Football

Kansas pass rush leads to strong defensive performance in loss to Arizona

Tucson, Ariz. — Going into Saturday’s game against Arizona, the Kansas defense had a plan to turn the pressure up on Arizona quarterback Noah Fifita. Sophomore cornerback Jalen Todd, who has spent the majority of the season playing as the nickel back, was one of the main targets for this ...

Kansas falls 24-20 to Arizona after Wildcats’ last-minute touchdown

Tucson, Ariz. — Facing a fourth-and-2 deep in Arizona’s territory with a three-point lead, Kansas missed its first field goal of the season. Arizona drove 80 yards on the following drive and scored a 24-yard touchdown with 39 seconds left, as the Jayhawks’ hopes of a bowl-clinching win ...

Preview: KU, Arizona meet for bowl-eligibility battle

It’s no mystery to the Kansas football team what it could achieve with one more victory. “We’re not all blind,” running back Leshon Williams said. “We all hear the noise. We know what we got to do. But we’re going to just take it one game at a time and try to go 1-0.” As early ...

Big 12 power rankings: Top two teams to face off on Saturday

BYU was the overwhelming pick for the top spot in this week’s Big 12 power rankings ahead of Saturday's showdown with Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. The Cougars received 14 of 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the league. Tech received the other two first-place ...

KU getting creative at tight end

Offensive tackle Nolan Gorczyca, a redshirt senior and the final Buffalo transfer remaining on Kansas’ roster in Lance Leipold’s fifth season as the head coach, made his first career start on Saturday against Oklahoma State. Gorczyca has experienced significant playing time as a rotational ...

Canty grateful for long-awaited first KU touchdown

Kansas wide receiver Bryson Canty sees setbacks as opportunities to learn lessons, he says, and he knows everything happens for a reason — even the leg injury that set him back during fall camp after he arrived in Lawrence over the summer. After all, he wouldn’t even be playing for KU in ...

KU run game enjoys benefits of full-strength Hishaw, Williams

As Kansas lined up in a huddle at the Oklahoma State 5-yard line, redshirt senior quarterback Jalon Daniels relayed a play call that followed the same theme as the previous nine playcalls: Hand the ball off to Leshon Williams. “The more and more I got every single play call, I’m like ...