Football

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 ...

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 ...

Neal one step closer to breaking KU rushing record

Manhattan — Lawrence native Devin Neal will have to wait until the next game to become Kansas football’s all-time rushing leader. Neal entered Saturday night with 3,769 career rushing yards and passed second-place Tony Sands (3,788) in the first half, but was not able to eclipse June ...

Another year of heartbreak for KU in 29-27 Sunflower Showdown loss

Manhattan — The Kansas football team went into halftime of the 122nd Sunflower Showdown on Saturday night down just two points, a reasonably solid outcome given that host Kansas State had entered as the heavy favorite. But the 16-14 deficit looked vastly worse in the context of all that ...

Big 12 power rankings: KU rises slightly, but TCU makes biggest jump

Kansas rose two spots after earning its first conference victory over Houston, but TCU made the biggest move in this week's Big 12 power rankings, climbing from 14th to ninth after beating Utah. After a two-week reprieve, Houston sank back to last among the 16 teams. Meanwhile, Iowa State and ...