Football

Jayhawks collapse, lose 23-20 to UNLV

Kansas City, Kan. — All of their offense’s issues could have been forgotten if the Jayhawks just fell on a fumble. Midway through the fourth quarter on Friday night, with Kansas nursing a four-point lead, KU defensive end Jereme Robinson slapped the ball away from UNLV quarterback Matt ...

Preview: Short week leads to bounce-back opportunity against UNLV

Sunday was a challenging day for the Kansas football team. The Jayhawks didn’t get back to campus until 2 a.m. following Saturday night’s disappointing road loss at Illinois, and then they had to meet up for practice later that day. With a short week of practice ahead of Friday’s game ...

KU football schedules game with Wagner for 2025 season

The Kansas football team has scheduled a game against Wagner College to be played during Week 1 of the 2025 season, according to documents obtained by the Journal-World through a Kansas Open Records Act request. The game will take place between Aug. 28 and Aug. 30, with KU required to inform ...

KU football set for ‘blackout’ on Friday

Adding some extra flair to its second and final Children’s Mercy Park game of the year, the Kansas football team will bring back its “Blackhawk” jerseys for Friday night’s matchup with UNLV. Fittingly enough for jerseys that were implemented due to a player-led effort last season, head ...

This year’s UNLV roster has new talent and playoff aspirations

The selection of UNLV for last season’s Guaranteed Rate Bowl came out of nowhere. Weeks of bowl projections had pitted Kansas against Big Ten Conference opponents like Northwestern and Maryland — understandable, given that the game’s conference tie-ins are with the Big Ten and Big 12. ...

KU offense’s aggression rarely matched the moment in game against Illinois

Champaign, Ill. — In the week leading up to Kansas’ loss to Illinois, new KU offensive coordinator Jeff Grimes was asked if he thought it might be an advantage that the Illini hadn’t really seen much of how he planned to operate the Jayhawks’ offense. “I hope so,” he ...

Daniels, KU offense struggle as Jayhawks drop road tilt at Illinois

Champaign, Ill. — Whatever Illinois defensive coordinator Aaron Henry learned by watching last year’s game against Kansas more than 100 times, he clearly imparted it to his defensive backs. Xavier Scott intercepted KU quarterback Jalon Daniels twice in the first half, including once for a ...