) + More +

Although a number of seniors from the Kansas football program's 2020 roster decided to transfer elsewhere, the Jayhawks are set to bring back eight players for an extra senior year. KU coach Les Miles confirmed with the Journal-World on Thursday that offensive linemen Chris Hughes, Malik Clark and Adagio Lopeti, receiver Kwamie Lassiter II, linebacker Kyron Johnson, safeties Ricky Thomas and Nate Betts and nose tackle Sam Burt decided to take advantage of the NCAA's blanket waiver and play one more season with the Jayhawks. "There's going to be a key group of leaders," Miles said of having the veterans returning for the 2021 season. While KU lost two of its most talented receivers, Andrew Parchment and Stephon Robinson Jr, to the transfer portal, the offense will be able to bring back Lassiter, the former KU walk-on who ended up leading the team in receiving in 2020. - Lawrence Journal World

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WR Kwamie Lassiter II, Kansas
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01/21/21 - Jason Bean, rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-2, 196 (DS#20 QB) + More +

North Texas quarterback Jason Bean entered the NCAA transfer portal on Tuesday, when he joined the growing list of key players who are considering leaving the program. Bean started seven of UNT's 10 games this season and played in all but two. He threw for 1,131 yards and a team-best 14 touchdowns in addition to rushing for 346 yards and five scores. - Denton Record

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QB Jason Bean, Kansas
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01/13/21 - Patrick Joyner Jr., rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-2, 255 (DS#98 DE) + More +

The past three days have been fruitful for Utah State's football program as far as recruiting is concerned. Two days after securing a commitment from former Fresno State standout linebacker Justin Rice, another transfer pledged his commitment to the Aggies. Former University of Miami linebacker/defensive end Patrick Joyner Jr. announced his decision Monday on Twitter. Joyner Jr. spent the past three seasons with the Hurricanes, where he saw limited time as a reserve defensive end in four games this past fall as a redshirt sophomore. He made one tackle against Oklahoma State in the Cheez-It Bowl. - Herald Journal Tribune

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DE Patrick Joyner Jr., Kansas
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01/06/21 - Colin Grunhard, rSr/2023, Kansas, 6-0, 290 (DS#999 OG) + More +

In the case of the Kansas football program, the NCAA's transfer portal typically taketh away more than it giveth. But the Jayhawks came out on the positive side of the portal for a change on Tuesday, when former Notre Dame offensive lineman Colin Grunhard decided to join KU. "Can't wait to do everything I canto help KU win," Grunhard posted to his Twitter account.

A walk-on with the Fighting Irish for the past four years, Grunhard, a former standout high school center at nearby Bishop Miege, played in three games as a reserve for Notre Dame (10-2) in 2020. Grunhard shared via his Twitter account on Jan. 2 that he was entering the portal as a graduate transfer, looking to start working on his MBA, with two more years of eligibility left. - Lawrence Journal World

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OG Colin Grunhard, Kansas
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01/06/21 - Patrick Joyner Jr., rSr/2024, Kansas, 6-2, 255 (DS#98 DE) + More +

University of Miami redshirt sophomore linebacker/defensive end Patrick Joyner has become the first Hurricane on scholarship this postseason to enter the NCAA transfer portal, 247Sports first reported Tuesday. Joyner, 6-2 and 225 pounds, is listed by Miami as having one assisted tackle this year. He missed most of 2019 while recovering from offseason surgery, seeing action in one game. As a true freshman in 2018, Joyner played in four games, totaling five tackles. - Miami Herald

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DE Patrick Joyner Jr., Kansas
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01/02/21 - Lorenzo McCaskill, rSr/2023, Kansas, 6-0, 223 (DS#60 OLB) + More +

2020 ALL-SUN BELT CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM: Lorenzo McCaskill, Louisiana, LB,...Lorenzo McCaskill and Eric Garror picked up Third Team recognition for their stellar play on defense this season. McCaskill has produced three double-digit tackles performances on the year at linebacker and leads the team with 72 tackles. - Louisiana Football

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OLB Lorenzo McCaskill, Kansas
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12/20/20 - D.J. Graham II, rSr/2026, Kansas, 5-11, 200 (DS#24 CB) + More +

2020 ALL-BIG 12 CONFERENCE FOOTBALL HONORABLE MENTION: D.J. Graham (DFoY),...Several Sooners also earned honorable mention recognition at their respective positions: redshirt sophomore linebacker Brian Asamoah, redshirt sophomore linebacker Nik Bonitto, redshirt junior offensive lineman Marquis Hayes, Mims (kick/punt returner), redshirt junior defensive back Tre Norwood, redshirt freshman quarterback Spencer Rattler, senior running back Rhamondre Stevenson, sophomore tight end Austin Stogner, junior defensive back Delarrin Turner-Yell, sophomore wide receiver Theo Wease and junior linebacker DaShaun White. In addition, Brkic (special teams), freshman defensive back D.J. Graham (defensive freshman), Mims (offensive freshman), Rattler (offensive player/offensive freshman), Thomas (defensive lineman), redshirt freshman defensive back Woodi Washington (defensive freshman), and Winfrey (defensive newcomer) received at least one vote each for the respective individual awards. - Oklahoma Football

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CB D.J. Graham II, Kansas
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12/20/20 - Lonnie Phelps, rJr/2023, Kansas, 6-2, 244 (DS#21 OLB) + More +

2020 ALL-MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE THIRD TEAM (COACHES): Down Lineman - Lonnie Phelps, Miami,...The Mid-American Conference announced its All-MAC and specialty awards on Tuesday morning, with six RedHawks being honored. The awards and All-MAC honors were voted on by the league's 12 coaches. Tommy Doyle earned first-team honors, while Jack Sorenson was named to the second-team. Kameron Butler, Danny Godlevske, Lonnie Phelps and Emmanuel Rugamba all earned third team All-MAC. - Miami Football

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OLB Lonnie Phelps, Kansas
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