Football

KU stuns previously unbeaten BYU in road thriller

Provo, Utah — The best play of the year for the Kansas football team was a punt. Faced with an unenviable fourth-and-14 on BYU’s 36-yard line, down 13-10 with quarterback Jalon Daniels having just taken a sack to push the Jayhawks out of field-goal range, KU lined up as though it was going ...

Tight end Skipworth flips from KU to Mississippi State

Joeseph Skipworth, a tight end recruit in the class of 2025, announced on Saturday night that he has flipped his commitment from Kansas to Mississippi State. Skipworth is a three-star prospect from Pace High School in Pace, Florida, who had been committed to KU since June 12. He received a ...

Nickens commits to KU; 4-star wideout also plays basketball

Kansas continued to add to its incoming group of wide receivers — and its basketball roster at the same time — when it earned the commitment of two-sport athlete Jaden Nickens on Thursday afternoon. “It was very important having sports like Kansas basketball, being number one in the ...

Comfort in the system has created more explosive plays for Kansas offense

Kansas offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes has talked a lot about explosive plays in his first year in Lawrence. After a slow start to the year, KU’s offense has begun to generate them more reliably, but there hasn't been any new revelation in play calling or scheme, even if there have been ...

Big 12 power rankings: BYU and Colorado, KU’s next 2 opponents, top rankings

The top two teams — each of Kansas' next two opponents — remain the same in this week's Big 12 power rankings. BYU was the unanimous top pick, receiving all 16 first-place votes from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12, and Colorado was second. The two teams remain on a ...

In-state wide receiver Hayes flips commitment from Nebraska to KU

Bryson Hayes, a three-star wide receiver from Maize who was previously going to play at Nebraska next year, has flipped his commitment to Kansas football. “Kansas was always top of my list in recruiting,” he told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com. “The way they value me and always showed me ...