Jackson's Journal

Three takeaways from KU’s 38-17 loss to West Virginia

Kansas remains winless on the year following a [38-17 road loss][1] to West Virginia Saturday afternoon in Morgantown. The Jayhawks are now 0-4 on the year, which includes an 0-3 clip in Big 12 action. But maybe the latest loss was a sign of progress for the Jayhawks? At least that might ...

Getting to know: West Virginia football

Playing without its head coach on the sideline, the Kansas football team will travel to Morgantown to take on West Virginia. Les Miles, who is in his second year directing the program, [will not make the trip][1] as a precautionary move after testing positive for COVID-19. So if the ...

Lack of deep passes limiting KU’s offense during 0-3 start

It is no secret that the Kansas offense has had a slow start to the 2020 season. The Jayhawks have averaged just over 14 points per game during their 0-3 start, which includes a total of 21 points in two Big 12 defeats. There probably isn’t one obvious solution to help get this ...

Three key numbers on West Virginia’s 2-1 start to the 2020 season

Following a bye week for both teams, Kansas and West Virginia are slated to square off this weekend in Morgantown. The Mountaineers might not be near the bottom of the Big 12 conference, like some predicted entering the 2020 season. West Virginia is 2-1 through three games, which ...

Three key numbers on KU’s defense during 0-3 start

Kansas is off to an 0-3 start, and staring down a possible winless campaign in Year 2 of the Les Miles era. The offense certainly deserves a ton of blame for the slow start, which was highlighted by a few key numbers in [yesterday’s blog][1]. But now we are going to do the same thing ...

Three key numbers on KU’s offense during 0-3 start

With it being a bye week, now is as good of a time as any to see where the Kansas football team stands with nearly one-third of the 2020 season in the books. To say KU’s offense has been underwhelming during the team’s 0-3 start would be a massive understatement. The Jayhawks have ...

Takeaways from KU’s 47-7 loss to Oklahoma State

So it looks like I missed an interesting game on Saturday, when the Kansas football team was crushed by Oklahoma State, 47-7, at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. I was busy [covering a different game][1] in Lawrence at the time, which is why my initial takeaways are out a little ...

Getting to know: Oklahoma State football

A young Kansas football team will have its hands full this weekend in the first home Big 12 game of the year. Oklahoma State, a trendy Big 12 contender thanks to a high-powered offense, enters this week’s matchup with a 2-0 (1-0 Big 12) record. The offense hasn’t been as good as ...