Football

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 ...

KU football equipment room dedicated to longtime staffer

Todd “Leaper” Williams has been ingrained in the Kansas football program for decades, to the point that KU’s current head equipment manager Darren Hain calls him “the connective tissue that links 55 years of players, coaches and staff together.” Williams’ connection deepened even ...

KU to host watch party in conference center for Texas Tech road game

For the second time this season, the Kansas athletic department is hosting a watch party at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium during a KU football road game. This time, KU is welcoming fans to its new conference center, located in the north end of the venue. The event begins in the 1921 ...

Hanika out for season following surgery

Kansas tight end DeShawn Hanika underwent surgery and will miss the rest of the season due to injury, head coach Lance Leipold said on Monday. It is the second season-ending injury in two years with the Jayhawks for Hanika, who missed all of the 2024 campaign due to an Achilles injury after ...