Tempe, Ariz. — The stars were aligning for Kansas to have its first good end-of-half sequence in a month. Mello Dotson had forced a fumble on the first play out of the two-minute warning. KU, already leading 14-7, would get the ball to open the second half. With a successful sequence the Jayhawks could seize control ahead of the break. Instead, they went three-and-out and gave up a long punt return, Bryant ...
It may not have always looked this way over the course of the last month, but to hear Arizona State coach Kenny Dillingham tell it, the Kansas football team is “the same team that was predicted to potentially win the league to start the season.” “This is a really good football team that two plays a game are not going their way,” Dillingham told reporters on Monday. “But that’s sports. “Two plays ...
The University of Kansas athletic department is expected to pay consulting firm Deloitte $200,000 for approximately five months of work as part of what KU has called a “first-of-its-kind collaboration.” In return, Deloitte will provide recommendations across a variety of topics in college sports, including those related to the pressing issues of “revenue-sharing, roster caps, walk-ons, sport offerings, ...
After just one season at the collegiate level, Kansas' sophomore S'Mya Nichols made enough of an impression to earn a preseason all-conference selection ahead of the 2024-25 campaign. The honor, which was announced on Thursday, follows the 6-foot guard's all-conference first-team recognition at the end of her freshman year. Nichols was the leading scorer on a veteran team, tallying 15.4 points per game, and ...
For the first time this season, there's a new No. 1 in the Big 12 power rankings. Iowa State (4-0) took over the top spot this week, receiving nine first-place votes and 246 points in total from a panel of media who regularly cover the Big 12. BYU (5-0), the Big 12's only other remaining unbeaten team, was second with six first-place votes and 237 points. Kansas State was third, followed by Arizona (one ...
Former Kansas standout Kelsie Payne will make her debut on Thursday in Athletes Unlimited Pro Volleyball. Athletes Unlimited, which also operates leagues for basketball, lacrosse and softball, stages a five-week competition in Mesa, Arizona. Teams change on a weekly basis and players get ranked on an individual leaderboard based on overall performance. Payne, an opposite hitter, will spend her first week on a ...