WRITER: Matt Tait

KU-Texas Notebook: KU’s list of injured players just keeps growing

Add another player to 9th-ranked Kansas’ growing injury list. Two days after watching sophomore big man Zach Clemence go down with a knee injury during KU’s loss at Iowa State, sophomore guard Bobby Pettiford did not suit up for Monday’s clash with No. 5 Texas at Allen Fieldhouse. Pettiford has been dealing with a vulnerable hamstring for the past couple of weeks. He played Saturday at Iowa State ...

Big Monday vs. Texas a big game in the Big 12 race for Kansas and many others

Kansas Jayhawks (18-5 overall, 6-4 Big 12) vs. Texas Longhorns (19-4 overall, 8-2 Big 12) Time: 8 p.m., Monday, Feb. 6, 2023 Location: Allen Fieldhouse, Lawrence, Kansas TV: ESPN | Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network via Learfield ——— We’ve reached the point where a whole bunch of Big 12 Conference teams are probably actually rooting for the Kansas Jayhawks in their Big Monday battle with Texas at Allen ...

KU-ISU Notebook: Clemence injures knee, expected to miss 'extended period of time'

Ames, Iowa — An already injury-riddled Kansas basketball team took another hit on Saturday afternoon, during a 68-53 loss at No. 13 Iowa State. Sophomore forward Zach Clemence left Saturday’s game with a knee injury that KU coach Bill Self said was nothing “significant” but would keep the big man out for “an extended period of time.” “We don’t know what that is,” Self said of Clemence’s ...

Lonely loss: Despite 26 points from Jalen Wilson, No. 8 Kansas falls 68-53 at No. 13 Iowa State

Ames, Iowa — The Iowa State student section had it right on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum, constantly ribbing the visiting Jayhawks with commentary about their lack of depth. “Wilson, you’ve got no help. No one is helping you,” one student yelled toward KU junior Jalen Wilson. Earlier, after Wilson scored two of his 26 points on a tough take to the rim midway through the second half, a different ...

Gameday Breakdown: No. 8 Kansas at No. 13 Iowa State

No. 8 Kansas Jayhawks (18-4 overall, 6-3 Big 12) at No. 13 Iowa State Cyclones (15-6 overall, 6-3 Big 12) Time: 11 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023 Location: Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa TV:ESPN | Radio: Jayhawk Radio Network via Learfield Keys for Kansas 1. Key the turnovers down While the Iowa State defense has dropped five spots, from No. 6 to No. 11, in the latest KenPom.com efficiency ratings from the ...

Kansas football coach Lance Leipold a fan of several aspects of recently released 2023 schedule

Kansas football coach Lance Leipold’s strongest reaction to the recently released 2023 football schedule had everything to do with the opener. Slated for Aug. 31 at home against Missouri State, Leipold said this week that he was thrilled to see that his team’s first game of the season would be on a Thursday night instead of a Friday. Most college football coaches don’t get a whole lot of say — or at ...