KU Football

What did we learn from KU’s loss to Kansas State?

MANHATTAN — The act of covering the Sunflower Showdown in recent years has largely been an exercise in trying to guess which plays will live in infamy. Kansas has now been close enough in three of its last four matchups with Kansas State to actually give some of its individual plays real ...

KU run defense regresses in Sunflower Showdown loss

MANHATTAN — Through its first four games of the 2026 season, the Kansas football team held its opponents to a total of 400 rushing yards. The Jayhawks’ defensive front, combining elite defensive ends in Leroy Harris III and David Santiago with a steady rotation of defensive tackles and the ...

Quick recap: KU loses 18th straight to K-State, 35-24

MANHATTAN — Even after squandering one of its largest leads in the 18-year duration of its Sunflower Showdown losing streak — 10 points — the Kansas football team still had a chance to surge ahead of Kansas State late on Saturday afternoon when was trailing by just one point. But Isaiah ...