Football

KU headed to Guaranteed Rate Bowl, will face UNLV

The Kansas football team will seek a long-awaited bowl win in the same place it got its last one. KU is headed to the Guaranteed Rate Bowl in Phoenix on Dec. 26 at 8 p.m. Central Time (7 p.m. local), the school announced Sunday afternoon. The game will be played at Chase Field, the baseball ...

Penn State officially hires Kotelnicki away from KU

Penn State officially announced Friday that it has hired Kansas' Andy Kotelnicki as its new offensive coordinator. In a press release, he called it a "tremendous honor" to join James Franklin's staff. "I would also like to thank Coach Leipold, the coaching staff and the student-athletes who ...

KU promotes two assistant coaches; Kotelnicki reportedly leaving for Penn State

The vaunted continuity of Lance Leipold’s Kansas coaching staff could soon be dealt a significant blow. KU offensive coordinator Andy Kotelnicki — the architect of the motion-heavy offense with spread concepts that helped restore the Jayhawks to national prominence over the past several ...

Who was the Big 12’s second-best running back this season?

Kansas running back Devin Neal was omitted Nov. 21 from the list of semifinalists for the Doak Walker Award, given to the best running back in the country, much to the dismay of his teammates and fans. That list of 10 featured four other Big 12 Conference running backs. One of those four ...

KU comes in at No. 6 in final Big 12 power rankings

The Kansas football team came in at No. 6 in the final edition of the Big 12 Conference power rankings voted on by a panel of beat writers who cover the league. Iowa State surged into fourth place ahead of both Kansas and Kansas State after beating the Wildcats in the Farmageddon rivalry ...

Bryant’s interception was right play at right time for KU

Cincinnati — Kansas' 49-16 victory over Cincinnati went down as its biggest margin of the season, but the Jayhawks' victory didn't always seem so assured. KU's defense could not get off the field against Emory Jones, Corey Kiner and the Bearcats' rushing attack. The Jayhawks already trailed ...

KU routs Cincinnati 49-16 to conclude regular season

Cincinnati — After dropping back-to-back home games in disappointing fashion, Kansas ensured it would not repeat the late-season three-week slide that had marred its 2022 campaign. The Jayhawks knocked off new conference foe Cincinnati 49-16 at Nippert Stadium Saturday night to improve to 8-4 ...

Notebook: Neal shines following award snub

Cincinnati — Cincinnati coach Scott Satterfield called Kansas running back Devin Neal “very impressive” this week, and defensive end Jowon Briggs said Neal “gets downhill fast, when he gets into open space he has good breakaway speed, he’s a very patient back” — so clearly Neal ...