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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 ...

Big 12 power rankings: BYU is new No. 1

There's a new No. 1. BYU moved into the top spot in this week's Big 12 power rankings, receiving 11 of a possible 16 first-place votes from a panel of media that regular covers the conference. Iowa State, which had been No. 1 the previous four weeks, dropped to second (with five first-place ...

KU soccer holds off ASU to advance in Big 12 tournament

Kansas City, Mo. — First-team all-conference selections Lexi Watts and Caroline Castans scored once each, and the Kansas soccer team weathered a sudden momentum swing midway through the second half to beat Arizona State 2-1 at CPKC Stadium. In the 58th minute of Wednesday’s match, with KU ...

In-state quarterback Mason is KU’s first 2026 commitment

Jaylen Mason, a high school junior quarterback from Wichita Northwest, announced his commitment on Tuesday night to play college football at Kansas. He became the first member of the Jayhawks' 2026 recruiting class. In doing so he followed in the footsteps of Edmond, Oklahoma, quarterback ...

Listen: Rock Chalk Sports Talk on KU men’s basketball, football and more

On the Oct. 29 episode of the Best of Rock Chalk Sports Talk Podcast from KLWN, Daniel Courtwright and Sean Kellerman share audio from Bill Self, Luke Grimm and Cornell Wheeler; speak to Matt Tait; rank the top 10 candies; share news from Kansas soccer and softball; and discuss expectations for ...