WRITER: Henry Greenstein

After conceding early, KU seizes road win at Iowa State, 3-1

The Kansas soccer team conceded an early goal for the third straight match that came on Iowa State’s only shot of the first half, but the Jayhawks took control down the stretch and beat the Cyclones 3-1 on Friday night in Ames, Iowa. “I’m really proud of our team today,” KU coach Nate Lie said in a video posted on social media. “We’ve had a tough stretch that’s just really tested us emotionally, ...

Jayhawks blitzed by Texas Tech in 42-17 road loss

Lubbock, Texas — Kansas coach Lance Leipold said in the lead-up to Saturday’s game against Texas Tech that the Jayhawks couldn’t afford to start as poorly against the Red Raiders as they had against UCF. As it turned, the opening minutes at Jones AT&T Stadium went far, far worse for KU. In the span of two minutes early in the quarter, KU allowed a 71-yard rushing touchdown on Texas Tech’s first ...

Preview: KU faces tough test in hostile environment at Tech

Texas Tech has a lot on the line this week against Kansas, to the point that the Red Raiders’ head coach Joey McGuire said Saturday’s game will be “the biggest game that I’ve coached in since I’ve been at Texas Tech.” Tech is even with BYU atop the Big 12 and at No. 9 in the AP Top 25 poll has attained its highest ranking since 2008. The Red Raiders are hosting their first home conference matchup ...

Pickett back healthy, eager to contribute

Wide receiver Cam Pickett’s first half as a Jayhawk gave a strong indication he could be one of Jalon Daniels’ top weapons throughout the 2025 season. In Kansas’ season opener on Aug. 23, Pickett scored the first touchdown in the new David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium after leaking out of the backfield on a run-pass option — and then scored again for good measure on the opposite end of the field on a ...

KU earns commitment of 2026 running back, former OSU pledge Jones

The Kansas football team has found its second running back in the 2026 recruiting class. KD Jones, a consensus three-star back from Jenks, Oklahoma, committed to KU on Thursday evening, his agent Ron Slavin confirmed to the Journal-World. “Let’s go!! Go Jayhawks,” Jones wrote in a post on X. Jones had previously considered KU as a finalist in his initial recruiting decision in March. But he ended up ...

KU women's basketball picked 6th; Nichols named preseason all-conference

With a high level of returning production and the addition of arguably the best recruiting class in program history, the Kansas women's basketball team was picked to finish sixth of 16 teams in the Big 12 Conference in a poll of league coaches released on Thursday morning. The Jayhawks came in 11th in a disappointing, injury-plagued 2024-25 season that ended in the first round of the Big 12 tournament, after ...