LAWRENCE — Jalon Daniels has been one of the faces of the the Kansas football program in recent years, during coach Lance Leipold’s tenure.

Although injuries hindered Daniels in 2022 and 2023, the quarterback played a role both seasons in leading the Jayhawks to bowl games. His personality proved to be magnetic, on and off the field, and something teammates enjoyed being around. He served as a leader at KU, too, including but not limited to the redshirt senior’s role as a captain in 2025.

But after his last game in a Kansas uniform Friday, a 31-21 loss against Utah in Lawrence, where the conversation with Daniels started was with how heartbroken he felt. Because he understood how much he struggled in that defeat and felt such a weight of responsibility for why the KU (5-7, 3-6 in B

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