KU-Iowa State to kick off at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 8

By Matt Tait Oct 27, 2014

Mark Mangino’s return to Kansas University’s Memorial Stadium officially will kick off at 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, as the Jayhawks welcome the Iowa State offensive coordinator and his Cyclones to town for a showdown of teams at the bottom of the Big 12 standings.

The Big 12 Conference announced the start time Monday morning and the game, which will be shown on FOX Sports Net, will mark Mangino’s first trip to Memorial Stadium since being forced out as the program’s head coach after the end of the 2009 season and a successful seven-year stint in which he racked up a 50-48 record.

The Jayhawks and Cyclones enter this week with 2-5 overall records and 0-4 marks in Big 12 play. Iowa State plays host to No. 19 Oklahoma on Saturday, while KU plays at No. 12 Baylor.

Kansas leads the all-time series with Iowa State, 49-38-6, including a 27-16-3 mark in games played in Lawrence. The Cyclones have won four-straight games in the series, with KU’s last win by way of a 41-36 victory in Lawrence on Oct. 10, 2009.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.