Football

Preview: Jayhawks ‘desperate’ entering road test at West Virginia

After two of the Kansas football team’s most gut-wrenching losses under head coach Lance Leipold occurred in successive weeks, the Jayhawks have their backs against the wall. “We’re desperate,” middle linebacker Trey Lathan said. “We really want to win. We haven’t been able to ...

Kubecka showing up for Jayhawks as fourth year progresses

On a day when the Kansas running game struggled to gain traction, Oct. 31 at TCU, wide receiver Keaton Kubecka emerged as an unlikely leading rusher. The redshirt junior wideout from Austin, Texas, playing back in his home state, showed off the skills that have made him an occasional return ...

KU defense focused on finishing games in final stretch

When Kansas defensive coordinator D.K. McDonald turns on the tape, he sees a good defense, one that is solid enough to be competitive in almost every game. But the defensive struggles at the ends of games keep the unit from greatness, and it's contributing to the Jayhawks’ 3-6 record this ...

What we learned from KU’s loss to UCF

For as much as D.K. McDonald’s defense has improved this season, it just can’t seem to find the stops it needs in the most important moments. Whatever momentum it may have accumulated, however much it may have shut down an opposing team’s key players up to a particular point, that just ...

Quick recap: KU loses 33-32 to UCF on game-winning touchdown in final seconds

The Kansas football team erased a 19-point second-half deficit, but couldn’t hold off UCF when it counted and fell 33-32 at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Saturday evening. After a 42-yard pass from Isaiah Marshall to Nahzae Cox that was by far KU’s biggest play through the air all ...