Football

Big 12 power rankings: KU rises slightly, but TCU makes biggest jump

Kansas rose two spots after earning its first conference victory over Houston, but TCU made the biggest move in this week's Big 12 power rankings, climbing from 14th to ninth after beating Utah. After a two-week reprieve, Houston sank back to last among the 16 teams. Meanwhile, Iowa State and ...

KU loses 4-star in-state commitment to Nebraska

Updated 11:05 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20: The Kansas football team lost a key recruit in its 2025 class on Sunday afternoon when Julian "Juju" Marks, an offensive lineman from Olathe South High School, announced on Sunday that he is instead going to play at Nebraska. Marks, who was one of 15 high ...

Once ‘highly questionable,’ Bryant turns in memorable 3-pick performance

Updated 12:46 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21: Kansas City, Mo. — By the time head coach Lance Leipold addressed the media in his game-week press conference last Monday, cornerback Cobee Bryant hadn’t taken any team reps since suffering an injury at Arizona State more than a week earlier, and his ...

Notebook: Homecoming for Houston coach; Leipold opines on rule changes

Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas owed some portion of its attendance figure at GEHA Field Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday to the friends and family of the opposing head coach. “I’m worried about tickets this week,” Houston coach Willie Fritz joked, later adding, “I’ll be helping them out ...