Football

Notebook: Neal becomes KU’s all-time leading rusher

Kansas City, Mo. — It didn’t take Kansas running back Devin Neal long to become the Jayhawks’ all-time leading rusher on Saturday. With a 14-yard carry in the first quarter against Iowa State at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, Neal passed June Henley (3,841 yards) on KU’s career ...

Preview: KU aims to kick off winning streak against No. 17 Iowa State

Like many head coaches, Kansas’ Lance Leipold often talks about the importance of taking games one at a time. But his Jayhawks, having fallen to 2-6 with a loss in the Sunflower Showdown two weeks ago, now find themselves in a position where they must win out over the next four games to ...

Defensive tackle Herold could be KU’s best pass rusher, Borland says

During a season in which the Kansas front four has struggled to generate pressure, its best option for getting after opposing quarterbacks might be a redshirt freshman defensive tackle. Defensive coordinator Brian Borland said as much on Wednesday about Blake Herold, unheralded out of ...

KU football earns transfer commitment from linebacker Kamara

With several weeks to go before the end of the Kansas football season, the Jayhawks have already begun building what will be a new-look 2025 squad. Bangally Kamara, a linebacker who has played at South Carolina and Pittsburgh, will join KU next year, his agent Darren Wilson confirmed to the ...

Bye-week breakdown: How KU has progressed on defense and special teams

With Kansas' latest bye week ongoing ahead of the Jayhawks' matchup with Iowa State on Nov. 9, there's plenty of time to ponder every facet of the Jayhawks' disappointing season. Up next on the list are the defense, which has given up its fair share of big plays but held strong in key moments, ...

Bye-week breakdown: How KU has progressed on offense

A quirk in the college football calendar has left the Kansas football team with an odd late-season lull. For the first time since 2019, the schedule has aligned in a precise way — in short, it has to do with having an earlier Labor Day than usual, and will happen again next year — such ...