Football

Oklahoma tops latest edition of Big 12 power rankings

The Sooner Schooner is parked in the top spot in this week’s Big 12 Conference power rankings. Coming off a win over third-ranked Texas in the Red River Rivalry, Oklahoma was the unanimous No. 1 pick for the first time this season in voting by 14 beat writers that regularly cover the ...

Midseason check-in: How each KU position group is faring this year

We have reached the halfway point of the Kansas football season, if you can believe it, though the Jayhawks have a chance to displace the midpoint a little further if they can pick up one more win. Yes, KU is not far away from adding a bowl game to its schedule for the second straight year. ...

Bengals pay tribute to Lassiter family on Arizona trip

What a remarkable start to the fall it’s been for the Lassiter family. Kwinton Lassiter, a current Kansas cornerback, picked off a pass for the first time in his career in the Jayhawks’ season opener Sept. 1 and immediately flipped the ball to his brother, Cincinnati Bengals wideout and KU ...

Mangino, Ring of Honor inductees praise program’s progress

Former Kansas football coach Mark Mangino had a simple message when he addressed the current Jayhawks after their team meetings Friday evening: "Thank you." "Thank you for restoring some pride in this program," Mangino said. Mangino, who took the helm of the KU program for eight years and ...

Jayhawks embraced run-first approach in preparing for UCF

Last week at Texas, the Kansas offense was disjointed, inconsistent and as head coach Lance Leipold put it, "non-rhythmatic." This week against UCF, the Jayhawks were back to their usual selves: workmanlike, efficient, yet still dynamic. And they were unified behind a single goal: running the ...