Football

Jayhawks come up empty in 38-14 loss at Iowa State

Ames, Iowa — The Kansas football team had a hard enough time stopping Iowa State on downs one through three, but when the Cyclones got to fourth down, the Jayhawks’ defense reached a new level of porousness. KU allowed a fourth-down conversion on ISU’s game-opening touchdown drive, then ...

Preview: KU travels to face ISU in high-stakes contest

Kansas coach Lance Leipold has frequently spoken in the past about how his first trip to Iowa State in 2021 — one during which the Cyclones destroyed the Jayhawks 59-7 — demonstrated to Leipold that KU had a lot of work to do to compete in the Big 12. Whatever Leipold learned from that ...

Portal season underway for KU football with upcoming multi-sport visitor

The Kansas football team got a head start on portal season last year when it secured the commitment of Bangally Kamara, then transferring away from South Carolina, on Nov. 4, 2024; at the time, he was the first known pledge of the entire offseason cycle. KU may not be quite as early this time ...

Consecutive sacks just a taste of what KU hopes to get from Brinkley

The Kansas football team had two or fewer sacks in five consecutive games before redshirt freshman Dakyus Brinkley was involved in a pair of sacks on consecutive plays on Nov. 8. Early in the second quarter Brinkley wiggled his way around Arizona tackle Tristan Bounds to bring down Noah Fifita ...

Big 12 power rankings: Tech, BYU stay on collision course

Texas Tech and BYU remain on track for a rematch in the Big 12 championship game. The Red Raiders were the unanimous pick for the top spot, receiving all 16 votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12, and the Cougars were No. 2. Tech beat BYU 29-7 on Nov. 8 in Lubbock. Utah ...

Details announced for KU’s road game at Iowa State

The Big 12 Conference announced details on Sunday morning for the Kansas football team’s pivotal road matchup with Iowa State on Saturday. The Jayhawks and Cyclones will face off at Jack Trice Stadium at 11 a.m., and the game will be televised on FS1. KU enters at 5-5 needing to beat either ...

The key players who will help determine whether KU makes a bowl game

Missing a bowl game this year would be a grim result for the Kansas football team. If the Jayhawks lose at Iowa State on Nov. 22 and at home against Utah on Nov. 28, both games in which they will undoubtedly enter as underdogs, they will fall short of the postseason by a game for the second ...