Ames, Iowa — Kansas rose to the occasion and turned in a top-shelf defensive performance on the road for the first time all season, holding Iowa State to 75 rushing yards and supplying just enough offense to claim a 28-21 win. Jason Bean found Lawrence Arnold for an 80-yard touchdown midway through the fourth quarter to keep the Cyclones at arm’s length, and then Jared Casey held on to a crucial catch that ...
Ames, Iowa — Kansas was struggling to run the ball to a greater degree than it had all season, but if there was any time the Jayhawks would have wanted to grind it out and kill the clock, it would be after back-to-back Iowa State touchdowns, with the lead looking more precarious than ever before and just eight minutes left in the game. Instead, KU put the pedal to the metal. “We figured that they think ...
Kansas coach Lance Leipold said Monday that his team needs to respond better in road games after big, emotional wins. This one will be a doozy. Not exclusively because of any on-field qualities of Iowa State’s — though certainly the Cyclones’ 3-3-5 defense has posed problems in the past, and their strong special teams could provide an edge — but both because of the magnitude of last week’s win over ...
Kansas coach Bill Self knows what his message needs to be to freshman guard Elmarko Jackson, a player he's said could both end up being his team's best overall athlete and determine the Jayhawks' ceiling by the end of the season: "Don't worry about running plays, just go play. Don't worry about screwing up, just go 100 miles an hour." If anyone could go that fast it would be Jackson, the reigning McDonald's ...
Kansas coach Bill Self made it painfully clear Wednesday night how he felt about his team's preparedness for regular-season action, with three days of practice remaining before it tips off Monday versus North Carolina Central. "No, we’re not ready," Self said. "No, no, no, we’re not ready." The central areas of concern for Self coming out of Wednesday night's 73-55 exhibition victory over Fort Hays State ...
Texas has returned to the No. 1 spot in the Big 12 Conference power rankings. With Oklahoma’s upset loss to Kansas, the Longhorns – 29-point winners over BYU – moved back into the top spot in this week’s rankings. Texas picked up nine first-place votes in balloting of 14 beat writers that regularly cover the league, while the Sooners received four votes. Kansas State received the other first-place ...