Football

What we learned from KU’s loss to TCU

FORT WORTH, Texas — The final word in Saturday’s postgame media availability, after one of the more dispiriting losses of Lance Leipold’s tenure as head coach, went to junior cornerback Jalen Todd. Todd was asked about KU’s recurring issue of losing games in which it had led at ...

Quick recap: KU surrenders 13-point lead and loses 22-16 to TCU

FORT WORTH, Texas — The Kansas football team held a 13-point lead midway through the third quarter on Saturday afternoon and looked poised to extend it to 20 when it had a first-and-goal from TCU’s 6-yard line. Instead, the Jayhawks turned the ball over on downs, and the next time they got ...

Preview: Jayhawks’ next test is road date with TCU

Kansas coach Lance Leipold likes to stress that his program must approach each game week the same regardless of the outcome over the previous weekend, and by his account the Jayhawks returned to practice with promising energy and body language after a dramatic 25-24 victory over Baylor. Now ...

Marshall declared questionable for Saturday’s game against TCU

Kansas starting quarterback Isaiah Marshall was downgraded to questionable on the Jayhawks’ availability report released on Thursday night. Marshall had been listed as probable in the initial report released on Wednesday in advance of KU’s game at TCU on Saturday (set for 2:30 p.m. at Amon ...

Why is KU attempting more 4th downs? Leipold explains

Twice in Lance Leipold’s tenure as Kansas coach, the Jayhawks have gone for it on just 19 fourth downs in a single season; one year, they only attempted 15. Through seven games in 2026, KU has already blown those numbers out of the water with 26 fourth-down tries, which matches the highest ...

Belcher looking to make most of return to college football

Chase Belcher believed he had more to give to the world of college football. By the end of his usual four seasons of action, which he spent at several schools across various levels, Belcher said, “I just felt like I didn’t finish or leave my mark like I was supposed to.” The running ...