WRITER: Matt Tait

Arkansas football coach Sam Pittman calls Lance Leipold's turnaround at Kansas 'unbelievable'

Smack dab in the middle of a coaching career that began in 1984 and is alive and well today at the University of Arkansas, Razorbacks coach Sam Pittman spent one season coaching the offensive line at Kansas. The Jayhawks went 3-8 that season, Terry Allen’s last in charge of the program, and Pittman left after the season. But he was in and around Lawrence long enough to understand the challenges that Kansas ...

First Glance: What jumps out about Kansas football's Liberty Bowl opponent Arkansas

One of the first things that stands out about the Arkansas Razorbacks is the fact that sophomore tailback Raheim Sanders finished the regular season 10th in the nation in rushing. Sanders, a 6-foot-2, 227-pound Florida native rushed 219 times for 1,426 yards, good for a 6.5 yards-per-carry average to go along with 10 touchdowns. Dating back to the end of the 2021 season, Arkansas has had a 100-yard rusher in ...

KU hoops notebook: Wilson, Dick honored, KU men up to 6th, Kansas women on the brink of being ranked

Kansas men’s basketball forward Jalen Wilson was named the Big 12 Conference’s Player of the Week on Monday, earning the award for the first time this season and the second time in his KU career. Wilson was one of two Jayhawks honored this week, with freshman guard Gradey Dick also earning a co-Newcomer of the Week nod with Baylor freshman Keyonte George. In wins over Texas Southern and Seton Hall last ...

Liberty Bowl-bound: Kansas football selected for historic bowl game in Memphis

The Kansas football team’s 14-year bowl drought is officially down to 24 days. That’s when the Jayhawks will take on Arkansas in the Liberty Bowl in Memphis on Dec. 28. Kickoff is slated for 4:30 p.m. at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on ESPN. The news was made official around 2:30 p.m. Sunday, when the bowl selections were announced. It will mark the 13th bowl game in school history and the program's ...

After latest solid effort, Kansas freshman Ernest Udeh Jr. remains focused on the work

Kansas freshman Ernest Udeh’s marching orders have been pretty simple since the day he arrived on KU’s campus. Set good screens. Rebound. Run to the rim. Finish lobs. Anything outside of that, at least to this point, would be considered gravy. Yet, as the 6-foot-11 rookie has discovered, executing even those tasks is a heck of a lot easier said than done. “College basketball, I’m not going to lie, ...

Report: Missouri not interested in facing Kansas in a bowl game

We’re now just two days away from finding out who and where Kansas will play in its first bowl appearance in 14 years, but Action Network’s Brett McMurphy on Friday provided a clue into who it might not be. [According to a report from McMurphy,][1] who has covered college football for years and been on top of bowl projections throughout the season, Missouri officials have indicated they do not want to play ...