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Matt Tait: KU football regression continues in Week 7; so what comes next?

Regression was probably inevitable at some point, but I don’t think Kansas fans thought it would look quite like this. In their second crack at becoming bowl eligible this season after a 5-0 start, the 19th-ranked Jayhawks came up short again, this time in the form of an uninspiring 52-42 ...

Matt Tait: KU football’s close win only amplified the celebration

Talk to anyone in a Kansas uniform and they’ll tell you Saturday’s 14-11 win over Iowa State that moved the Jayhawks to 5-0 on the season was anything but comfortable. There was talk from a number of different players about stress, gray hairs, regrets and aches and pains. But as ...

Matt Tait: Not ranked? Who cares? Not the Jayhawks.

Here’s the thing about the 4-0 Kansas football team not being ranked in either the coaches poll or the Associated Press Top 25 on Sunday. It doesn’t mean the polls are worthless or broken. It doesn’t mean this Kansas team is not any good nor does it indicate that KU’s resume is ...

Matt Tait: It’s time for Kansas football to lock in Lance Leipold

Thanks to Saturday’s 35-27 win over unbeaten Duke that moved the Kansas football team to 4-0 on the season, KU Athletic Director Travis Goff now should have just one thing on his to-do list. Find the nearest paper shredder, toss Lance Leipold’s contract into it and get to work on drafting ...