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Tennant kicks go-ahead 51-yarder, No. 16 K-State stops Kansas on 4th down to preserve 29-27 win
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Avery Johnson threw two touchdown passes and ran for a score, Chris Tennant kicked a 51-yard go-ahead field goal with 1:42 to go and No. 16 Kansas State stopped Kansas on fourth down to preserve a 29-27 victory Saturday night. D.J. Giddens added 102 yards...
Kansas heads to No. 16 Kansas State with the hope of ending a 15-game losing streak in the series
MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Lance Leipold made it perfectly clear when he took over the long-suffering Jayhawks that their bitter, downright disdainful in-state rivalry with Kansas State was a rivalry in name only. To be a real rivalry, Leipold said, the Jayhawks would have...
Jalon Daniels, Cobee Bryant lead Kansas past Houston 42-14 for first Big 12 victory
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jalon Daniels had three passing touchdowns, plus one on the ground, as Kansas broke a five-game losing streak with a 42-14 victory over Houston on Saturday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. The game marked Kansas' 112th Homecoming, though it wasn't played...
Jack Hoover throws for 356 yards, three TDs as TCU beats Kansas 38-27 at Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Josh Hoover threw for 356 yards and three touchdowns, JP Richardson returned a second-half punt 89 yards for the go-ahead score, and TCU pulled away to beat Kansas 38-27 on Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. Jack Bech had 131 yards receiving and two touchdowns,...
No. 23 Northern Illinois looks to keep rolling against Buffalo after stunning Notre Dame
Buffalo (2-1) at No. 23 Northern Illinois (2-0), Saturday at 3:30 p.m. ET (ESPN Plus) BetMGM College Football Odds: Northern Illinois by 13 1/2. Series record: Northern Illinois leads 13-2. WHAT’S AT STAKE The game is the MAC opener for...
Once a Top 25 team on the rise, Kansas finds itself in desperation mode
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — This was supposed to be the breakthrough year at Kansas, when a program Lance Leipold built from nationwide laughingstock to respectability took another step into the upper echelon of the Big 12 and, just maybe, the College Football Playoff. All of which could...
Kylin James' late touchdown run lifts UNLV over Kansas 23-20
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Kylin James scored on fourth-and-goal from the 1-yard line with 1:51 left to lift UNLV past Kansas 23-20 Friday night at Children's Mercy Park. The Jayhawks are playing all their games away from Lawrence, Kan., this season because of construction on their...
No. 19 Kansas faces Illinois at a sold-out Memorial Stadium
No. 19 Kansas (1-0) at Illinois (1-0), Saturday, 7 p.m. ET (FS1) BetMGM College Football Odds: Kansas by 5 1/2. Series record: Tied 3-3. WHAT’S AT STAKE? Kansas’ resurgence under coach Lance Leipold reached new heights last season with...
No. 19 Kansas looks for signature road win against Illinois
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Much will be on the line Saturday when No. 19 Kansas faces Illinois at a sold-out Memorial Stadium. The Jayhawks (1-0) will be looking for a signature road win. The Illini (1-0) want to erase the bad taste in their mouths left by a 34-23...
No. 22 Kansas uses big 2nd quarter to rout overmatched Lindenwood 48-3
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Devin Neal ran for 112 yards and two touchdowns on eight first-half carries and No. 22 Kansas beat Lindenwood 48-3 on Thursday night in the opener for both teams. Kansas outscored Lindenwood 27-0 in the second quarter at Children’s Mercy Park. Lindenwood,...
