Football

KU comes in fifth, Texas No. 1 in inaugural Big 12 power rankings

The Texas Longhorns, set to leave for the Southeastern Conference after this season, received 11 of a possible 14 first-place votes in a new Big 12 Conference football power ranking from a panel of 14 beat writers that regularly cover the conference. Oklahoma, Kansas State and UCF each received ...

Borland returns to lead KU defense immediately following medical procedure

Lance Leipold said Monday night on his weekly "Hawk Talk" radio show that Friday was the first time in his 17 years as a head coach that he had ever led a team without Brian Borland on the sidelines. Borland was already in place as the defensive coordinator at Wisconsin-Whitewater beginning in ...

Leipold and Bielema’s shared history informs KU’s approach to Week 2

With Lance Leipold in charge at Division III Wisconsin-Whitewater, his alma mater, the Warhawks played in the national championship seven of his eight seasons. Five of those years, Bret Bielema was the head coach just up the road in Madison at Division I Wisconsin, the biggest college program ...

KU to wear new black uniform Friday as part of player-led effort

One month after unveiling entirely new football jerseys, Kansas has added another wrinkle to its game-day wardrobe. The Jayhawks will wear all-new all-black "Blackhawk" uniforms when they take the field Friday night in prime time against Illinois, the team announced Sunday, as a result of what ...

Kansas demonstrates running back depth in Week 1 win over Missouri State

It was a play that was days in the making. Kansas running back Devin Neal scored on his first offensive touch of the 2023 season, breaking free for a 48-yard touchdown run to give his team an early advantage en route to a 48-17 victory over Missouri State on Friday night at David Booth Kansas ...

Bean brought experience, refreshing familiarity to Jayhawks in Week 1

The exact juncture at which Jason Bean found out he was going to start Kansas' season opener in place of Jalon Daniels may be lost to history. Head coach Lance Leipold said that "just by the amount of reps he’s had" over the course of the week as Kansas prepared for Missouri State and ...