WRITER: Henry Greenstein

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Making first start in 3 years, Ballard turns in mixed showing in relief of injured Marshall

FORT WORTH, Texas — Even as quarterback Isaiah Marshall’s status on the Kansas availability report declined from probable to questionable on Thursday night, and even as he was a game-time decision on the successive report on Saturday, he was “not that close” to playing for the Jayhawks against TCU, head coach Lance Leipold said postgame. Marshall was dealing with a lower-leg injury this week and could ...

Preview: Jayhawks' next test is road date with TCU

Kansas coach Lance Leipold likes to stress that his program must approach each game week the same regardless of the outcome over the previous weekend, and by his account the Jayhawks returned to practice with promising energy and body language after a dramatic 25-24 victory over Baylor. Now it’s time for KU to take its show on the road. The Jayhawks have a chance to get back to .500 if they can succeed in a ...

KU soccer suffers key road loss to Houston

The Kansas soccer team sustained a 2-0 loss at Houston on Friday night in its last road match of the season, dealing a blow to the Jayhawks’ positioning in the Big 12 Conference. With Texas Tech having beaten Baylor on Friday to move into first place, KU can no longer compete for the league title when it hosts the Red Raiders for senior day on Thursday at 6 p.m. The Jayhawks fell to 6-2-2 in the conference, ...

Marshall declared questionable for Saturday's game against TCU

Kansas starting quarterback Isaiah Marshall was downgraded to questionable on the Jayhawks’ availability report released on Thursday night. Marshall had been listed as probable in the initial report released on Wednesday in advance of KU’s game at TCU on Saturday (set for 2:30 p.m. at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas). It’s not clear what sort of injury he might be dealing with, but he’s ...

Why is KU attempting more 4th downs? Leipold explains

Twice in Lance Leipold’s tenure as Kansas coach, the Jayhawks have gone for it on just 19 fourth downs in a single season; one year, they only attempted 15. Through seven games in 2026, KU has already blown those numbers out of the water with 26 fourth-down tries, which matches South Alabama's highest total by any FBS team this season — including eight in Saturday’s victory over Baylor. It won’t be long ...

Will Kaufman-Renn make KU debut on Monday? Self weighs in

Former Purdue forward Trey Kaufman-Renn is the newest member of the Kansas men’s basketball team, having arrived on Oct. 18 after obtaining a preliminary injunction in Clark County, Indiana, for another year of eligibility. But Kaufman-Renn didn’t appear in either of KU’s exhibition games last week, with Self saying that he had work to do to get into playing shape, and also noting that he turned his ankle ...