KU reveals updates to Kansas football’s Anderson Family Football Complex this year

LAWRENCE — In another update that comes amid the ongoing renovations to Kansas football’s stadium and greater facilities, KU revealed on Monday the latest set of improvements.

According to a Jayhawks release that included a new walkthrough space, team room, and more. The Anderson Family Football Complex also features a recently renovated weight room, locker room, training area, fueling stations, player lounge, recovery space, locker room, and more.

It’s all a part of an effort to make sure it's one of the more high-end facilities in the sport.

“The renovations to Anderson Family Football Complex will have a profound impact on our student-athletes, as it gives them a place to train, recover, study, fuel, and improve,” head coach Lance Leipold said in a KU release.

“These additions to the facility wouldn't be possible without the incredible support that we have received as we continue to give our student-athletes one of the best experiences in all of college football.”

The newly-installed walkthrough area includes a video-board that will help create in-game scenarios as the team prepares for each game. The new team room will overlook the renovated David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium.

As the reopening of the stadium nears, additions to the team’s complex will also in time include a new dining area, entrance to the stadium, and more — as there will be more than 33,000 square feet of new construction and 40,000 square feet of renovated area.

Kansas is coming off of a season in which it finished 5-7 overall and 4-5 against the Big 12 Conference in 2024. Leipold, since arriving in 2021, took the team to back-to-back bowl games in 2022 and 2023. In the latter, the Jayhawks captured their first bowl victory in more than a decade.

Jordan Guskey covers University of Kansas Athletics at The Topeka Capital-Journal. He was the 2022 National Sports Media Association’s sportswriter of the year for the state of Kansas. Contact him at jmguskey@gannett.com or on Twitter at @JordanGuskey.