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KU remains at 16 in latest AP poll
Despite defeating Iowa State on Saturday with a 20-point comeback victory, the Kansas Jayhawks remained at No. 16 in the latest AP poll - released Sunday afternoon.
Game balls & Gassers
Who played good and who played bad for the Kansas Jayhawks.
Red Raiders sprint past Wildcats, 58-28
Stuffing No. 7 Texas Tech on fourth-and-inches on its own 29 and moving right in for the game-tying touchdown gave Kansas State hope. It didn’t last long.
KU women take fourth; men take seventh
Kansas University junior Lauren Bonds’ ninth-place finish Saturday at the Cowboy Jamboree led the Kansas women’s cross country team to a fourth-place finish in the 27-team field.
Big 12 Roundup: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 5 Texas both roll, set up Red River Showdown
Sam Bradford threw for 372 yards with two touchdowns, DeMarco Murray ran for two scores, and four other Sooners got into the end zone in the Big 12 opener for both teams.
KU vs. ISU notebook
Despite early-season struggles with his team’s offensive line, Kansas University coach Mark Mangino said recently that he didn’t anticipate changing any of the unit’s personnel, including his two red-shirt freshmen tackles, Jeremiah Hatch (right tackle) and Jeff Spikes (left tackle).
Top 25 Roundup: Vandy improves to 5-0
Trojans, Gators get back on winning track
Vanderbilt, welcome to the big time. Mackenzi Adams came off the bench and threw for 153 yards and two touchdowns, and Vanderbilt beat Auburn Saturday night to improve to 5-0 for the first time since 1943.
Meier rises to occasion
When the opportunity presented itself for Kansas University to leave its field-goal team on the sidelines and go for a touchdown instead, Kerry Meier knew his name would be called. And as he usually does, the Jayhawks’ most sure-handed football receiver delivered on a challenging fourth-and-seven with Kansas trailing Iowa State on the road in the third quarter. Talk about a crowd silencer.
ISU bemoans ‘debacle’
Second-year Iowa State coach Gene Chizik wasn’t in the mood to take any positives Saturday out of Iowa State’s 35-33 loss to Kansas University at Jack Trice Stadium. Not after the Cyclones blew a 20-point lead in the second half. “No excuse,” Chizik said. “We have to learn to slam the door when we’ve got a chance like that.”
KU volleyball tops Texas Tech, 3-1
Three players tallied double-digit kills as the Kansas volleyball team defeated Texas Tech, 3-1 (25-19, 25-17, 25-23, 25-22), to stop a three-match losing streak.
Keegan: Keegan: Sharp rejoins playmaker ranks
Five games into the season, Kansas University’s football team pretty much has revealed itself for what it is: slow and not very physical in the trenches, passive in the secondary, extraordinarily gifted, smart and gutsy in the passing game. Marred by a defense that not only bends but breaks and a flawed offensive line, KU’s path to victory involves riding two reliable and remarkable superstars, quarterback Todd Reesing and receiver Kerry Meier working in tandem, and a rotation of mystery playmakers taking turns as the third spark.
Dugan Arnett’s quick hits
Running back Jake Sharp caught a 67-yard pass from quarterback Todd Reesing that put the Jayhawks on the board for the first time with 12:20 left in the third quarter.
Miraculous recovery
KU overcomes awful first half
On Saturday afternoon, Kansas University’s football team played its worst half of the season. Luckily for the Jayhawks, they followed it up with one of their best. Thanks largely to a second-half surge in which it outscored host Iowa State by 22 points, Kansas managed to overcome a 20-point second-half deficit and escape Ames with a 35-33 victory in the third-biggest comeback in school history.