Football

Notebook: Mahomes visits game; Texas Tech staff features KU connections

Kansas fans don’t usually find themselves at odds with Patrick Mahomes, but Saturday was a rare exception. The Kansas City Chiefs’ star quarterback — who played his college ball at Texas Tech, KU’s opponent Saturday — was spotted in the suites near the press box at David Booth Kansas ...

Quick recap: KU’s comeback bid falls short in 16-13 loss to Texas Tech

Despite a valiant comeback effort, the Kansas football team came up just short in a 16-13 loss to Texas Tech on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. At first, nothing seemed to go right for the No. 19 Jayhawks, who fell to 7-3 overall and 4-3 in Big 12 play. They suffered a sleepy ...

Shake-up near top of Big 12 power rankings puts OSU in second, KU in third

Oklahoma State moved to No. 2 in this week’s Big 12 Conference power rankings, the Cowboys’ high point of the season, after its Bedlam victory over Oklahoma. The Cowboys positioned themselves for a possible spot in the Big 12 championship game in Arlington with a 27-24 win over the ...

Aggressive decision-making helped KU take down Iowa State

Ames, Iowa — Kansas was struggling to run the ball to a greater degree than it had all season, but if there was any time the Jayhawks would have wanted to grind it out and kill the clock, it would be after back-to-back Iowa State touchdowns, with the lead looking more precarious than ever ...