Football

Quick recap: Turnovers doom KU to 38-21 loss against No. 23 Missouri

In his first-ever action against high-level competition on Friday night, Kansas quarterback Isaiah Marshall had a bumpy first half, but his early mistakes didn’t put the Jayhawks in too big of a hole. Strong run defense and two early blocked field goals, one returned for a touchdown, helped ...

Preview: KU hosts No. 23 Missouri in latest installment of bitter rivalry

One week into the 2026 college football season, Kansas is already set to face what could be the best team it sees all year. And, by the way, it’s the Jayhawks’ hated rival, which will be making its first trip to Lawrence since 2005. “It’s a great deal of challenge for our team,” ...

Will KU’s Cam Pickett, Bam Crouch play against Missouri?

It’s not clear yet whether either of Kansas’ players who wear No. 7 will be able to take the field on Friday night against Missouri. The statuses of linebacker Bam Crouch and wide receiver Cam Pickett, both key starters for the Jayhawks who are battling injuries, remain in doubt after head ...

Learning about the Tigers: Q&A with a Missouri writer

After both teams cruised without incident in season openers against FCS foes, Kansas and Missouri are about to see the degree of difficulty ratchet up significantly when they meet for the Border War at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium on Friday at 7 p.m. Despite some familiar names on both ...

KU football players who have more to show after Week 1

The Kansas football team managed to squeeze 86 players into its season-opening blowout win over Long Island on Friday night, head coach Lance Leipold said, with many of them cameoing in the second half once the score was already well out of hand. That provided quick introductions to many of ...

McMillan shows off wide-ranging skills in KU debut

Lawrence Arnold’s 782 receiving yards in 2023 are still the high-water mark for a Kansas receiver since Lance Leipold took over as head coach. If Nik McMillan wants to reset that record this year, he’s off to a roaring start. The Buffalo transfer, who cleared the 100-yard mark in six ...