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Brew: Thunder’s Harden trade a bold and smart move

Brew: Thunder’s Harden trade a bold and smart move

Harden trade a smart one for Thunder The Oklahoma City Thunder dealt guard James Harden to the Houston Rockets for Kevin Martin, Jeremy Lamb and draft picks. Harden is a great talent and was a big part of Oklahoma City’s trip to the NBA Finals last season. On the surface, the Rockets came away with [...]

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Big 12 Rankings Week 10

Kansas State, 8-0 (5-0) (First last week) Kansas State remained undefeated on the season after a big win over Texas Tech. The Wildcats are in the driver’s seat to win the Big 12 and are vying for a spot to play in the National Championship game. Oklahoma, 5-2 (3-1) (Second last week) Oklahoma suffered a [...]

Texas narrowly defeats Jayhawks

Texas narrowly defeats Jayhawks

Not since losing on a last-second field goal to Rice in week 2 had the Jayhawks come so close to victory. Had 12 more seconds ticked off the clock, Kansas would be celebrating its first conference win in 17 tries, but Texas would have none of it. Case McCoy found D.J. Grant alone in the [...]

Strathman: All not lost for football

Football magic filled the air in Memorial Stadium Saturday as excited fans readied themselves for a Homecoming battle between Kansas and Texas. For 58 minutes, that same magic fueled the Kansas crowd’s hope for a victory, with the Jayhawks up by three points with two minutes left. But with 12 seconds left on the clock, [...]

Big 12 recap: Kansas State remains undefeated, beats Texas Tech 55-24

No. 3 Kansas State 55 — No. 14 Texas Tech 24 KSU 8-0 (5-0) – TTU 6-2 (3-2) Kansas State advanced to 8-0 on Saturday when it routed Texas Tech in the second half. To no one’s surprise, Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein led his team to victory. Klein completed 19 of 25 passes for [...]

Running game key to Jayhawks offense

Kansas head coach Charlie Weis knew his offense would be effective if his team could run the ball. The Jayhawks’ running game was dynamic on Saturday with a season-high of 56 carries for 234 yards. James Sims led all running backs with a career-high of 176 yards, including a 64-yard run early in the second [...]

Photo Gallery: Kansas vs. Texas

Photo Gallery: Kansas vs. Texas

Kansas took on the Texas Longhorns for the 100 anniversary of homecoming. KU lost in the last 30 seconds of the game 17-21.

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Players congratulate senior cornerback Greg Brown after intercepting a pass intended for his opponent during Saturday, Oct. 27 game against Texas for the 100 anniversary Homecoming game in Memorial Stadium where the Jayhawks lost 21-17.

Kansas drops heartbreaker to Texas 21-17

Not since losing on a last-second field goal to Rice had the Jayhawks come so close to victory. Had 12 more seconds ticked off the clock Kansas would be celebrating its first conference win in 17 tries, but Texas would have none of it. Case McCoy found D.J. Grant alone in the end zone to [...]

In the Huddle: Homecoming Podcast

In the Huddle: Homecoming Podcast

Gameday Preview: KU vs. UT

Gameday Preview: KU vs. UT

Kansan football beat writers Farzin Vousoughian and Blake Schuster preview the Jayhawks’ Homecoming game against the University of Texas this weekend.

Charlie Weis mid-week press conference UT

Charlie Weis mid-week press conference UT

Linebacker Toben Opurum celebrates after recovering a Rice fumble.

Kansas works to rebuild confidence after Oklahoma loss

There couldn’t have been a worse time for the Kansas defense’s worst game. Starting out the murderer’s row of Big 12 play with a 52-7 against Oklahoma only added to the notion that football fans were watching the same Kansas team from the last few years. But the defense that got torn apart by the [...]

Senior defensive lineman Josh Williams runs down the field after an interception by the Jayhawks in a game at Memorial Stadium against TCU. The Jayhawks lost to the Horned Frogs 20-6.

Big 12 offenses present threats to Kansas defense

Last week in college football, six out of 10 teams in the Big 12 scored at least 50 or more points. Two conference matchups featured a shootout in which both teams hit the half-century mark on the scoreboard. Six offenses in the conference produced 50 or more points, including the Texas offense Kansas will face [...]

Big 12 football predictions

No. 14 Texas Tech 6-1 (3-1) at No. 3 Kansas State 7-0 (4-0) Texas Tech quarterback Seth Doege and Kansas State quarterback Collin Klein both came off the game of their careers as they each accounted for seven touchdowns last week. The Red Raiders have climbed their way up in the rankings this season and [...]

Brew: Kansas City wants relevance on the NFL stage again

For 18 long years, the Kansas Chiefs have failed to win a playoff game. Despite this, Chiefs fans have long been considered some of the best in the NFL. Under GM Scott Pioli and Owner Clark Hunt, the Chiefs franchise has changed.  I can’t quite tell you when it happened, but this current management has [...]

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Freshman quarterback Michael Cummings gets ready to throw the ball to an open teammate during Saturday, Oct. 20's game against Oklahoma at the Gaylord Family- Oklahoma Memorial Stadium in Norman, Okla. where the Jayhawks lost 7-52.

Cummings to start as quarterback on Saturday

Kansas head coach Charlie Weis announced yesterday that freshman Michael Cummings will start this Saturday against Texas in the University’s 100th homecoming. Weis updated the depth chart, and Cummings is listed first. Last week, Weis had both Cummings and Dayne Crist listed at the top of the depth chart. This week, however, Weis decided it [...]