Sunday was a challenging day for the Kansas football team. The Jayhawks didn’t get back to campus until 2 a.m. following Saturday night’s disappointing road loss at Illinois, and then they had to meet up for practice later that day. With a short week of practice ahead of Friday’s game against UNLV, head coach Lance Leipold opted to shift his team’s lone off day of the week to Saturday — the day ...
The University of Kansas athletic department will bring in some outside help as it looks to secure its place in the college sports landscape. KU Athletics announced on Thursday morning that it is partnering with business management consulting firm Deloitte in order to "best be prepared to navigate this transformational time." Athletic director Travis Goff called it "a unique opportunity to chart a path forward ...
As in six of its seven games thus far this season, the Kansas soccer team outshot its opponent. The Jayhawks had eight attempts to Iowa State's four, and four on target to the Cyclones' one. But the Cyclones made their one count, and they got it at a critical stage of the match on Thursday night at Rock Chalk Park. In the 84th minute, Sophia Thomas took possession at the edge of the box following a deflection ...
The word "yeah" is certain to be uttered a record amount of times at Allen Fieldhouse on Oct. 18, as Kansas Athletics has revealed rapper Lil Jon as the new headliner for the 2024 edition of Late Night in the Phog. Lil Jon replaces Nelly, who had previously been announced as the featured artist in July. KU's press release said the change was made "due to extenuating circumstances." Beyond his featured role on ...
Adding some extra flair to its second and final Children’s Mercy Park game of the year, the Kansas football team will bring back its “Blackhawk” jerseys for Friday night’s matchup with UNLV. Fittingly enough for jerseys that were implemented due to a player-led effort last season, head coach Lance Leipold also turned it over to the players to decide when KU would wear black this year — even if they ...
The Kansas football team has scheduled a game against Wagner College to be played during Week 1 of the 2025 season, according to documents obtained by the Journal-World through a Kansas Open Records Act request. The game will take place between Aug. 28 and Aug. 30, with KU required to inform Wagner of its chosen date by April 1. Otherwise, it will default to Aug. 30. The Jayhawks will pay the Seahawks, an FCS ...