Lubbock, Texas — It took Kansas sophomore Marcus Garrett just eight seconds to get back into the scoring column following a five-game absence because of a high ankle sprain. Garrett, who checked into Saturday’s 91-62 loss at Texas Tech at the 14:49 mark of the first half, scored on the Jayhawks’ first possession, coming free underneath after some confusion by the Texas Tech defense left him wide open for ...
Lubbock, Texas — Three weeks ago, after his team’s 16-point loss to Kansas in Lawrence, Texas Tech coach Chris Beard called Allen Fieldhouse and the KU environment, “a hornet’s nest,” and said he knew his team was walking into a tough situation that day. If that was Lawrence the last time these two met, sold-out United Supermarkets Arena on Saturday was one of those YouTube videos featuring an ...
Lubbock, Texas — With a defensive efficiency rating among the best in the nation and long, athletic, tough-minded defenders dotting the roster, Texas Tech has developed a well-earned reputation as one of the toughest defensive teams on Kansas’ schedule year in and year out. But as the 12th-ranked Jayhawks and 14th-ranked Red Raiders prepare to do battle in a pivotal Big 12 Conference clash that will go a ...
Baker University now has an old, familiar face in place as its new head football coach. After conducting what school officials deemed to be “a thorough national search” to fill Baker’s football opening, BU President Lynne Murray, along with Athletic Director Nate Houser, announced Friday afternoon that longtime defensive coordinator Jason Thoren had been named the leader of the Wildcats. “Jason has ...
While five teams remain in the hunt for this year’s Big 12 regular season title, Kansas coach Bill Self believes it’s the other five teams in the conference standings that could have the biggest impact on which program is crowned the champ. “Everybody in that Top 5 has like two games left with each other,” Self said of contenders Baylor, Iowa State, Kansas, Kansas State and Texas Tech. “But ...
Sidelined for KU’s past five games because of a high ankle sprain suffered in practice on Feb. 1, Kansas sophomore Marcus Garrett is expected to be in uniform for Saturday’s massive showdown with Texas Tech in Lubbock, Texas. “I can tell you right now my decision is that he’s going to be available,” Self said Thursday. “Now whether or not I play him or not, I don’t know. So it’ll be a game-time ...