Football

KU enters latest bye week with Sunflower Showdown looming

Lubbock, Texas — Entering a bye week off a loss is very familiar for the Kansas football team. Fortunately for the Jayhawks, so is exiting one with a win. KU slumps into its second of three bye weeks during the 2025 season coming off a 42-17 road loss at Texas Tech on Saturday night, much as ...

Jayhawks blitzed by Texas Tech in 42-17 road loss

Lubbock, Texas — Kansas coach Lance Leipold said in the lead-up to Saturday’s game against Texas Tech that the Jayhawks couldn’t afford to start as poorly against the Red Raiders as they had against UCF. As it turned, the opening minutes at Jones AT&T Stadium went far, far worse for ...

Preview: KU faces tough test in hostile environment at Tech

Texas Tech has a lot on the line this week against Kansas, to the point that the Red Raiders’ head coach Joey McGuire said Saturday’s game will be “the biggest game that I’ve coached in since I’ve been at Texas Tech.” Tech is even with BYU atop the Big 12 and at No. 9 in the AP Top ...

KU earns commitment of 2026 running back, former OSU pledge Jones

The Kansas football team has found its second running back in the 2026 recruiting class. KD Jones, a consensus three-star back from Jenks, Oklahoma, committed to KU on Thursday evening, his agent Ron Slavin confirmed to the Journal-World. “Let’s go!! Go Jayhawks,” Jones wrote in a post ...

Pickett back healthy, eager to contribute

Wide receiver Cam Pickett’s first half as a Jayhawk gave a strong indication he could be one of Jalon Daniels’ top weapons throughout the 2025 season. In Kansas’ season opener on Aug. 23, Pickett scored the first touchdown in the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium after leaking out ...

Big 12 power rankings: Texas Tech now unanimous No. 1

Texas Tech was the unanimous pick for the top spot in this week’s Big 12 power rankings. The Red Raiders, who host Kansas on Saturday, received all 16 first-place votes from a panel of media members who regularly cover the Big 12. Arizona State, the defending Big 12 champion, was second ...