LAWRENCE — It didn’t take long, as Lance Leipold took his turn to speak at the podium, for the topic of his offensive coordinator to come up.
Leipold, Kansas football’s head coach, was speaking Wednesday at Big 12 Conference media days in Las Vegas. He mentioned how much he appreciated the more than a decade Andy Kotelnicki, now the offensive coordinator at Penn State, spent with him across multiple stops. Leipold couldn’t fault Kotelnicki, who’s had a desire to be a head coach himself one day, for making a move that could help him grow even further.
But with that moment, also came the chance for Leipold to highlight the addition of Jeff Grimes as the team’s new offensive coordinator/assistant head coach. Grimes, who’ll be assisted by the return of co-offensive coordinator Jim Zebrowski, is someone Leipold admired during Grimes’ time as the offensive coordinator at Baylor in recent years. And not only has Leipold enjoyed being able to work with Grimes, but Jayhawks quarterback Jalon Daniels is excited about the twist Grimes is providing their offense.
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“Kansas football, we’re known for having a lot of gadget plays, a lot of shifts and motions going in,” Daniels, a redshirt junior, said during a TV appearance on ESPNU at media days. “Trust me, nothing in that nature is going to change. But, without giving too much, I’m just going to say we’re going to add a few little sprinkles of how we’re able to line up formationally and having a lot of our playmakers be able to make plays in different spots rather than just their main one.”
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Author : The Topeka Capital-Journal
Publish date : 2024-07-13 08:01:35
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