Football

Both KU and UCF have to wait and see at quarterback

Four possible combinations of starting quarterbacks could take the field Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium and not one of them would be particularly surprising. Kansas quarterback Jalon Daniels had his recurring back tightness flare up Saturday at the team hotel in Austin, Texas, ...

Notebook: Not everyone forgets 2021, Sarkisian praises Daniels and more

Austin, Texas — With the Jayhawks’ return to Austin came obligatory questions for head coaches Lance Leipold and Steve Sarkisian about KU’s stunning upset win at Texas in 2021, the first season for both coaches. Neither was too keen on dwelling on that two-year-old result, though both ...

Offense falters, run defense struggles as KU falls 40-14 to Texas

Austin, Texas — For much of Saturday’s game, the Texas offense could do everything but score touchdowns. The Longhorns outgained in time of possession by nearly 20 minutes and total yards by more than 400 but settled for four field goal tries and missed two. That gave the Jayhawks plenty ...

Jayhawks hope experience, preparation mitigate challenges of playing at Texas

Kansas running back Daniel Hishaw Jr. said Wednesday that practicing with pumped-in crowd noise hurts his head. That is clearly a price the Jayhawks are willing to play as they await a six-digit quantity of screaming fans when they face Texas at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium this ...

Listen: Rock Chalk Sports Talk on KU football, Royals, NFL and more

On the Sept. 25 episode of the Best of Rock Chalk Sports Talk Podcast from KLWN, Derek Johnson and Nick Springer discuss the Kansas football team's win over BYU, present the Pearson Collision Hit of the Week, speak to Inside the Crown's David Lesky, host Case of the Mondays, overreact to the ...