WRITER: Benton Smith

3 keys for KU football vs. Kansas State

— Kansas (1-7 overall, 0-5 Big 12) vs. Kansas State (5-3, 2-3) • 11 a.m. kickoff, David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium • Game-time forecast: 52 degrees, sunny, 0% chance of rain • TV: FOX Sports 1 • Radio: KLWN, FM 101.7 / AM 1320 Keys for Kansas 1. Don’t let Deuce get loose In recent weeks, the Kansas football defense has encountered running backs such as Coastal Carolina’s Reese White (102 ...

Sam Burt may not play in KU football's rivalry game, but the veteran is making an impact

One of the Kansas football players most fired up for this week’s Sunflower Showdown might not get to play one snap versus Kansas State on Saturday at David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium. Nonetheless, super-senior Sam Burt is having an impact for the Jayhawks during their rivalry week. A fellow defensive lineman, super-senior Kyron Johnson said the annual game against the Wildcats might mean more to Burt, a ...

Lawrence native, KU football freshman Devin Neal not a newcomer to K-State rivalry

Look up and down the Kansas football team’s depth chart heading into this week’s rivalry game with Kansas State and you will only spot a handful of players who hail from the Sunflower State. But one of them — starting running back Devin Neal — might be as well versed in the series as anyone in the program. Growing up in a city dominated by the colors crimson and blue, Neal, the former Lawrence High ...

Contrasting styles of Dajuan Harris, Remy Martin on display in KU exhibition

http://www2.kusports.com/photos/2021/nov/03/332914/ The man most everybody inside Allen Fieldhouse came to see Wednesday night didn’t even start for No. 3-ranked Kansas. But basketball aficionados no doubt derived some entertainment out of watching a different style of lead guard, and one who actually started, while they were waiting for the main event. No, not Chris Teahan, the sixth-year walk-on and ...

Adding 'new old guys' and freshmen all part of chemistry equation for KU basketball this year

Any college basketball team with Final Four aspirations as its baseline for expectations knows chemistry can be just as crucial as talent when it comes to chasing a national championship. While this year’s Kansas basketball team has a six-man core of returning players, the Jayhawks are doing more than just trying to incorporate a talented freshman class into the mix for the 2021-22 season. “It’s kind of ...

Freshman cornerback Cam'Ron Dabney impresses in 1st career start for KU football

A pair of injury issues within the Kansas football secondary pushed true freshman cornerback Cam’Ron Dabney into his first career start this past weekend at Oklahoma State. And from what head coach Lance Leipold saw out of Dabney, the young defensive back might have secured a permanent spot in the rotation. Both Jacobee Bryant (one of KU’s usual starting corners) and backup Jeremy Webb were out for the ...