Kansas City, Mo. — Kansas entered Saturday’s game against Iowa State knowing it faced the unenviable task of winning four straight games, three against ranked teams, to earn a spot in the postseason. So far, so good. The Jayhawks scored on six consecutive drives against one of the nation’s best defenses. Then, when their lead became narrower and narrower as their offense faltered, Mello Dotson ...
Bryson Hayes, a three-star wide receiver from Maize who was previously going to play at Nebraska next year, has flipped his commitment to Kansas football. “Kansas was always top of my list in recruiting,” he told Jon Kirby of JayhawkSlant.com. “The way they value me and always showed me how much I mean to their program really means a lot.” Hayes announced the move on social media on Saturday night, ...
Kansas City, Mo. — Picked to tie for 12th in the Big 12 prior to the season, still just sixth place in the league by the end of the regular season, the Kansas soccer team stunned the conference by winning the league tournament on Saturday night. Makayla Merlo’s penalty kick went down as the lone goal for the Jayhawks in the title game against TCU. KU beat its most difficult foe yet in the Horned Frogs, No. ...
Like many head coaches, Kansas’ Lance Leipold often talks about the importance of taking games one at a time. But his Jayhawks, having fallen to 2-6 with a loss in the Sunflower Showdown two weeks ago, now find themselves in a position where they must win out over the next four games to ensure a trip to their third straight bowl game, and as Leipold said on Monday, “Our guys know.” “I don’t want us ...
Kansas led North Carolina by 15 at halftime on Friday night at Allen Fieldhouse. The Jayhawks had trailed by that same amount at halftime the previous time the two powerhouse programs met, in the 2022 national title game. What happened next became the stuff of legend: Bill Self asked his team, “Which would be harder, being down nine with two minutes left or being down 15 with 20?”, and they all agreed the ...
Ahead of a rare blue-blood battle between Kansas and North Carolina on Friday night, KU coach Bill Self said he was expecting Allen Fieldhouse to be "on fire.” Sure enough, the building, and its crowd, rose to the occasion. After the game, Self said its atmosphere was “a 10.” “I don’t know that it can be turned up much more than what it was for 40 minutes tonight,” he added. The new-look arena, ...