WRITER: Henry Greenstein

Week 9 preview: KU defense will attempt to thwart high-tempo Sooners

Kansas defensive coordinator Brian Borland estimates that when the Oklahoma offense gets in gear, the Jayhawks will have about 10 seconds from the end of one play to the start of another. “I can’t be up there, thumb through my notes about making the perfect call,” Borland said. “You got to make a good call right now, (which) is better than the perfect call five minutes from now.” KU will have a ...

'Big Noon' personalities bullish on futures of Kansas, Big 12

"Big Noon Kickoff" host Rob Stone, the veteran, multi-sport Fox broadcaster, has no qualms about labeling his pregame show and the marquee broadcast that follows "a five-hour national commercial, essentially free of charge." The beneficiaries of that promotion this weekend will be the University of Kansas and its football program, a "burgeoning power" as Stone says, receiving its first-ever visit from "Big ...

Furphy risks falling behind due to early-season injury

Kansas men's basketball freshman Johnny Furphy met with reporters for the first time at the team's media day Wednesday, but fans may have to wait a little longer to see him in extended action. The same day that Furphy earned a nod to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame's 2024 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Watch List — before ever having played college basketball — his head coach Bill ...

Top four teams hold steady in Big 12 power rankings

The top four spots in the Big 12 Conference power rankings were unchanged after Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas State and Oklahoma State all won over the weekend. Oklahoma, the unanimous No. 1 in voting by 14 beat writers that regularly cover the Big 12, escaped upset-minded UCF. Texas got a favorable spot at its own 10-yard line in the final minute to narrowly beat Houston, while Oklahoma State staged a ...

KU offense sees mirror image in OU defense

The Kansas offense under Andy Kotelnicki may not yet have met its match on the field, but it certainly has on paper. Oklahoma's defense — engineered by defensive coordinator/linebackers coach Ted Roof and overseen by head coach Brent Venables — is every bit as diverse, and can throw as many different looks at opponents, as does KU's motion-heavy, pro-style, spread-influenced offense. “The best way I ...

Jackson's continued development could dictate KU's long-term prospects

As goes Elmarko Jackson, so go the Jayhawks? It might not be such a stretch, at least based on what Kansas coach Bill Self said at the team's media day Wednesday. "If you’re going to have a crystal ball and say, 'Who needs to play well to give us the best chance to max out?', I’d say Elmarko would be at the top of that list," Self said. "Just because I think he can add an element that this team will ...