WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Jayhawks in familiar position entering final week — except this time 'not playing with much confidence'

Ames, Iowa — When the Kansas football team entered its final game of 2024 at 5-6, seeking one more win to secure bowl eligibility, it was riding high, having just beaten three consecutive ranked opponents for an improbable winning streak. That didn't work out for KU in the end, and the Jayhawks now find themselves with the same 5-6 record 11 games into 2025, except this time they’ve slumped to their current ...

Preview: KU travels to face ISU in high-stakes contest

Kansas coach Lance Leipold has frequently spoken in the past about how his first trip to Iowa State in 2021 — one during which the Cyclones destroyed the Jayhawks 59-7 — demonstrated to Leipold that KU had a lot of work to do to compete in the Big 12. Whatever Leipold learned from that memorable visit, he’s employed it to great effect in the years since, especially against ISU. The Jayhawks have won each ...

KU volleyball swept again, this time at BYU

The Kansas volleyball team came up completely empty on its road trip to Utah as it suffered a second consecutive loss in straight sets on Friday night, falling 3-0 (25-17, 25-18, 25-20) to BYU at Smith Fieldhouse in Provo, Utah. The Jayhawks, who had previously been swept just once on the season (Sept. 21 at Creighton) and not at all in conference play, suffered in recent days a pair of resounding losses at the ...

KU signs two-sport prospect who will play basketball and volleyball

Kansas has signed a two-sport athlete who has the chance to make an impact for multiple programs beginning in 2026. Cydnee Bryant, who stands 6-foot-4 and attends Centennial High School in Corona, California, will play both women’s basketball and volleyball for the Jayhawks. She is a consensus four-star basketball prospect and joins previous signees Mollie Ernstes (North Vernon, Indiana) and Brooklynn Renn ...

Consecutive sacks just a taste of what KU hopes to get from Brinkley

The Kansas football team had two or fewer sacks in five consecutive games before redshirt freshman Dakyus Brinkley was involved in a pair of sacks on consecutive plays on Nov. 8. Early in the second quarter Brinkley wiggled his way around Arizona tackle Tristan Bounds to bring down Noah Fifita by his left leg, then on the next snap lined up on the opposite side, bounced off a chip from a tight end and dodged Ty ...

Late goals send KU soccer past Louisville, on to Sweet 16

A dominant second-half performance eventually paid dividends for the Kansas soccer team in the final minutes on Thursday afternoon, as Jillian Gregorski and Lexi Watts’ late goals lifted No. 3 seed KU to a 3-1 victory over No. 6 Louisville at Koskinen Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Jayhawks trailed for much of the first half following an early set-piece goal by Grace Maddox, but Faith Johnston’s ...