WRITER: Henry Greenstein

KU volleyball gets key ranked win at Iowa State

The 13th-ranked Kansas volleyball team earned a much-needed road victory at No. 22 Iowa State on Wednesday night, taking down the Cyclones 3-1 (25-23, 25-16, 15-25, 26-24) at Hilton Coliseum. The Jayhawks bounced back after a pair of demoralizing losses in Utah and concluded their road slate for the regular season. KU (21-10, 12-5 Big 12), which entered the match 14th in RPI to ISU’s No. 20, is looking to ...

Jayhawks looking to rival Wildcats for run-game inspiration against Utah

About four hours after Kansas concluded its disappointing 38-14 loss at Iowa State on Saturday, another scoreline undoubtedly caught the attention of the KU faithful. The rival Kansas State Wildcats, on the strength of a whopping 471 rushing yards and counting, had as a result of a touchdown run by Joe Jackson with seven minutes to go taken a 47-35 lead on the road at then-No. 12 Utah, a College Football ...

Preview: KU looking for senior-day upset against playoff hopeful Utah

The 2024 Kansas football team fought through three ranked foes just to earn the chance to play for a postseason berth on Thanksgiving weekend. It didn’t take advantage of that opportunity and finished the year on a down note at 5-7. The 2025 Jayhawks, who enter Friday’s battle with No. 13 Utah at 5-6, will need their first ranked win and by far their most impressive victory of the year — their three ...

Jayhawks will hope Jackson's 15-point half serves as 'icebreaker' for sophomore guard

Las Vegas — Kansas guard Elmarko Jackson had never scored more than 12 points in a game prior to Wednesday. He had 17 total points through seven games of the 2025-26 season game prior to Wednesday. And, amid broader struggles with turnovers and general hesitation on offense, he had seen his role dwindle to single-digit minutes in two of his last three appearances prior to Wednesday. Then he scored 15 ...

KU loses defensive tackle Smalls-Allen to Wake Forest

Former Kansas defensive tackle recruit Lucas Smalls-Allen announced on Monday that he will instead attend Wake Forest. The move came just nine days prior to the start of the early signing period and leaves the Jayhawks with one interior defensive lineman, Na’kwaine Carter, in their 2026 class. That class is down to 18 recruits with the loss of Smalls-Allen. Smalls-Allen is a three-star prospect from Blessed ...

White's clutch plays secure KU's win over Syracuse, 71-60

Las Vegas — When Syracuse started hitting 3s after previously struggling to shoot, it could have spelled disaster for Kansas. When Tyler Betsey connected from deep with six minutes remaining to cut KU’s lead to 52-50, it brought the Orange the closest they had been since the opening minutes — and the Jayhawks had nothing going on offense. Then Tre White made something out of nothing. The senior transfer ...